Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon

What Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon does

The Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon (FCCIAL) is the national umbrella federation for Lebanon's four regional chambers: the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Beirut and Mount Lebanon (CCIABML, est. 1887), Tripoli and North (CCIAT, est. 1870), Saida and South (CCIAS, est. 1933), and Zahle and Bekaa (CCIAZ, est. 1939). It was established by Decree No. 9656 in 1997, with Law No. 626 of April 23, 1997 extending the chambers' mandate to include agriculture. Headquartered in Beirut on Justinian Street inside the CCIABML building, FCCIAL coordinates regional chambers, advocates for the Lebanese business community vis-à-vis government and international institutions, and operates programs spanning trade promotion, SME development, vocational training, food safety, agriculture, and the green-economy transition. The federation is led by President Mohamed Choucair (in office since June 1, 2010) and a board drawn from the four member chambers; senior officers include Vice Presidents, a Secretary General, and a General Secretary of Finance.

FCCIAL's core offerings are a portfolio of specialized programs rather than a unified software product. The proprietary asset is TASDIER, a publicly accessible database cataloguing international export requirements for fresh and processed Lebanese food products, organized by HS codes and destination country (GCC, USA, Australia, EU, Brazil, Canada), including labeling and import-procedure standards. Service-side offerings include the SME Center (a one-stop-shop for SME production, finance, marketing, and export services, built in partnership with the Industrial Research Institute and ELCIM), the DSME dual vocational-training program (delivered with the German Government via BMZ/GIZ), the MIN BALADI national awareness campaign for Lebanese agriculture (under the USAID-funded LIVCD project), the National Campaign for Food Safety (targeting hotels, restaurants, and catering), the EU-funded 2Circular project (delivered with UNIDO to industrial enterprises), and recurring economic and trade missions, notably the Francophonie Mission hosted with OIF and the Franco-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce.

Revenue is generated through two streams: chamber membership dues from the four regional chambers and their affiliated firms (CCIABML alone represents more than 15,000 firms, mostly SMEs), and donor- and partner-funded program budgets delivered through partnerships with USAID, the European Union, BMZ/GIZ, UNIDO, OIF, the French-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of Lebanese Industrialists. The SME Center also provides fee-based advisory services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution runs through the four regional chambers as primary resellers, the SME Center for SMB outreach, and the TASDIER portal as a self-serve online channel for exporters domestically and abroad. The federation has been operating within the difficult Lebanese economic and political environment, with no disclosed financials.

Name

Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon

Legal name

Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon

Website

https://cci-fed.org.lb

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon (FCCIAL) is the national umbrella body for Lebanon's four regional chambers, coordinating trade promotion, SME development, vocational training, food safety, and donor-funded economic programs serving more than 15,000 firms nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Chamber Membership Services: FCCIAL coordinates services for the four regional chambers and their member businesses, providing economic advocacy, trade facilitation, and business development services to chamber members.
2. SME Business Development Services: The SME Center provides specialized consulting services to small and medium enterprises including production services, management and finance advisory, marketing support, and export-related services for market access to Turkey and international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FCCIAL is the national umbrella federation of Lebanon's four regional chambers of commerce, industry and agriculture. It provides trade facilitation, export promotion, SME business development services, vocational training (DSME), food safety campaigns, and economic advocacy on behalf of its chamber members and their affiliated businesses. Programs are largely funded through international development partners and include the TASDIER export-requirements portal, the SME Center, MIN BALADI, the National Campaign for Food Safety and the 2Circular green-economy project.

Product overview

FCCIAL does not offer a unified software product but provides a portfolio of specialized programs and services targeting Lebanese enterprises. Its core offerings include TASDIER (a public online portal for international food export requirements), the SME Center (a one-stop-shop for SME business development services), the Dual System Training DSME Program (vocational education), the MIN BALADI agricultural awareness campaign, the National Campaign for Food Safety, the 2Circular green economy project, and Franco-Lebanese cooperation services. These programs serve the four regional Lebanese chambers and are largely funded by international donors (USAID, EU, GIZ, UNIDO).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TASDIER: Portal for International Export Requirements - a public database including information on technical requirements for export, covering fresh and processed food products most frequently traded by Lebanese food producers.
• SME Center
• DSME
• MIN BALADI
• National Campaign for Food Safety

Products and services

• TASDIER (Portal for International Export Requirements) Public online database providing technical export-requirements information for fresh and processed food products, searchable by HS codes and destination country (GCC, USA, Australia, EU, Brazil, Canada). Includes country background, import/labeling standards, and product-specific requirements for Lebanese food exporters.
• SME Center One-stop-shop service center providing Lebanese SMEs with specialized business development services including production assistance, management and finance advisory, marketing support, and export-related services (market surveys, partner identification, Turkey market access). Operated in partnership with the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) and ELCIM.
• Dual System Training (DSME) Program Cooperative vocational education and training program modeled on the German dual system, combining school-based instruction with private-company practical experience. Implemented with support from the German Government (BMZ) via GIZ, targeting Lebanese-German SME development.
• MIN BALADI (National Awareness Campaign for Lebanese Agriculture) National awareness campaign supporting the Lebanese agricultural sector under the USAID-funded LIVCD project. Provides training, market linkage facilitation, and quality certification support to Lebanese agricultural producers.
• National Campaign for Food Safety National campaign maintaining food safety standards in Lebanese restaurants, hotels, and catering establishments, including awareness-raising activities and training workshops on food safety and hygiene in the hospitality industry.
• 2Circular (Private Sector Transition to Green and Circular Economy) Project funded by the European Union and implemented by UNIDO in partnership with Lebanese ministries and FCCIAL, offering in-kind grants (approximately 280,000 euros) to support industrial enterprises in becoming more environmentally friendly and cost-efficient.
• Coopération Franco-Libanaise (Franco-Lebanese Cooperation Program) Cooperation program with the French-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce (CCFL) in Paris, facilitating B2B meetings, trade missions, exhibitions, investment seminars, and market access services between French and Lebanese enterprises.
• Economic and Trade Mission of La Francophonie Economic and trade mission organized by the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF) in collaboration with FCCIAL, bringing together approximately 80 companies from Francophone countries for B2B meetings, sector-specific visits, and a high-level economic forum in sectors including agro-industries, digital goods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable energies.

Quantifiable outcome

• CCIABML represents more than 15,000 firms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF)secondaryGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 October 2023OIF organized Economic and Trade Mission to Lebanon (October 2023) with approximately 80 companies from member countries, in collaboration with FCCIAL, Association of Lebanese Industrialists, and national institutions.
• German Government (BMZ) / GIZcoreOthers · 1 January 1995DSME (Dual System Education) Program supported by German Government through BMZ and implemented by GIZ. The program promotes vocational education and SME development in Lebanon, with FCCIAL as implementing partner.
• Industrial Research Institute (IRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IRI to create the SME Center providing business development services to Lebanese SMEs. IRI contributes technical expertise, accredited laboratory services, and experience delivering services across Lebanon and Arab countries.
• ELCIM (Euro-Lebanese Center for Industrial Modernization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerELCIM provides specialized services for manufacturing enterprises to improve product quality, competitiveness and managerial skills. Contributes Food Advisory Unit and expertise to SME Center.
• LibanPacksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNot-for-profit association representing food and packaging sector stakeholders, providing packaging and labeling advisory services through the SME Center to improve competitiveness of Lebanese products in export markets.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for 2Circular project in partnership with Lebanese ministries, Association of Lebanese Industrialists, and FCCIAL to reduce production costs and enhance sustainability of industrial enterprises.
• Chambre de Commerce Franco-Libanaise (CCFL)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce based in Paris provides services to FCCIAL members in France, facilitates B2B meetings, exhibitions, and promotes Franco-Lebanese economic and trade cooperation.
• Lebanese Ministries (Industry, Economy and Trade, Environment, Finance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministries cooperating in 2Circular project alongside UNIDO, Association of Lebanese Industrialists, and FCCIAL to support industrial enterprise sustainability.
• Association of Lebanese IndustrialistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation with Association of Lebanese Industrialists on economic initiatives, trade missions, and 2Circular project implementation.
• Food Advisory Unit (ELCIM initiative)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinks local technical resources with agro-food businesses to improve products and processes of Lebanese SMEs operating in food industry, available through SME Center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurochambres: European federation of chambers of commerce and industry representing roughly 20 million businesses; directly analogous to FCCIAL's role as a national chamber federation coordinating regional chambers on trade, advocacy, and SME services.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Global umbrella for national chambers and business associations; sets the global benchmark for chamber-of-commerce federation functions (advocacy, trade facilitation, dispute resolution) that FCCIAL performs at the country level.

Others

• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization): Implementing partner on the 2Circular project; comparable in delivering SME and industrial modernization programming funded by donors, and a key counterpart for FCCIAL's industrial-enterprise support portfolio.

Direct peers

• Federation of Saudi Chambers: National federation coordinating regional Saudi chambers of commerce with similar functions to FCCIAL: economic advocacy, SME support, trade missions, and government liaison.
• Chambre de Commerce Franco-Libanaise (CCFL): Paris-based Franco-Lebanese bilateral chamber; an active GTM and marketing partner of FCCIAL for Franco-Lebanese B2B meetings, exhibitions, and trade missions — and a structural peer in delivering bilateral trade facilitation.
• Association of Lebanese Industrialists: Domestic counterpart industry association cooperating with FCCIAL on the 2Circular project and trade missions; represents the industrial side of Lebanon's private sector and partially overlaps FCCIAL's SME and policy advocacy remit.
• Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry: UAE's national chamber federation; comparable structure of coordinating regional emirate chambers, running SME services, and convening trade missions in the GCC — a key destination market in FCCIAL's TASDIER database.
• Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce: Egypt's national chamber federation with the same mandate of coordinating regional chambers, representing the private sector to government, and facilitating trade and SME development in a similarly challenging macro environment.

Regional players

• American Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon (AmCham Lebanon): Bilateral chamber operating in Beirut that promotes US–Lebanon trade and investment; comparable B2B matchmaking, trade mission, and SME support services, but with a single foreign partner focus rather than multi-country scope.

Emerging players

• Euro-Lebanese Center for Industrial Modernization (ELCIM): Core partner running the Food Advisory Unit within FCCIAL's SME Center; provides comparable SME modernization, quality, and food-safety advisory services and is a natural peer in the same SME-services ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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