About Merchants Chamber of Uttar Pradesh

Merchants Chamber of Uttar Pradesh (MCUP) was established in year 1932 by Late Lala Kamlapat Singhania with an objective of protecting the interests of Indian merchants, traders and businessmen, led by Indians during the British era. It is country’s one of the oldest non-government, not-for-profit organization engaged in promoting and protecting the Trade, Commerce and Manufacturing in state of Uttar Pradesh. MCUP has a history of positive role in acting as a bridge between the government and the business community. Representations made by the Chamber, from time to time on fiscal and policy related matters at the State as well as the Central Government level have been receiving appropriate attention.

As of today, Chamber is a proactive and dynamic multi-State apex organisation working at the grass-root level and with strong national and international linkages.

The Chamber acts as a catalyst in the promotion of industry, trade and entrepreneurship. Merchants' Chamber, through its research-based policy advocacy role, positively impacts the economic growth and development of the nation.

Merchants Chamber of Uttar Pradesh provides you excellent networking opportunities with government officials, diplomats, leading names from all spheres of life and also your business peers.

Merchants Chamber provides regularly customised and value-added knowledge and information to you ranging from business opportunities to important policy changes to help you stay ahead of the competition.

Merchants Chamber provides an excellent forum to Indian companies for getting their problems redressed by and suggestions put up to relevant government authorities at the Central and State level, through both focussed interaction with government officials and submission of memoranda and representations.

With the in-house expertise at Chamber, we give business advice to members on most aspects of their business. These include, apart from national and regional economic and industry related issues, corporate affairs, taxation, finance and banking, capital markets, infrastructure and energy, labour and industrial relations, human resources and skill development, tourism, agri-business, environment, etc.

Chamber is authorised by the Government of India to issue certificate of origin to Indian exporters. We also attest commercial documents of various types. Recommendation letters for visas for business promotion to foreign diplomatic missions in India are also issued for representatives of Indian companies.

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