The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced that the People’s Republic of China has become the latest country to join its World Chambers Federation (WCF) International Certificates of Origin (CO) Accreditation Chain. China’s membership will strengthen the committee’s work to promote the role of Chambers in the delivery of trade facilitation services, especially to small- and medium-sized businesses. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) officially joined the ICC WCF International CO Chain on 16 May 2013 in Kunshan, during the 2013 China International Import Expo. The CO Chain was launched in early 2012 as a means of strengthening the global integrity and trust of the CO network, and reinforcing the status of chambers as the competent, trusted third party with neutrality in the delivery of COs based on internationally accepted best practices. It also seeks to give greater international credibility to COs issued.
