The fundamental mission of ICC is to promote an open international trade and investment across frontiers and help business corporations meet the challenges and opportunities of globalization. Its conviction that trade is a powerful force for peace and prosperity dates from the organization’s origins early in the 20th century.
The small group of far-sighted business leaders who founded ICC called themselves “the merchants of peace”.
ICC has three main activities: rule setting, arbitration, and policy. Because its member companies and associations are themselves engaged in international business, ICC has unrivalled authority in making rules that govern the conduct of business across borders. Although these rules are voluntary, they are observed in countless thousands of transactions every day and have become part of the fabric of international trade.
ICC also provides essential services, foremost among them the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the world’s leading arbitral institution. Another service is the World Chambers Federation, ICC’s worldwide network of chambers of commerce, fostering interaction and exchange of chamber best practice. Business leaders and experts drawn from the ICC membership establish the business stance on broad issues of trade and investment policy as well as on vital technical and sectoral subjects. These include financial services, information technologies, telecommunications, marketing ethics, the environment, transportation, competition
law and intellectual property, among others.
ICC enjoys a close working relationship with the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, including the World Trade Organization, the G20 and the G8.
ICC was founded in 1919. Today it groups hundreds of thousands of member companies and associations from over 120 countries. National committees work with their members to address the concerns of the business in their countries and convey to their governments the business views formulated by ICC.
The ICC national committee network
ICC’s influence around the world is due in large part to its global network of national committees and groups.
Located in more than 90 countries, it is the job of regional representatives to voice the interests of business
to their national governments, and also to provide input to ICC’s policy work.
In countries where a national committee has yet to be formed, companies can join ICC individually by becoming a direct member. ICC membership is currently bolstered by direct members in some 37 additional countries.
ICC Algeria
ICC Argentina
ICC Australia
ICC Austria
ICC Bahrain
ICC Bangladesh
ICC Belgium
ICC Bolivia
ICC Brazil
ICC Bulgaria
ICC Burkina Faso
ICC Cameroon
ICC Canada
ICC Caribbean
ICC Chile
ICC China
Chinese Taipei Business Council of ICC
ICC Colombia
ICC Costa Rica
ICC Croatia
ICC Cuba
ICC Cyprus
ICC Czech Republic
ICC Denmark
ICC Dominican Republic
ICC Ecuador
ICC Egypt
ICC El Salvador
ICC Finland
ICC France
ICC Georgia
ICC Germany
ICC Ghana
ICC Greece
ICC Guatemala
ICC Hong Kong, China
ICC Hungary
ICC Iceland
ICC India
ICC Indonesia
ICC Iran (Islamic Republic)
ICC Ireland
ICC Israel
ICC Italy
ICC Japan
ICC Jordan
ICC Korea
ICC Kuwait
ICC Lebanon
ICC Lithuania
ICC Luxembourg
ICC Madagascar
ICC Malaysia
ICC Mexico
ICC Monaco
ICC Morocco
ICC Nepal
ICC Netherlands
ICC New Zealand
ICC Nigeria
ICC Norway
ICC Pakistan
ICC Panama
ICC Philippines
ICC Poland
ICC Portugal
ICC Qatar
ICC Romania
ICC Russia
ICC Saudi Arabia
ICC Senegal
ICC Serbia
ICC Singapore
ICC Slovakia
ICC Slovenia
ICC South Africa
ICC Spain
ICC Sri Lanka
ICC Sweden
ICC Switzerland
ICC Syria
ICC Tanzania
ICC Thailand
ICC Togo
ICC Tunisia
ICC Turkey
ICC Ukraine
ICC United Arab Emirates
ICC United Kingdom
ICC United States
ICC Uruguay
ICC Venezuela
Direct members:
Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Armenia
Belarus
Belize
Bermuda
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brunei Darussalam
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Eritrea
Estonia
Gibraltar
Kazakhstan
Korea (Dem. People’s Rep. of)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liberia
Macau
Macedonia (FYROM)
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Oman
Palestine
Peru
San Marino
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Contact details for all ICC offices are available at www.iccwbo.org/worldwide
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