1. Membership fee is the membership fee charged by the Chamber of Commerce from its member units according to its articles of association. At present, the main income of most chambers of commerce comes from membership fees. The higher the rank of general members in the chamber of commerce, the higher the amount of membership fees to be paid.
2. The donation of the donor chamber of commerce is mainly manifested as sponsorship, that is, funds and goods provided by member enterprises or external institutions for the recognition of the chamber of commerce. At present, for most chambers of commerce, especially those in different places, this part of income is also the main source of their income, and some even exceed the membership fee income.
3. Government subsidies are mainly financial allocations given by the government to support the operation of the Chamber of Commerce and service fees paid by the government for purchasing services from the Chamber of Commerce. Before the reform of chamber of commerce, the main source of funds for trade associations developed within the system was government financial allocation.
At present, the government's purchase of services is mainly reflected in the fact that the Chamber of Commerce helps the government attract investment and hold conferences and exhibitions. With the reform of the management system of the Chamber of Commerce, the scope of government purchasing services has gradually expanded, which will become one of the important sources of income for the Chamber of Commerce.
4. Service fee Service fee is the fee charged by the Chamber of Commerce after providing services to member units, and it is the main source of income of the Chamber of Commerce. At present, the service fee of the Chamber of Commerce is mainly to help member units to promote products. After successful resource docking, a certain percentage of service fee is charged, or the Chamber of Commerce charges members a certain organization fee by holding various business activities.
5. Other income In recent years, in order to alleviate the difficulties caused by the shortage of funds, many chambers of commerce have been exploring new ways of "supporting associations by business", and many new income models have emerged, including the establishment of entity enterprises by chambers of commerce, the management of real estate or industrial parks by chambers of commerce, the centralized procurement by chambers of commerce to earn intermediate profits, the establishment of financial platforms by chambers of commerce, the establishment of small loan companies and the establishment of investment funds.