Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry Information

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) was established on 26th August in 1984 under the Companies Act VII of 1913 and 1961 Trade Ordinance as a Company Limited by Guarantee. Later on in 2007 a new Trade Ordinance was introduced by the government repealing 1961 Ordinance, accordingly ICCI got fresh license. Initially Islamabad Chamber started its operations in a two-room rented building with a small membership base. It has now its own 5 storey building that houses important national and multinational organizations and its membership base has risen to about 2500 members that represent a variety of trades. At national level, the Chamber has affiliation with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), an apex body of Chambers & Associations in the country, whereas on international level, it has affiliation with the International Chamber of Commerce. The affairs of the Chamber are looked after by an elected Executive Committee headed by the President and assisted by two Vice Presidents. The administrative matters are dealt with by the Secretary General. In various sectors, sub-Committees are formed by the Executive Committee to formulate proposals and recommendations for submission to relevant stakeholder organizations. The areas covered by these committees include international trade and facilitation, foreign trade & investment, development of SMEs, bilateral diplomatic trade and economic relations, energy, industries and infrastructure development, customs, income tax & sales tax, environment, banking, tourism etc.