What's the difference between a red official seal and a blue official seal?

The general administrative seal is the red official seal and the business seal is the blue official seal. Generally, the seals of foreign companies are mostly blue, and those of Hong Kong and Taiwan provinces are also blue. Generally, the color of red is irrelevant in China, and does not affect the legal effect.

The provisions of the official seal are as follows: the official seals of state-owned enterprises and state-owned joint-stock enterprises (including company seals and department seals) are all circular, with a diameter of 4.2cm, a five-pointed star at the center, a star tip diameter of 1.4cm and a width of 0. 12cm.

The unit names of foreign periodicals with five-pointed stars circulate from left to right, or the front part of the name circulates from left to right, and the back part runs from left to right, that is, the names of units and departments are printed horizontally under the stars. Blue inkpad is generally only used in mourning, and it should be covered with blue inkpad. Red inkpad is widely used in our state-owned enterprises and institutions. Generally, they are square seals. In China's ancient calligraphy, influenced by traditional culture, blue inkpad is rarely used, which has legal effect.

Generally, the seal of domestic companies is red, and the seal of foreign companies is blue; Sometimes for the convenience of work, two colors are used to distinguish two similar seals; The general seal shape is not clearly defined, but some special seals are: invoice seal is oval, contract seal and customs declaration seal are mostly oval, official seal is round, and foreign official seals are mostly oval and polygonal; Sometimes, for the convenience of work, the company will distinguish two or more seals with similar shapes.

The official seal refers to the seal used by organs, organizations, enterprises and institutions. Because the Ministry of Public Security has not made uniform provisions on the engraving procedure, the provisions on the engraving procedure vary from place to place. According to the different types of seals, the procedures are different.

Any unit using the official seal must strictly abide by the leadership examination and approval system. That is, every use of the official seal of the unit must be approved by the legal representative of the unit. If the legal representative of the unit goes out or cannot approve other important tasks, the legal representative of the unit must also authorize the deputy and other appropriate personnel to approve the use. The specific handler shall not use the official seal of the unit to handle anything without authorization.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia? Official seal? /item/ official seal/1078 1999