Learn more about who we are and what we do.

A foreign trade actor

SwissCham is one of the actors of the Swiss foreign trade promotion. It is the only Swiss chamber of commerce officially registered in Mainland China. It is part of a network of China-related Swiss chambers of commerce.

Internal organization

SwissCham China is a roof organization with a coordination role. Local branches include SwissCham Beijing, SwissCham Shanghai and SwissCham Guangzhou. Branches are represented by a Board of Directors (BOD) which may delegate the Chamber's management to an Executive Director in charge of the Chamber's office.

Network partners

SwissCham China collaborates with other independent China-related Swiss chambers of commerce in China and in Switzerland including the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (SCHK) and the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) in Switzerland (Zurich, Geneva and Lugano).

External partners

SwissCham further collaborates with external partners including the Embassy of Switzerland in China in Beijing as well as its Consulates-General in Shanghai and Guangzhou, the Swiss external trade promotion agency OSEC and its Swiss Business Hubs (SBH) in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and numerous other Swiss, Chinese and other foreign organizations including the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) (the "Chinese OSEC") and the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC).

Connect

We connect our members to the Swiss business community in China including Swiss, Chinese and other foreign companies and organizations as well as with the Swiss and Chinese authorities in China and in Switzerland by systematically passing them related information through our media including e-mail, Committees, events, our website and our printed media.

Exchange

We offer our members a chance to exchange their experience with the partners to whom we connect them and benefit from theirs through our business and social events, industry-focused Committees and online discussion Forums.

Lobby

We represent our members common interests towards their Swiss and Chinese institutional partners in China and Switzerland namely through industry-focused Committees.

Promote

We give our members a chance to promote their business in China and in Switzerland through our media including our yearly Directory of members, our quarterly magazine The Bridge, our website and our events.

Service

We offer our members exclusive services including visa assistance, translation and interpretation, delegations organizations, etc. Our members also benefit of numerous discounts with selected partners such as airlines, hotels, insurances, etc. thanks to their membership card.

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