[ INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ]

Participate in the promotion of the activities of International Chamber of Commerce.
Facilitate commercial interaction among member countries.
Evolve business view on all international matters relating to finance, industry, commerce and environmen, among others.
Encourage progress, promote peace and cordial relations among countries and their citizens by the cooperation of businessmen and organisations,
Nominate members on the bodies of ICC to represent Indian Business interests.
Do all such things as may be incidental or conducive to the proper representation of the commercial, industrial, financial, shipping and trading interests of India in the organisation and work at the international Chamber.

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Services

Whether settling international contractual dispute, protecting business from commercial frauds and counterfeiting or promotion of trade and joint ventures, the ICC INDIA provides most useful services to business.
It informs about scheduled ICC conferences and symposia which will help members up-date information relating to their business.
It organises Seminars/Workshops/Symposia on various aspects of business facilitation from time to time and invites distinguished business leaders/experts for lectures/discussions.
It offers a number of books and coporate hand-books publisher by ICC publication division on topics including banking practices, arbitration proceedings, finance, commercial problems, environment and telecommunications, at a price.
It helps members to avail services of ICC International Court of arbitration for the settlement of commercial disputes; the ATA Carnet System for temporary duty-free imports; the ICC Institute of International Business Law and Practice; the International Maritime Bureau, which combats maritime fraud; and Counter-feiting Intelligence Bureau.
Information is sent to members on specialised ICC commissions made up of business experts, which meet regularly to formulate policies on a broad range of issues affecting commerce, investment and business practices.

Grievance Redressal Activities

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Main Achievements

Achievements of ICC INDIA are many and varied. To name a few :

It was through its initiatives that the All India Shippers Council was established in 1967.
It hosted the ICC Congress in 1965. That was incidentally the first congress to be held in India and second in Asia; a pioneering effort that paid rich dividends in terms of introducing India to foreign investors.
Dr. Bharat Ram, an eminent Industrialist, was first to be elected as President of ICC form Asia (1969-71). After a gap of 22 years, another eminent Industrialist from India, Mr. Hari Shankar Singhania assumed Presidentship in the years 1993-1994.
Organised 29th Congress of ICC in 1987 and the conference theme was “The Dynamics for Global Progress.”
ICC-CACCI Regional Conference was organised in November 1992. Theme of the conference 'Private Sector for Rapid and Efficient Economic Growth'.
It hosted ICC "Dynamic Asia' Business Opportunities Conference in New Delhi in March 1995.
Active participation in recent ICC World Congress and World Chambers Congress.
Hosted President & Secretary General of ICC in 2001 - 2002

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Why ICC India

Set up in 1929, Indian National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce (INC-ICC) is one of the most active chapters of the ICC, the world's apex business organisation. In its fold, it has a large membership of enterprises, chambers of commerce, trade & industry associations. It is the forum, which makes it easier to do business internationally. It was rechristened as ICC INDIA, effective March 1, 1996.

The International linkages of ICC INDIA are far and wide. The ICC network speaks, directly and indirectly, for thousands of corporations and industrial and trade associations in over 140 countries.

Keeping with its objectives of promoting liberlisation in the country, accelerating flow of foreign investment and lowering tariff barriers to promote international trade, since its inception, it has been playing a crucial role in interacting with Government and business on economic policies. As the process of economic reforms is gaining ground, it is emerging as a rallying point for Indian business in their effort towards globalisation.

ICC INDIA has a two-way communication link with ICC. It is the gateway, enabling Indian industries to have access to the mind boggling body of information compiled, analysed and interpreted by ICC. It is the distribution centre for the valuable ICC publications which include rules on documentary credits and INCOTERMS (international Commercial Terms) which are of constant use to importers and exporters. World business community has immensely enriched from these publications so as many Indian enterprises. Why not you?

ICC INDIA has been playing a pivotal rote in the deliberations of the ICC designed to promote world trade. Today, the voice of Indian business is projected at ICC councils and through ICC and UN and its specified agencies. India has had the unique opportunity to host two conclaves of ICC in 1965 and in 1987 which brought together world business community to this land of infinite opportunities. It is a matter of honour for India that Dr Bharat Ram, an eminent industrialist from India, had become the President of ICC for the period 1969-71. After 22 years, another leading industrialist, Mr. Hari Shankar Singhania was elected President for the years 1993 & 1994. Important industrialists from India have been serving in the ICC board. Ably supported by an efficient secretariat, the ICC INDIA offers an unmatched opportunity for Indian business to go global.

MEMBERSHIP

ICC membership

Who can become a member of ICC?
- Corporations and companies in all sectors;
- National professional and sectoral associations;
- Business and employers federations;
- Law firms and consultancies;
- Chambers of commerce;

How does ICC membership work for you?
ICC members belong to an organization representing businesses from all sectors all over the world. ICC is the only world business organization. It promotes business enterprise and investment as the most effective way of raising living standards and creating wealth. ICC works for the liberalization of trade and investment within the multilateral trading system.

Being a member of ICC enables you to take part in the work of ICC's commissions and special working groups, composed of a total of more than 500 business experts who regularly meet to scrutinize proposed international and government initiatives affecting their subject areas. Members of ICC learn what really matters for their companies at an early stage and win time to make the right decisions.

Through ICC's many working bodies, members shape ICC's policy and evolve rules. ICC gives priority to the issues that most urgently concern its members. It is the members who set ICC's agenda.

ICC members are at the forefront of business self-regulation. ICC is world leader in setting voluntary rules, standards and codes for the conduct of international trade that are accepted by all business sectors and observed in thousands of transactions every day.

Member companies and business associations are instrumental in the development of such key international trading instruments as Incoterms, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (UCP 500) and GUIDEC (a set of guidelines for ensuring trustworthy digital transactions over the Internet).

ICC's privileged links with major international organizations, including the UN and its specialized agencies and the World Trade Organization, allow the organization to effectively represent the interests of its members in international fora. ICC members prepare business positions for submission to international organizations and also, through ICC's global network of national committees, to governments.

By being a part of ICC, members gain influence both at national and international level.

ICC offers members many of the advantages of belonging to a prestigious club and the chance to forge business relationships at the highest level at exclusive ICC events.

Category of Annual Eligibility Condition Membership Subscription

Membership

Patron	Large sized corporations engaged in business activities.
Corporate	Firms and corporations engaged in business activities.
Organization	Non-profit organisations representing financial, industrial, commercial and shipping and shippers interest.

Members of ICC India are ipso facto members of ICC.

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How Business Can Benefit?

Membership in ICC INDIA brings many concrete benefits to both individual companies and to the cause of private enterprises in general. ICC INDIA members can -

Cut costs for business by using ICC trade facilitation activities.
Achieve better conditions for profitable international trade and investment.
Promote their companies' reputation in the World forum especially through World Chambers Networks.
Enrich their organisations particular area of expertise through their executive involvement in ICC INDIA projects.
Make invaluable contacts of the ICC - a meeting place for business people from all our of the world in every sector.
Develop practical policies of use to business everywhere.
Get help with their company's needs and problems in international trade.
Obtain advance information on policy and practical issues affecting the context in which international business operates.
Unique opportunities for the shared expertise through ICC working groups.
Access to essential ICC publications, conferences and services at much discounted price.

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