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Membership Services

We issue all types of certificates in relation to trade such as verification of origin of export products, signatures and membership certificates. Member businesses are given official commendations and assistances with various events. In addition, we lend conference rooms, provide policy information, operate an archive and hold numerous councils.

Mutual Aid for PL Claims

As Product Liability Law became effective in July 2002, we introduced a mutual aid program as a countermeasure. Our member companies would benefit from the preferential treatment we offer, at a discount rate of up to 30%. In case of a litigation or claim, members can proceed in more favorable conditions than those offered by private insurance companies.

Single PPM - Quality Certification

To promote win-win cooperation between big and small businesses, to secure quality competitiveness of parts & assembly industries, we select and reward exemplary companies in quality innovation, promote Single PPM, provide materials, arrange industrial tours for exemplary companies in Korea and abroad, provide quality training in on-line and off-line courses, bring out quality innovation experts, assist SME efforts to establish a quality innovation system and certify Single PPM.

Trade Documents

Import-export transactions need to be backed up by objective and fair documents. Documents with our certification secure international recognition, and we offer the service at no charge to our members.

Employment & Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

The CCI has been authorized to handle insurance business for small and medium sized local companies. The company which has less than 100 employees can apply to the Hwaseong CCI for handling insurance business. We will provide this service with no charge.

Arrangement of Funds

To help the SMEs gain smooth access to financial funds and prevent the shortage of operating funds, the CCI arranges or recommends the policy funds set by the government and special relief funds of financial institution.

Commerce and Industry Promotion Projects

We are helping member businesses to enhance their capacity to competently cope with the internal and external changes of the economic environment by promptly providing information on the government’s initiatives and policy direction and holding numerous lectures, seminars, training and education (CEOs and middle managers). We also offer customized education services such as the competitiveness strengthening education tour to promote the sound development of the local economy.

Business Assistance

As part of efforts to bring about widespread changes in business management, we have launched the ‘Business Innovation Campaign’ and the ‘Single PPM’ campaign which aims to minimize the defective rate of products. In addition, there is a wide array of assistance projects designed to help create a business friendly environment such as provisions regarding environmental provisions, cooperation between labor and management, cooperation between industry and academia, PL insurance consulting, C2 fund(aggregate ceiling loan), substitute military service application projects and a business writing contest.

CEO Roundtable

The most popular service offered by CCI, CEO Roundtable sessions are featuring by timely discussions to meet the needs of member companies. Hwaseong CCI invites renowned speakers with professional expertise and holds the meetings at an excellent facility in a convenient location. By delivering current government policies and management information, the CEO Roundtable helps participating CEOs raise management capabilities, socialize with peers and exchange information. It is an excellent and worthwhile for CEOs who want to explore new business opportunities.

Business Training

We provide a core training program for back office staff. Courses include taxation, accounting, labor and environment management, and offer case studies from first-hand experience. Lecturers are leading authoritative experts in their respective areas. We offer a differentiated contents and training system, aiming at full customer satisfaction.

Research & Analysis

We monitor local economic conditions, issues, and outlooks. We release this information to local businesses to help them keep abreast of current economic developments. We relay this information to related government offices to be applied in government economic policy as well. Also, we have conducted ongoing study of overall economic activities that applied to local economic development policy and uses to strengthen the region’s business competitiveness.

Company Management Consulting Center

Hwaseong CCI operates a Business Management Consulting Department. Experts from all fields including international trade, customs, industrial properties, taxation, accounting, industrial property rights, business law and construction regulations provide a one-on-one counseling and propose solutions to the member companies on issues that trouble them. The CCI also runs a library, information center and Hwaseong Knowledge assets center.

International Cooperation and International Trade Regime

We, the CCI, spearhead international efforts to promote trade rules in Korea, including ICC rules on UCP and INCOTERMS. Also, representing Korea's private sector, we actively engage in efforts to resolve trade issues and promote international cooperation. Moreover, our International Business Research Team assists companies with less experience, by providing counseling on all stages of trade, from negotiating a contract to making/receiving payments. We are also an active member of CACCI, an organization of 24 chambers from the Asia-pacific region. Through these efforts, we promote intra-region trade, technology transfers, small businesses, human resource exchange and economic cooperation. Furthermore, we represent Korea's private sector to promote trade liberalization including Korea-US FTA, and embrace a new opportunities in international trade, including opening new markets.

When it comes to trade missions, we are resourceful at both ends. We dispatch and receive trade missions to and from abroad. At our trade meetings, overseas companies are invited to one-on-one consultations with our members. We host trade meetings both for Korean SMEs seeking overseas market opportunities and foreign investors in Korea looking for trade with Korea's neighboring countries. We actively promote products and services offered by its member companies, at the courtesy calls and on-site tours attended by political and economical leaders. Moreover, we provide a road map for globalization to our member companies.

On-Line Business Information

KorChamBiz gives you full access to the business database you need. Korea's best-acclaimed business portal includes 320,000 postings on local businesses, 1.2 million on overseas businesses and 1.6 million on product information, respectively. Quality knowledge information can be secured thru KorChamBiz.

Informatization Projects

In line with the era of IT management, the CCI has constructed the database (DB) of company information which contains general business information such as type of business, point of contact, etc in XML format using is state-of-the-art technology. In addition, we provide commodity information based on UNSPSC, which is an international commodity classification system in e-business.

Also, we endeavor to help member companies with their inter-company electronic commerce (B2B) by providing services on real-time updated trade inquiry information and financial information.

Designing of Corporate Webpage and Web hosting Service

To improve the competitiveness and marketing capability of member companies, the CCI helps them design of the website, provide the web hosting service, register service of domain name and electronic mailing service.

Corporate Webmail Service

The CCI offers high-speed webhard and a mail storage space with maximum of 2GB capacity on a company domain.

E-commerce Support Center

In collaboration with MOCIE (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy), the Hwaseong CCI runs "E-commerce Support Center" to provide support in e-commerce projects, electronic receipt, electronic tender bidding and electronic signature authentication, consult on corporate informatization.

Accredited Vocational Qualifications

Authorized by the government, the CCI administers national skills certification tests to verify highly-skilled workers. The CCI operates many test centers and provides services on the internet including an online application and test results. More information is available at www.passon.co.kr.