Established on February 16, 2004, with an approval of Civil Affairs Administration of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export is a non-Governmental and non-profitable body.

The main function of the Chamber is:

- Promote and implement policies, laws, statutes, principles and regulations of foreign trade and economic and technical cooperation of the Chinese Central Government and Jiangsu Province, enhance the business relations and coordination between the government departments in charge and chamber members, to get to know and settle the requirements and suggestions as well as their own troubles.

- Coordinate relations between other chamber of commerce and the member enterprises of the province and undertake relevant activities of other chambers of commerce.

- Organize the member enterprises to attend commodities fair/s, exhibitions, business and investment discussions both at home and abroad, assist and help the member enterprises to open up the international markets;

- Organize the overseas study tour of the chamber members, promote business opportunities, sales, purchase and exchange activities and provide relevant services to the chamber members.

- Organize, undertake and assist the enterprises to conduct anti dumping and anti monopoly and countervailing activities, and make necessary preparations to sue and defend the enterprises from harm.

- Provide chamber members with relevant policies, laws, statutes, principles, regulations and market information of the international trade and foreign economic and technical cooperation, as well as safeguard and promote the reputation and image of the famous brands of the products of the member enterprises, collect and publish the chamber's monthly periodical and other relevant information...

- Organize and hold training courses, experience exchange activities of chamber members to improve the quality of management and administration.

- Establish service system to improve the ability of the chamber members, timely provide all kinds of business consultation of the international markets to them as well as reform and legal consultation of certification and intellectual property right protection.

- Implement the norms and regulations of the trade, instruct and supervise the chamber members to perform in accordance with the law and principles of the Chinese government.

- Accept the authorization of the law and norms and other activities entrusted by the government

Jiangsu Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export is direct under the jurisdiction of Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Jiangsu. There is a president and 19 vice presidents under the chamber, and all nominated by entrepreneurs. The chamber members are composed of the production enterprises, state-run and private enterprises as well as joint venture enterprises. The structure of the Chamber of Commerce divides into two categories, namely permanent and non-permanent. The permanent members are Membership Division, Foreign trade Division, Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation Division, Shippers Transportation Division, Information and Legal Consultation Division, International Commercial Documents Training & Examination Center, Overseas Labor Service Training & Examination Center, while non-permanent members are: Machinery & Electric Equipments, Metals & Minerals & Chemicals Import & Export Branch, Textile & Garments Import & Export Branch, International Projects Contracting Branch, Foodstuffs, Native Products & Animals by-Products & Medicines & Health Products Import & Export Branch, Light Industry & Arts and Crafts Import & Export Branch, Shippers Transportation Branch, Business Administration Branch as well as the small and medium sized enterprises for import and export.