Founded in Seoul in 1981, and German by instrument.
AHKs are institutions of German foreign trade promotion. AHKs are the official representatives of the German economy and service providers for member organizations and German companies.
What the chamber says it is
The AHK Korea was founded in 1981 and is a member of the global network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad.
KGCCI, the second-largest bilateral Chamber in Korea, is part of the global network of German Chambers abroad.
korea.ahk.de, Info HubThe German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHKs) represent German business interests at more than 150 locations in 93 countries worldwide. The AHKs support German companies that want to build or expand their foreign business.
An institution, a membership body and a company
Their own three headings, in their own order. The third one is the unusual one and it is why this site reads as an office.
The KGCCI represents your business success in Korea. As a German Chamber of Commerce Abroad, we advise, support and represent German companies in the development or expansion of their business activities in Korea. We promote the strengths and core competencies of German companies. We likewise represent the German interests towards the government and the associations in Korea. We further address problems of German companies in official speeches between German and Korean government agencies.
Members of KGCCI have access to networking events, conferences, seminars and many other events organized or supported by KGCCI. Members enjoy various benefits in using the services offered by KGCCI and regularly receive free and up to date information.
KGCCI DEinternational Ltd., the subsidiary of KGCCI, offers a wide range of business services for members and non-members - from market studies to renting of office spaces.
KGCCI DEinternational Ltd. was launched as a subsidiary of KGCCI in order to provide better services to German companies. 20 competent employees support German companies on the Korean market.
The two bodies share one address and one switchboard and are separate in law: Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the non-profit, and KGCCI DEinternational Ltd., its trading subsidiary. Which of them invoices you depends on what you are buying, and their membership and sponsorship pages say so each time.
The numbers the chamber prints about itself
Six figures off their own institutional page, each with the line they print under it. No year has been added to the two trade figures, because their page gives none.
Board of Directors 2026 and 2027
Two Co-Chairpersons, one Korean and one German. Two Vice-Chairpersons, one Korean and one German. A Treasurer, the President and CEO, and fifteen directors.
The Board of Directors for 2026 and 2027, as published, with each member’s office in their own company. No portrait is shown for any of them, because none is published and a photograph found elsewhere is one the person did not put there for this. The board on their own page
Management
The management of the chamber and of its subsidiary, as their team page publishes it. The full staff list runs to about thirty names with a direct line beside each, and those are not reproduced here: the office answers on one switchboard and one general address.
What the chamber publishes
A quarterly magazine, a weekly newsletter and four recurring surveys and series, as their own Info Hub lists them.
A member of the global network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad.
The German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHKs) represent German business interests at more than 150 locations in 93 countries worldwide. The AHKs support German companies that want to build or expand their foreign business.