Joining the association means paying a certain membership fee every year to maintain some expenses of the association.

China Gem Association is a national social group in the gem industry approved by the state. It is the link and bridge between the government and gem enterprises and professional workers, and it is a social organization legal person.

Jewelry and Jade Association is a trade association, which refers to a fair, self-disciplined and coordinated social intermediary organization that serves, consults, communicates and supervises between the government and enterprises, and between commodity producers and operators. Trade association is a kind of non-governmental organization, which does not belong to the series of government management institutions, but a bridge and link between the government and enterprises. Trade association belongs to the enterprise legal person stipulated in China's civil law, and it is a kind of non-governmental organizations and social groups in China, that is, internationally renowned non-governmental organizations (also known as NGOs), which are non-profit organizations.