Membership
Introduction:
Membership Department is one of the most important departments of MCCI. It is responsible for processing of new membership applications, renewals of membership, issuance of MCCI member cards, attestation of certificate of origin, attestation of commercial documents, issuance of visa recommendation letters, issuance of visa invitation letters and co-ordination in conducting annual election of MCCI.
Membership Eligibility:
- The prospective member is a sole proprietorship or a partnership firm or an association of persons or a company holding national tax number and sales tax registration, if applicable, in the name of the business concern.
- The prospective member’s business fits within the defined business scope or area of jurisdiction of District Mardan as provided in the memorandum and articles of association of MCCI and under the license granted by the Federal Government.
- The application for grant of membership shell be proposed and seconded by existing members of the Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- The prospective member has no criminal conviction.
- The prospective member has a valid national tax number and sales tax registration, if applicable;
- Membership may be cancelled or disqualified, on the grounds provided under the memorandum and articles of association, and if the member breaches any provision of the Trade Organization Ordinance;
- The membership shall be renewable on annual basis subject to fulfillment of following conditions,
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Payment of prescribed subscription within the time stipulated in the memorandum and articles of association, which shall not be later than 31st March every year;
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Proof of filing income tax return and sales tax, if applicable, for latest preceding assessment year
Classes of Membership:
There shall be two classes of memberships in Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Corporate Class:
This class of membership shall be opened to all Industrial and commercial undertakings either a body corporate or a multinational corporation with its head office or branch office in Pakistan or a sales tax registered manufacturing concern or a sales tax registered business concern having annual turnover of Rs. 50 million or above.
Associate Member:
This class of membership shall be open to all industrial and business undertakings which are not a body corporate or a multinational or a sales tax registered business concern having annual turnover of Rs. 50 million or above
Membership Procedure:
Proprietorship:
- Written application on firm’s letterhead addressed to secretary general MCCI for grant of membership
- Completely filled in membership form, duly proposed and seconded by two valid members whose representative should be different from each other and the applicant company
- Completely filled in Signature / Identity Card
- Photocopy of C.N.I.C of the proprietor
- Photocopy of National Tax Number (NTN) certificate of proprietor as a business individual
- Photocopy of Sales-Tax Registration number certificate (if applicable)
- Original bank certificate in the name of business title applied for membership.
Partnership Concern:
- A written application on firm/company’s letterhead addressed to Secretary General MCCI for grant of membership
- Completely filled in membership form duly proposed and seconded by two valid members whose representative should be different from each other and the applicant firm/company
- Completely filled in Signature Identity Card in name of partner who is nominated to represent in MCCI and attested by any other existing partner.
- Copy of C.N.I.C. of all Partners
- Photocopy of National Tax Number (NTN) certificate of AOP/Registered Firm and all partners
- Photocopy of Sales-Tax Registration number certificate (if applicable)
- Original bank certificate in the name of business title applied for membership
- Copy of partnership deed executed on Rs.500/ stamp paper duly attested by Notary Public
- Copy of Registration certificate (Form C)
Private Limited or Limited Company:
- A written application on company’s letterhead addressed to the Secretary General MCCI for grant of membership
- Completely filled in membership form duly proposed and seconded by two valid members whose representative should be different from each other and the applicant company
- Completely filled in Signature Identity Card in name of director who is nominated to represent in MCCI and attested by any other existing director
- Copy of N.I.C. all directors
- Copy of national tax number certificate of the company
- Copy of Sales-Tax Registration number certificate (If applicable)
- Original bank certificate in the name of business title applied for membership
- Copy of memorandum and articles of association duly attested by S.E.C.P.
- Copy of incorporation certificate
- Copy of form 29 duly attested by S.E.C.P.
Note:
- Authority letter must be provided in the name of person authorized for collection of documents on behalf of chief executive/ directors (only for partnership, private limited, and limited concerns)
- Over writing or cutting will not be acceptable.
- Bank certificate must be in original and not older than three months
- Signature on all documents should identical
- Any change in particulars of business may please be intimated to the Chamber to up-date the record
- Completely filled in Signature / Identity Card