Membership

SCCIJ Membership: Join our community!

Membership

Become a Member

Join the Swiss-Japanese business community! As a Member of the SCCIJ, you get access to a platform and services to grow your professional/personal network and help your company gain visibility.

Membership Categories

Regular Members (with voting rights)

Corporate (CO)

JPY 300,000 per year¹ (15 vouchers²; pro-rated)

  • Companies owned or predominantly owned by Swiss capital (including Liechtenstein); or
  • Companies primarily based in Switzerland; or
  • Companies with a significant Swiss image.
Associate (AS)

JPY 200,000 per year¹ (10 vouchers²; pro-rated)

  • Any company not eligible for Corporate Membership but showing interest in the objectives of the Chamber; or
  • Eligible for CO membership but allowed to hold this status due to size or market newcomer position.
Entrepreneur (EN)

JPY 80,000 per year¹ (6 vouchers²; pro-rated)

  • SMEs with 1-10 full-time directors, partners or employees in Japan; and
  • Companies not owned/controlled, directly or indirectly, by a firm listed on a stock exchange or by a major unlisted firm.

Non-Regular Members (without voting rights)

Individual (IN)

JPY 25,000 per year¹ (pro-rated)

  • Swiss individuals working for companies that are not doing Switzerland-related business;or
  • Individuals who retired from an SCCIJ Member company; or
  • Swiss or Japanese individuals who run their own business related to Switzerland with no employee.
Overseas (OV)

JPY 25,000 per year¹ (pro-rated)

  • Individual or corporate entity that does not have residence or a place of business in Japan; and
  • Which have interest in the objectives of the Chamber.
Student (ST)

Free of charge

  • Full-time students who have interests in the objectives of the Chamber; and
  • Who can provide a valid student ID with their application form.
Honorary (HO)

Free of charge

  • Any individual who has made a significant contribution to the Swiss-Japanese business community; and
  • Who has been proposed by an Executive Committee Member and approved unanimously by the Executive Committee. Personal applications will be rejected.

¹ Initial registration fees (CO, AS: JPY 20,000; EN, IN, OV: JPY 5,000) will be charged for the first year.
² As part of their membership, members receive digital event vouchers which can be used to register company employees, clients, or friends and family, free of charge, to SCCIJ events such as luncheons and networking events. SCCIJ Vouchers are valid from January 1 to December 31 of each year.

Application Form

Any questions? Feel free to contact the SCCIJ Secretariat at info@sccij.jp.

Resignation

According to Article 8.3 of the SCCIJ Constitution, resignation from SCCIJ membership is only possible “for the end of the calendar year and must be given in writing to the Secretariat at least three months in advance“. For details, please contact the SCCIJ Secretariat at info@sccij.jp.

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