Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Portugaise

What Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Portugaise does

The Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Portugaise (CCIFP) is a non-profit bilateral chamber of commerce founded in 2004/2005 under French association law (loi 1901), headquartered in Paris at 1-7 Avenue de la Porte de Vanves, with a network of approximately 10 regional delegations across France and Portugal. The organization serves French companies seeking Portuguese partnerships, Portuguese companies entering or expanding in the French market, and members of the Franco-Portuguese entrepreneurial diaspora. Its member base of over 550 companies spans industries including food distribution, gastronomy, import-export and logistics, banking, construction materials, metalworking, legal services, and wine retail, with combined member turnover of €6.6 billion and 9,557 member employees reported in 2021. CCIFP's stated differentiator is its status as the recognized bilateral chamber for Franco-Portuguese relations and its membership in the broader network of Portuguese Chambers of Commerce.

CCIFP's core offerings are organized around membership subscriptions (Standard, Premium, and Prestige tiers priced €300 to €2,500 annually), recurring business networking events (Petits-Déjeuners d'Affaires and annual galas featuring Portuguese fado performers such as Ana Moura, Cuca Roseta, Camané, Raquel Tavares, and Katia Guerreiro), a bilingual job board (Bourse de l'Emploi) with tiered CV database access, and a business opportunities marketplace. Custom services include company creation support in Portugal, supplier search, bilingual recruitment, business transmission advisory, and economic exchange missions. The chamber has signed cooperation protocols with the Portuguese cities of Braga (December 2023), Leiria (2024), and Mogadouro (April 2025), and organizes flagship galas both in Paris and in Portugal (the 15th Gala was held at Altice Forum Braga).

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: recurring annual membership subscriptions, transactional event fees (with member discounts of roughly 20-25% versus non-member pricing), and premium partnership sponsorships with companies such as Santander, Naes Group, France Pierre 2, Serip Groupe, and Kalkan Promotion. The chamber is governed by President Carlos Vinhas Pereira and operates without proprietary technology platforms, relying on its website, LinkedIn presence, Facebook, email newsletters, the LusoJornal media partnership, and in-person regional events for member engagement. Member count grew from 400+ (2018) to 550+ (2021), and the most recent strategic actions include the inauguration of the Bourgogne Franche-Comté delegation in June 2024 and the 20th anniversary Gala in 2025.

Name

Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Portugaise

Legal name

Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Franco-Portugaise

Website

https://ccifp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chamber of Commerce Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Professional Organizations (81392), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Bilateral chamber commerce
• Business networking events
• Bilateral trade facilitation
• Corporate membership programs
• Franco-Portuguese business services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees ranging from €300 to €2,500 depending on company size and turnover. Three tiers: Standard (3 CV consultations), Premium (5 CV consultations), Prestige (10 CV consultations). Membership provides access to economic meetings, networking events, CCIFP publications, and increased visibility.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue from gala dinners, business breakfasts, workshops, and entrepreneurial missions. Member pricing is preferential (e.g., €30-36 for business breakfasts vs €40-48 for non-members). Gala tickets range from €110-150 per place depending on membership status.
3. Premium Partnerships: Premium partner sponsorships with companies such as Naes Group, France Pierre 2, and Serip Groupe, providing visibility benefits and exclusive positioning within the CCIFP network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CCIFP is a non-profit bilateral chamber of commerce that connects French and Portuguese businesses through a tiered annual membership program (Standard, Premium, Prestige), recurring business breakfasts, annual gala events, a bilingual job board and CV database, and a cross-border business opportunities marketplace. It supplements these core offerings with custom services (supplier search, bilingual recruitment, commercial mission organization, business transmission support) and expert workshops, operating through 11 regional delegations in France and Portugal. The chamber represents over 550 member companies with combined turnover of approximately €6.6 billion.

Product overview

CCIFP (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Franco-Portugaise) is a non-profit association under French law 1901, established in 2005, serving as a bilateral chamber of commerce that connects French and Portuguese businesses. The organization operates a membership-based model with tiered services (Standard, Premium, Prestige) ranging from 300€ to 2,500€ annually. Its core offerings center on business networking through regular events (Petits-Déjeuners d'Affaires, Annual Galas with trophy ceremonies and Portuguese fado concerts), a Job Board (Bourse de l'Emploi) with categorized CV database, and a Business Opportunities Marketplace. The chamber provides specialized services including company creation support in Portugal, custom consulting, commercial missions, supplier searches, and bilingual staff recruitment. CCIFP maintains an extensive regional delegation network across 11 French regions and has facilitated entrepreneurial missions between French and Portuguese municipalities. The organization generated 6.6 billion euros in combined member company revenue in 2021, representing over 550 member companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services (Standard, Premium, Prestige tiers) Tiered annual membership program for companies seeking to develop Franco-Portuguese business relationships; includes access to economic meetings, networking events, CCIFP publications, and CVthèque consultation credits (Standard: 3 CVs, Premium: 5 CVs, Prestige: 10 CVs), priced €300–€2,500 per year.
• Petits-Déjeuners d'Affaires (Business Breakfast Meetings) Regular networking breakfast meetings connecting French and Portuguese business professionals, with member pricing (€30–36 HT) and non-member pricing (€40–48 HT); held at venues such as Hotel Bedford in Paris and through regional BFC breakfasts (€15–18 member / €20–24 non-member).
• Annual Gala Events Annual flagship gala events featuring CCIFP trophy ceremonies, live concerts by Portuguese fado artists (Ana Moura, Cuca Roseta, Camané, Raquel Tavares, Katia Guerreiro), and networking for the Franco-Portuguese business community; ticket pricing ranges from €110–150 per place depending on membership status.
• Bourse de l'Emploi (Job Board) Online employment exchange platform connecting French-Portuguese bilingual professionals with member companies, featuring job postings and a CV database accessible by membership tier (Standard: 3 CVs, Premium: 5 CVs, Prestige: 10 CVs).
• Opportunités d'Affaires (Business Opportunities Marketplace) Online platform for buying and selling businesses and business opportunities between France and Portugal, facilitating cross-border commercial transactions for member companies.
• CVthèque (Bilingual CV Database) Searchable CV database of bilingual French-Portuguese professionals, organized by category (Administrative, Commercial, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources, Miscellaneous), with access limited by membership tier: Standard (3 CVs), Premium (5 CVs), Prestige (10 CVs).
• Entrepreneurial Missions (Missions d'aide aux échanges économiques) Organized trade missions facilitating economic exchange between France and Portugal, including company visits, institutional meetings with Portuguese municipalities, and bilateral cooperation protocol signings (e.g., missions to Mogadouro, Braga, Leiria).
• Custom Services (Services Sur-Mesure) Tailored business services for members, including diagnostic and consulting, commercial mission organization, supplier search, bilingual staff recruitment, and business transmission support — designed for companies with specific cross-border needs.
• 90 Minutes Expert Workshops Short expert-led workshops for business leaders covering topics such as public procurement, company labeling, and other professional development themes relevant to Franco-Portuguese business operations.
• Company Creation in Portugal Workshops Educational workshops and information sessions on creating and establishing businesses in Portugal for French entrepreneurs and companies, with registration fees ranging from €80 to €150.
• Forum Entrepreneurial Portugal/Grand Est Entrepreneurial forum bringing together Portuguese and French business leaders in the Grand Est region, featuring company testimonials and information on internationalization support devices (co-organized with Union Internationale des Alsaciens and BPI France).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550 member companies with combined turnover of €6.6 billion and 9,557 employees (2021 data)

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of MogadourocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2025Cooperation protocol signed between CCIFP and the Portuguese city of Mogadouro to valorize the successes of the Portuguese diaspora and encourage new economic synergies between France and Portugal.
• City of LeiriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Cooperation protocol signed between CCIFP and the City of Leiria to strengthen economic, cultural, and territorial exchanges.
• City of BragacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2023Cooperation protocol signed between CCIFP and the City of Braga for economic, cultural, and territorial exchanges between actors of both countries. Braga was named Portuguese Capital of Culture for 2025.
• SantandercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing sponsor for CCIFP business breakfast events, supporting the development of Franco-Portuguese economic relations.
• Network of Portuguese Chambers of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIFP is a member of the network of Portuguese Chambers of Commerce, providing international visibility and connection to the broader Portuguese chamber ecosystem.
• CCILF (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Locale Française)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation protocol signed with CCILF for cross-border business support and bilateral trade facilitation.
• LusoJornalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the Franco-Portuguese weekly newspaper for media coverage, visibility, and community engagement.
• Naes GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner sponsor of CCIFP providing visibility benefits and exclusive positioning.
• France Pierre 2minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner sponsor of CCIFP providing visibility benefits.
• Serip GroupeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner sponsor of CCIFP providing visibility benefits.
• Union Internationale des AlsacienscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of the Forum Entrepreneurial Portugal/Grand Est to promote cross-border investment opportunities between Portugal and the Alsace region of France.
• BPI FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides information on financial support devices for internationalization at the Portugal/Grand Est Forum.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chambre de Commerce Franco-Italienne (CCIFI): Bilateral Franco-Italian chamber providing networking, business services, and events for French and Italian companies. Directly comparable membership and event-driven chamber model to CCIFP, with a similarly sized niche bilateral focus.
• Chambre de Commerce France Espagne (CoCcEsP / CCEFR): Bilateral Franco-Spanish chamber providing membership, events, and business services. Operates with the same bilateral chamber logic and event-driven engagement model as CCIFP.
• Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI): Bilateral chamber facilitating business between France and the UK with membership tiers, events, and trade services. Closely comparable structure and offerings to CCIFP's Franco-Portuguese bilateral model.
• Chambre de Commerce Franco-Brésilienne (CCIFB): Bilateral chamber promoting business between France and Brazil with events, networking, and member services. Mirrors CCIFP's event-led, membership-tiered bilateral chamber model in a larger emerging market corridor.
• Chambre de Commerce Franco-Allemande (AHK France): Bilateral Franco-German chamber of commerce offering membership services, networking events, and trade missions between France and Germany. Highly comparable model to CCIFP but focused on the larger France-Germany economic corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris (CCI Paris Ile-de-France): The dominant French regional chamber of commerce based in Paris. Provides general business services and event space that overlap with CCIFP's offerings, but at a much broader multi-sector scale rather than a single bilateral corridor focus.
• CCI France International (UCCIFE): The umbrella network of French chambers of commerce abroad. Comparable as it supports French business internationalisation and bilateral chamber coordination, though it operates at a much larger and broader multilateral scale than CCIFP's single bilateral corridor.

Others

• Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua: Portuguese public institute coordinating cultural and language cooperation with Portuguese communities abroad. Echos CCIFP's diaspora-engagement dimension, though operating in cultural/diplomatic rather than commercial facilitation.
• AICEP Portugal Global: Portuguese government trade and investment agency supporting Portuguese companies internationally. Thematically adjacent and partially overlapping with CCIFP's Portugal-to-France export mission, though it is a public agency rather than a member-driven chamber.
• Enterprise Europe Network France: EU-funded network providing cross-border business matchmaking and internationalisation support to European SMEs. Adjacent as a publicly-supported alternative for Franco-Portuguese business matchmaking and EU market entry services.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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