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Star of May--Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
19 May 2020

 

Introduction

 

 

The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-governmental, non-profit, self-governing organization which unites legal entities and citizens of Ukraine, registered as entrepreneurs, and also their associations, on a voluntary basis. We are an organization which successfully unites traditions and innovations in its activity.

 

The development of the Chamber movement in independent Ukraine was marked by the passing of the Law «On chambers of commerce and industry in Ukraine» on December 2, 1997. In the years of its existence the system of chambers of commerce and industry proved its effectiveness in business support. The central UCCI and 25 regional CCIs are part of the regional structure of the chambers of commerce and industry. Today the system of Chambers unites over 8 thousand members. Over 1000 representatives of business from all parts of our country receive daily professional consultations and help from experts of chambers of commerce and industry in different directions.

 

The Chambers provide practical help to entrepreneurs in carrying out trade and economic operations on inner and outer markets, promote the development of export of Ukrainian goods and services, for which they provide their members a wide spectrum of professional services, including consultations on issues of foreign trade and market evaluation, carry out independent expertise of goods, evaluate personal and real estate, non-material activities, provide services of barcoding goods, patent and licensing services, registration of documentation with the goal to provide protection of rights for intellectual property, etc.

 

The Chamber provides Ukrainian and foreign entrepreneurs with business, legal information, organizes seminars, conferences, exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad, provides business negotiations on economic issues, provides a line of other services for business activity.

 

The UCCI has representatives in 23 countries, has signed 91 international agreements of cooperation with foreign partnership organizations. The UCCI is the founder and coordinator of 34 bilateral business councils.

 

It is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Chambers Federation and Eurochambres.

 

Recent events

 

During the critical period of China's fight against COVID-19, SRCIC member, the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI), donated 100,000 surgical masks to China for support in joint effort with the Ukrainian-China chamber organizations.

 

 

Exchanges and communication

 

December 9 to 10 of 2016, UCCI Vice President Valeriy Korol attended the Development Cooperation Forum on International Industrial Parks &Discussion on Silk Road International Culture Week held in Xi'an.

 

On December 10 of 2017, Mr. Valeriy Korol, on behalf of UCCI, was present at the series activities for the 2nd anniversary celebration of SRCIC in Beijing.

 

On December 18 to 22 of 2017, Jemal Inaishvili, SRCIC Honorary Chairman, led a business delegation of China West Airport Group and SRCIC to Ukraine for project cooperation. During the visit, the delegation paid a special visit to UCCI President Mr. Chyzhykov. The two sides held discussions on cooperation in airport, agriculture and other fields.