The purpose of commercial groups is to promote trades both home and abroad, accelerate economic development, harmonize relationship of the same trade, and advance mutual benefits.

Commercial groups are judicial persons.

The classification of commercial groups is as follows:
Ⅰ Commercial trade association:
1. County or city commercial trade association.
2. Commercial trade association of municipality directly under central government.
3. National commercial trade association.
Ⅱ League of commercial trade association:
1. Provincial league of commercial trade association.
2. National league of commercial trade association.
Ⅲ Trade association and league of export trade:
1. Trade association of export trade in special zone.
2. National league of trade association of export trade.
Ⅳ Commercial Association:
1. County and city commercial association.
2. Provincial or municipal commercial association.
3. General Chamber of Commerce of R.O.C.
Provincial (municipal), county and city commercial groups should each take the name of the district it belong to before its title; likewise, the trade association of special zone should each take the name of the special zone it belong to before its title; national commercial groups should each take R.O.C before its title.
Each trade association of specific trade should take the name of the specific trade before its title.
Commercial trade association established in accordance with item 3, subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 are subject to their target business competent authorities having no local competent authorities.

The criteria of classification of commercial groups of different trades are decided and adjusted by The Ministry of Economic Affairs together with the Ministry of the Interior.

The tasks of commercial group are as follows:
1. The investigation, statistics, research and promotion of development of commerce both home and abroad.
2. Contact, introduction and enhancement of international trade.
3. Help to carry out and research the economic policies and commercial decrees of government and give suggestions.
4. Mediation of commercial conflicts between business partners.
5. Training of professional skill and knowledge of staff of the same trade.
6. Advertising, exhibition and certification of commodities of its members.
7. Setting up, dynamic investigation, registration of basic data on its members and member representatives.
8. Application and change of license as entrusted by its members and other service item.
9. Hold social commonweal affairs.
10. Protection of members’ legal rights.
11. Service items entrusted by governmental authorities and groups.
12. Participation into social activities.
13. Other services stipulated in accordance with other relevant Acts.

The competent authorities of county (city) commercial associations and commercial trade associations are the county (city) government; the competent authorities of commercial associations and commercial trade associations of municipalities directly under the central government are the municipality governments; The Ministry of the Interior is the competent authorities of provincial commercial associations and leagues of commercial trade associations, general chamber of commerce of R.O.C., national commercial trade associations, national league of commercial trade associations, commercial trade associations of export trades in special zones, national league of commercial trade associations of export trades.
The target business of the above-mentioned commercial groups are subject to the guidance and supervision of the relevant target business competent authorities.

The locale of commercial group should be in the locale of the competent authorities, exceptions approved by the competent authorities are allowed; commercial group should establish offices upon the resolutions of general members’ meeting.