United States council for international business

United States Council for International Business (USCIB) is an independent business proposal group initially set up in 1945 to advertise totally free trade and help represent U.S. business in the, and then new, United Nations. One of it is primary objectives is growing market access for U.S. services and products overseas. The organization is actually powerfully in support of open up markets and sensible regulation.

Contents

1 Membership

2 International affiliations

3 Functions

 4 References

Membership

The USCIB has an active a regular membership roster of more than 300 international businesses, law firms and business organizations. A regular membership is on a business basis, and fellow member firms may designate as numerous individual professionals because they prefer to numerous policy-focused committees. Committees cover a number of problems including trade and also investment decision policy, environment and energy, information technology and Web policy, taxation, and labor and also employment.

International affiliations

The USCIB is the U. S. affiliate of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Organization of Employers. It functions as the U. S. representative to the ICC’s multifaceted dispute resolution services, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration which is charged with settlement of international business disputes and the legal and procedural aspects of arbitration.

Functions

The USCIB's three function areas are policy advocacy, dispute resolution and ATA Carnet administration.


• The organization promotes business interests both to U. S. policy makers and to international groups like the United Nations. Current, stated policy priorities include advancing sustainable development, expanding international trade and investment, ensuring strong intellectual property rights and supporting information & communication technology (ICT) enabled growth.

• Dispute resolution is accomplished through the USCIB's affiliation with the ICC and its dispute resolution service which includes the ICC International Court of Arbitration. The USCIB provides assistance in the nomination of arbitrators, makes referrals to parties seeking attorneys, organizes seminars and corporate roundtables, and answers questions from U. S. businesses regarding the arbitration process and other ICC dispute resolution services.

• Since 1968, when U. S. Customs assigned them the task, the USCIB has been handling the administration of international customs documents known as ATA Carnets. In this capacity the organization issues and guarantees Carnets, which allow temporary, duty-free imports overseas for goods generally qualified for use in trade shows or as commercial samples and professional equipment.