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The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea (EU Chamber) was formed by a group of individual business executives from various EU companies based in Korea with the financial support of the European Commission in February 1986. The purpose of the Chamber is to help in any possible way to develop trade, commercial and industrial relations between the EU and Korea.






Full members may be the representative of business enterprises or organizations legally registered in Korea which are;
a. Fully owned by an organization and/or a business enterprise domiciled in the EU;
b. Registered in Korea as joint-venture partnerships or companies with the majority of their equity owned by organizations domiciled in the EU.
c. An alternate person can be nominated





Associate Members may be business enterprises or organizations legally registered in Korea which are:
a. Joint-venture partnerships or companies with less than fifty (50) percent of their equity owned by organizations domiciled in the EU:
b. Majority or fully owned by organizations domiciled in European countries which are not members of the EU.
c. An alternate person can be nominated





Local Members may be business enterprises or organizations legally registered in Korea which are:
a. Fully owned by Korean individuals organizations or entities;
b. Joint-venture partnerships or companies with the minority of their equity owned by organizations domiciled in European countries which are not members of the EU.
c. An alternate person can be nominated





Individual Members may be individuals with citizenship of an EU member country or EU business enterprises or organisations not registered in Korea.





a. Honorary Members may be the duly appointed Head of the EU Delegation and Ambassadors of EU countries in Korea.
Any person partnership, corporation or other entity, which has made a distinguished contribution in furthering the purposes of the EU Chamber is eligible to become an Honorary member by invitation of the Board of Directors.
b. Special Members may be Commercial Attaches of EU Embassies in Korea or representatives of EU Chambers of Commerce or individuals with citizenship of EU countries designated by their Embassy to be Members of the Board of Directors.
In such cases where EU countries have no Full Member their Special Member will be invited to join the Board of Directors