Services

The SCCC is a facilitator of sustainable economic relationships between Switzerland and the People’s Republic of China. As part of the services offered to our members, the Chamber provides business partner introduction and access to top quality market entry support as well as legal, regulatory and tax services.

Below you can find detailed information about the services we offer by clicking on the corresponding icons.


Exposure & Advertising

Exposure & Advertising

As a member, you can market your company to a unique and extensive Sino-Swiss target group through:

  • posts on SCCC’s monthly newsletter (view details and examples HERE)
  • promotion of your events with SCCC’s mailings (view details and examples HERE)
  • advertisement on our website (view details and examples HERE)
  • promotion of your offers for SCCC’s members on our website (view details and examples HERE)
  • promotion of your events and company on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WeChat, YouTube) (view details and examples HERE)


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SCCC Network & Contact Research

SCCC Network & Contact Research

We provide the largest network of professionals interested in and engaged with China. Our network consists of more than 800 members, ranging from small businesses to government agencies.

As a member,

  • you will get access to the Chamber’s network
  • we assist you in the search of new business contacts
  • you will benefit from our community by getting insights on China


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Delegations

Delegations

We provide assistance to Chinese delegations visiting Switzerland and support Swiss delegations going to China.

Get the opportunity to meet with Chinese delegations and entrepreneurs.


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Conferences & Private Events

Conferences & Private Events

Throughout the year we organize:

  • seminars & webinars
  • workshops
  • conferences
  • cultural events

All feature experts and prominent personalities from business and public life linked to China.

These sought-after events represent opportunities to gain insights, exposure and make new contacts.


BROWSE THROUGH OUR UPCOMING EVENTS


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China Business Guide

China Business Guide

Over the last two decades, dozens of Swiss SME have seized the opportunity to enter the Chinese consumer market, to sell their products to Chinese business partners, or to set up a manufacturing plant in China.

China offers opportunities to many more Swiss SMEs that have not yet actively developed in the Chinese market. For more than 40 years, the SCCC has helped Swiss companies with the development of their business in China. SCCC wants to share this experience with its SME members.

The China Business Guide is set up in a Q&A-format that will be fed by the questions of members and non-members and answers provided by a pool of experts from our board of directors and advisory board.


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Cultural Training

Cultural Training

We offer cultural training sessions, tailored to each individual company's specific needs, to support Swiss companies in their China operations. There you will:

  • get to know Chinese cultural peculiarities
  • analyze cultural differences between East and West
  • find out how to work with Chinese business people
  • develop new communication strategies
  • learn from the success of other companies


READ MORE ABOUT OUR CULTURAL TRAININGS


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General Information

General Information

Chinese investors often have various common questions before and after they establish their business in Switzerland. In the English-Chinese bilingual guide "Investing into Switzerland“, SCCC’s partner PwC elaborates the 36 questions which are often asked by the Chinese investors in a Q&A format. It is drafted by two veteran professionals with extensive tax and legal experience in helping Chinese investors: Stefan Schmid, Leader China Business Group and Houlu Yang, Head China Corporate and Ultra HNW Clients, PwC Switzerland.

The following main topics are addressed in the brochure:


1. General Overview:

The most important facts about Switzerland are gathered: where it is geographically located, which languages are spoken, and what Switzerland’s involvement is in the Belt and Road Initiative.
2. Legal forms, taxes and social security burden:

An introduction to various legal structures for businesses in Switzerland, as well as an overview of the Swiss tax and social security system is given.
3. Authorization to acquire Swiss property:

Here, you can find everything you need to know about acquiring real estate in Switzerland.
4. Employment law:

Details on Swiss wages, working hour regulations and social security contributions are addressed.
5. Legal compliance and case studies:

Learn more about how Switzerland is combating economic crime and what lessons have been learned from prior real-life cases involving Chinese companies.


Do you want to read more about Switzerland as a destination for your company’s investment?

We invite you to read this unique 80-page brochure. The whole document can be downloaded after an easy email registration on the website of PwC.

What Our Members and Partners Say

"It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate two panel discussions on China 1980 and China Today on the occasion of the chamber's 39th Annual General Meeting. They featured high-calibre guests from Maschinenfabrik Rieter, Bühler Management, F. Hoffmann La Roche, Schindler Management, UBS, Novartis Pharma and Georg Fischer. I wish the SCCC and the SHKBA a very successful new year in the run-up to the 40th anniversary of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce in 2020!"

Martina Fuchs, Anchor, CNNMoney Switzerland

China Unicom is honored to establish and maintain business exchanges cooperation with SCCC. In 2017, we successfully cooperated with SCCC to hold the opening ceremony of the Zurich Branch of China Unicom. The event was very effective and the mode of cooperation is strongly recommended. After that, we kept exploring and made full use of our respective strengths to deepen our cooperation and build trust through cooperation. SCCC represents a trustworthy Swiss partner for us. We hope that we can continue to maintain a trusted and stable cooperative relationship with SCCC in the future.

Hereby, we sincerely wish SCCC a bright future. We hope that we can continue to win-win cooperate together and have a better future.

China Unicom 中国联通

In May 2019, SCCC assisted the Suzhou Industrial Park in holding a Swiss Investment Seminar, which was well organized. We particularly appreciated the effort SCCC put in inviting the leaders of the two Swiss companies “Temenos”and“Edress+Hauser” to speak at the event.

On behalf of the Suzhou Industrial Park, I would like to thank SCCC for its platform. Through this seminar, more and more people could understand the charm of Suzhou and offered more resources for Suzhou. We are looking forward to the follow-up cooperation and sincerely wish SCCC a successful development in the future.

Suzhou Industrial Park 苏州工业园