The KOBE Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Regardless of its scale and nature, any business which has been in operation with business premises in Kobe City will be allowed to join as members.

Please direct your application and inquiries to the Secretariat.

Types		Annual Fee
Personal member	Individual businessmen Director of corporate/organization *needs recommendation by his corporate/organization	1 share (￥15,000) & above
Corporate member	Publicly listed companies Corporate level businessmen	2 shares (￥30,000, minimum) & above
Group member	Guilds Economic organization	2 shares (￥30,000)
Special member (2 types)	Businessman outside this region	Same as member
Special member (2 types)	Those who agree with the purpose of our Chamber, though they may not be businessmen.	1 share (￥10,000) & above

Personal	\2,000
Coporation/organization	\3,000

Specific Merchants fee Besides membership fees, the Specific Merchants (corporates with more than ￥3 million of capital or corporates or individual businessmen who pay an annual business tax of ￥180,000) have to pay a separate operating fee of ￥4,500 (annual fee).
Joining fee, membership fee and Specific Merchants fee can be taken as loss of accounting purposes.
Members are entitled to elect and to be elected as councillors of KCCI every 3 years. The number of votes depends on the amount of membership fee, however, special members are not entitled to vote.

The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry