Whether you are just starting to develop your business in China, or you are already established in the market, the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) can help you achieve success in this important market.

CBBC is the UK's leading organisation helping British companies do business in China. We deliver a range of practical, cost-effective services to British companies wishing to export goods and services to, invest in, or establish manufacturing under license arrangements with China.

Whilst use of CBBC's services is open to all British registered companies on a pay-as you-go basis, it is also a membership organisation with some 900 British company and individual members. Companies join us both for high-level contact and the wide range of practical help that we offer. Over one third of CBBC members are SMEs. For companies serious about developing business in China, CBBC membership provides a cost-effective route to on-going support, networking and exclusive services and discounts.

CBBC is a business led partnership between government and industry with a proven track record of developing British trade in China dating back to the 1950s. CBBC is widely recognised and respected at the highest level of both Chinese and British governments. We organise many useful high-level business events with trade related government ministers from both countries.

CBBC Offices
In the UK, CBBC delivers its services via its Head Office in London, regional offices in Glasgow , Manchester , Leeds and East of England and a network of partners throughout the UK. We have 9 offices in China established in strategic locations across the market in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shenyang. Click to view This means you can draw upon CBBC's contacts and expertise in all the major business regions of China. CBBC's largest office in China is located in the British Centre in Beijing where we share facilities with the British Chamber of Commerce in China and the Information Centre of the British Embassy. We look forward to working with you and enabling your company to achieve its objectives in China.

CBBC Staff
Many of CBBC's staff in the UK speak fluent Chinese and have lived and worked in China. They have China business and sectoral expertise and are experienced in taking British companies to the market. CBBC's China based staff are all bilingual and have a reliable network of government and business contacts and extensive expertise in helping British companies achieve their business objectives in China.

CBBC also works through a team of three China Business Advisers - businessmen with extensive knowledge and practical experience of doing business in China and Hong Kong.

CBBC's Board
CBBC's Board is made up of senior business people from companies with a strong China interest. They represent a wide variety of business sectors and work for large, as well as small and medium sized, companies. The Board brings a wealth of China business expertise to the work of CBBC. Senior representatives of relevant government departments also sit on the Board. In many cases Board members assist by leading CBBC projects or sectoral work. To see the CBBC Board directory click here.

CBBC's Partners
As the UK government's chosen partner to deliver China business development services, CBBC works closely with UK Trade & Investment* in both the UK and China to deliver a wide range of practical assistance.

CBBC is a sponsor of many government supported trade missions and seminars. CBBC also co-operates closely with Business Links and other regional partners in the UK e.g. Scottish Development International, Welsh Development Agency, Essex County Council / East of England Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward and China Business Enterprises in Manchester. In China we work closely with the British Chambers of Commerce in China, with whom we are co-located in most locations.

* UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that supports both UK companies trading internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to locate in the UK.
 
  
 

"Thanks to the support and help of the CBBC on trade missions and networking with incoming missions from China, we have a joint venture in Beijing making High Masts for lighting and it has made a profit every year since it was formed.  Within eighteen months we had a factory built and now it is up and running well".

David Marques. Managing Director
CU Lighting
 

"Due to CBBC's excellent network of contacts in China, we were able to complete the whole process of meeting, negotiating and signing contract with an agent in Shanghai in less than three months."

Mark Julien, Chief Operating Officer Oxford English Online
 
 

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China-Britain Business Council (head office and registered address)
1 Warwick Row, London SW1E 5ER
T: +44 (0)20 7802 2000 • F: +44 (0)20 7802 2029
Please address enquiries to enquiries@cbbc.org

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