The Chambers Of Industry And Commerce : Germany

The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHT) is the national organization of the 83 German chambers of industry and commerce. All German firms within the country - with the exception of craft and trade enterprises, the independent professions and agricultural operations - are by law members of the chambers of industry and commerce. The chambers represent the interests of regional businesses vis-a-vis the municipalities, the states and the regional government authorities.

They function as advisers for their member firms, as knowledgeable providers of information for business and industry. The chambers of industry and commerce are democratically organized and independent of government influence. The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce represents the interests of commercial industry at the federal level and before the European Commission in Brussels. It also maintains a global network of more than 77 German chambers of commerce in foreign countries, delegates and representatives of German business and industry who promote German foreign trade and German investments abroad.