Is it illegal for peers to pretend to be customers and ask about the price?

Legal analysis: in violation of the law, peer price investigation may touch its business secrets, which is an unfair competition.

Legal basis: Article 9 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), operators shall not commit the following acts that infringe on business secrets:

(1) Obtaining the business secrets of the obligee by improper means such as theft, bribery, fraud, coercion or electronic intrusion;

(2) disclosing, using or allowing others to use the business secrets of the obligee obtained by means of the preceding paragraph;

(3) disclosing, using or allowing others to use the business secrets in their possession in violation of confidentiality obligations or the requirements of the obligee to keep business secrets;

(4) instigating, luring or helping others to obtain, disclose, use or allow others to use the business secrets of the obligee in violation of the confidentiality obligation or the obligee's requirements for keeping the business secrets.

If a natural person, legal person or unincorporated organization other than the operator commits the illegal acts listed in the preceding paragraph, it shall be regarded as infringement of trade secrets.

If a third party obtains, discloses, uses or allows others to use a trade secret while knowing or should know that the employee, former employee or other unit or individual of the holder of the trade secret has committed the illegal acts listed in the first paragraph of this article, it shall be regarded as infringement of the trade secret.

The term "business secrets" as mentioned in this Law refers to technical information, business information and other business information that are not known to the public and have commercial value and are kept confidential by the obligee.