For many businesses, contacting your country’s Chamber of Commerce in China is a great starting point for exploring opportunities in the Chinese market.
The large number of Chamber of Commerce in China means that there is a good chance that your country has representation, and some of the more active countries even have multiple chambers or offices across China.
As well as giving an overview, this article conveniently lists each of the main chambers and provides website and contact details.
What Does a Chamber of Commerce in China Do?
The International Chambers of Commerce in China were typically founded by a group of companies and individuals from the same country for the purpose of sharing knowledge, developing business relationships and gaining representation.
Once established, these non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations typically take on the role of acting as a bridge between China and their nation, helping to facilitate bilateral trade and arranging events.
Most of the Chambers in China have a wealth of local knowledge and a long list of contacts, so seeking their advice before embarking on major projects in China or even when encountering difficulties is always a good idea. Even if they don’t know the answer, they probably know someone who does.
For foreigners living in China, attending events arranged by their Chamber of Commerce can be a good opportunity to make acquaintances and act as a home away from home.
International Chamber of Commerce in China
The table below is a comprehensive list of international chamber of commerce in Mainland China.
Country / Region | Key Locations | Name & Website | Phone & Email |
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Africa | Shanghai | Afcham afcham-china.org |
+86 (0)21 6322 5990 services@afcham-china.org |
Australia | Beijing | AustCham Beijing austcham.org |
+86 (0)10 8561 5005 info@austcham.org |
Australia | Guangzhou | AustCham South China austcham-southchina.org |
+86 (0)20 2237 2866 mail@austcham-southchina.org |
Australia | Shanghai | AustCham Shanghai austchamshanghai.com |
+86 (0)21 6149 0600 admin@austchamshanghai.com |
Benelux | Beijing | BenCham Beijing bencham.org |
+86 (0)10 8523 6101/8523 6105 beijing@bencham.org |
Benelux | Guangzhou | BenCham Pearl River Delta bencham.org |
+86 (0)20 3813 2231 prd@bencham.org |
Benelux | Shanghai | BenCham Shanghai bencham.org |
+86 (0)21 3220 0573 services-sh@bencham.org |
Canada | Shanghai | CanCham cancham.asia |
+86 (0)21 6075 8797 info@cancham.asia |
Denmark | Beijing | Danish Chamber of Commerce Beijing beijing.dccc.com.cn |
+86 (0)10 5825 6658 mail@dccc.com.cn |
Denmark | Xiamen | Danish Chamber of Commerce South China sc.dccc.com.cn |
+86 (0)10 5825 6658 dccsc@dccsc.net |
European Union | Nanjing | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)25 8362 7330 nanjing@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Shenzhen | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)755 8632 9114 southchina@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Shenyang | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)24 6683 4376 shenyang@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Chongqing | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)23 8832 9803 chongqing@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Tianjin | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)22 5830 7608 tianjin@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Shanghai | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)21 6385 2023 shanghai@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Guangzhou | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)20 3801 0269 gz.membership@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Beijing | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)10 6462 2066 euccc@europeanchamber.com.cn |
European Union | Chengdu | European Chamber europeanchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)28 8527 6517 chengdu@europeanchamber.com.cn |
France | Shanghai | CCI France Chine ccifc.org |
+86 (0)21 6132 7100 yao.delphine@ccifc.org |
France | Guangzhou | CCI France Chine ccifc.org |
+86 (0)20 2916 5520 gao.junqing@ccifc.org |
France | Beijing | CCI France Chine ccifc.org |
+86 (0)10 6461 0260 rehby.audrey@ccifc.org |
France | Shenzhen | CCI France Chine ccifc.org |
+86 (0)755 8632 9647 xiang.marion@ccifc.org |
Germany | Taicang | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)21 5081 2266 office@sh.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Guangzhou | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)20 8755 2353 info@gz.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Shenyang | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)24 8111 3996 block.jan@bj.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Beijing | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)10 6539 6688 info@bj.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Tianjin | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)22 8787 9249 tianjin@bj.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Shenzhen | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)755 8635 0487 shenzhen@gz.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Hangzhou | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)21 5081 2266 info@sh.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Shanghai | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)21 5081 2266 info@sh.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Qingdao | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)532 6677 7509 shi.yunlin@sh.china.ahk.de |
Germany | Chengdu | German Chamber of Commerce in China china.ahk.de |
+86 (0)28 8533 6840 southwestchina@gz.china.ahk.de |
Indonesia | Beijing | InaCham inacham.com |
+86 134 0209 8966 info@inacham.com |
Ireland | Shanghai | Irish Chamber of Commerce China irishchamber.net |
+86 (0)21 6010 1360 info@irishchamberchina.com |
Israel | Beijing | IsCham ischam.org |
+86 (0)10 5711 9027 meirav@ischam.org |
Italy | Beijing | China-Italy Chamber of Commerce cameraitacina.com |
+86 (0)10 8591 0545 info@cameraitacina.com |
Italy | Guangzhou | China-Italy Chamber of Commerce cameraitacina.com |
+86 (0)20 8365 2682 infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com |
Italy | Suzhou | China-Italy Chamber of Commerce cameraitacina.com |
+86 (0)21 6135 1313 infosuzhou@cameraitacina.com |
Italy | Shanghai | China-Italy Chamber of Commerce cameraitacina.com |
+86 (0)21 6135 1313 infoshanghai@cameraitacina.com |
Italy | Chongqing | China-Italy Chamber of Commerce cameraitacina.com |
+86 (0)23 8115 6589 infochongqing@cameraitacina.com |
Japan | Beijing | The Japanese Chamber of Commerce in China cjcci.biz |
+86 (0)10 6513 0829/6513 0839 cjcci@postbj.net |
Malaysia | Beijing | MayCham China maycham-china.com |
+86 400 808 9901 maycham@maycham-china.com |
Mexico | Beijing | MexCham mexcham.org |
bj.info@mexcham.org |
Singapore | Beijing | SingCham singcham.com.cn |
+86 (0)10 6533 0334/6533 0344 singcham@singcham.com.cn |
South Korea | Beijing | Korea Chamber of Commerce in China english.korcham.net |
+86 (0)10 8453 9756~8 china@korcham.net |
Sweden | Shanghai | Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China swedishchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)21 6217 1271 shanghai@swedishchamber.com.cn |
Sweden | Beijing | Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China swedishchamber.com.cn |
+86 (0)10 5922 3388 ext 313 beijing@swedishchamber.com.cn |
Switzerland | Beijing | SwissCham Beijing cn.swisscham.org |
+86 (0)10 8468 3982 info@bei.swisscham.org |
Switzerland | Shanghai | SwissCham Shanghai cn.swisscham.org |
+86 (0)21 5368 1236 info@sha.swisscham.org |
Switzerland | Guangzhou | SwissCham Guangzhou cn.swisscham.org |
+86 (0)760 8858 1020 info@swisscham-gz.org |
UK | Shanghai | British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai britishchambershanghai.org |
+86 (0)21 6218 5022 james.dunn@britishchambershanghai.org |
UK | Chengdu | British Chamber of Commerce in China britchamswchina.org |
+86 (0)28 6830 5159 info@britchamswchina.org |
UK | Beijing | British Chamber of Commerce in China britishchamber.cn |
+86 (0)10 8525 1111 andrew.christie@britishchamber.cn |
USA | Chengdu | AmCham Southwest China amchamsouthwest.org |
+86 (0)28 8526 8761 amcham@amcham-southwest.org |
USA | Shanghai | AmCham Shanghai amcham-shanghai.org |
+86 (0)21 6279 7119 amcham@amcham-shanghai.org |
USA | Dalian | AmCham China amchamchina.org |
+86 (0)411 82366666 ext 6490 |
USA | Beijing | AmCham China amchamchina.org |
+86 (0)10 8519 0800 amcham@amchamchina.org |
USA | Tianjin | AmCham China amchamchina.org |
+86 (0)22 2318 5071 |
USA | Wuhan | AmCham China amchamchina.org |
+86 (0)27 8578 6888 ext 720 |
USA | Guangzhou | AmChina South China amcham-southchina.org |
+86 (0)20 8335 1476 amcham@amcham-southchina.org |
Note that this list does not include chamber of commerce located in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau.
If Your Country Doesn’t Have a Chamber of Commerce in China
Even if your country doesn’t have a Chamber of Commerce in China, there are chambers representing groups of countries, such as AfCham for African countries and the European Chamber for European Union countries.
Many Chambers will also be willing to work with companies from other countries, particularly if they have some link to the country, e.g. a branch office in the country or senior management from the country.