Oceania Business Council

Oceania Business Council

Building the most influential platform for international business cooperation connecting Australia, Oceania, China and the Asia-Pacific

Helping businesses cross borders and grow globally through government cooperation, industry linkages, resource integration and international commerce — and driving shared regional prosperity.

Our vision

To build the most influential platform for international business cooperation connecting Australia, Oceania, China and the Asia-Pacific — helping businesses cross borders and grow globally through government cooperation, industry linkages, resource integration and international commerce, and driving shared regional prosperity.

Four practice pillars

  1. 01

    Government & business resources

    An honorary advisory council of former Australian parliamentarians, a former federal trade minister and a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, with state-government channels and executive closed-door sessions.

  2. 02

    Industry verticals

    Professional committees and expert advisers, matching businesses precisely within their sectors.

  3. 03

    One-stop market entry (ABS)

    Compliance and market entry, channels, nationwide aftersales and capital support — executed end to end.

  4. 04

    Member ecosystem

    A global member directory with resource matching, event access and policy intelligence.

One-stop services

ABS one-stop market-entry services

Compliance and market entry, channels, nationwide aftersales, and government and capital support — the full path into the Australian market.

  • 01

    Compliance & Market Entry

    TGA, RCM and organic certification support; FIRB foreign-investment approvals; tax structure planning; local authorised representative and importer-of-record services.

  • 02

    Market Access & Channels

    Vetted top-tier agents drawn from the membership, closed-door government-and-business supply-demand sessions, and pre-matched orders — demand secured before you land.

  • 03

    Nationwide Operations & Aftersales

    Shared spare-parts warehouses in Sydney and Melbourne, a nationwide licensed maintenance network, and centralised dispatch — no local team required.

  • 04

    Government & Capital Support

    State-government grant and land-policy introductions, brand and crisis communications, Australian listing advisory, and Australia–China industry fund introductions.

Member services

Membership at a glance

Join OBCI for government and business networks, industry matching and one-stop market-entry support.

  • Various services are provided to Australia based members in many cities in Oceania countries to meet their overseas business needs
  • To help other countries' businesses have effective partnerships with Australian local business resources
  • Discounts for members to attend all the council's events
  • Members will be listed on the council's website for other members and business clients to review
  • Members can get discounted prices from other members' businesses
  • Access to updated industry-focused business information through the association's platform

Take the next step in Australia–China business with us

Apply online

No fees are payable before your application is approved.

Honours & partners

Honorary Patrons and partner institutions

The Hon Ken Smith AM

Founding President · Honorary Patron

The Hon Andrew Robb AO

Honorary Patron

John Chun Sai So AO

Honorary Patron

George Tambassis

Honorary Patron

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Government and institutional partners

CCPIT Zhejiang·CCPIT Huzhou·CCPIT Jiaxing·CCPIT Huangshan·CCPIT Ningxia·CCPIT Lishui·CCPIT Jinhua·Wuzhong District Government, Suzhou·Changning District Government, Shanghai·Taizhou Municipal Government·Huzhou Bureau of Commerce·Bozhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry·Victorian State Government