The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade was established in 1952. It is a national non-governmental foreign economic and trade organization composed of representative individuals, enterprises and groups in China's economic and trade circles. It is a social group.

Responsibilities of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade:

(1) Make suggestions and supervise the work of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in accordance with national laws and the needs of Chinese enterprises;

(2) ) Hire special consultants;

(3) Review and approve the president’s work report;

(4) Review and approve the annual financial plan and final accounts of revenue and expenditure;

(5) Decide on the establishment, change and cancellation of working organizations;

(6) Guide and coordinate the work of local and industry trade promotion agencies;

(7) Formulate and revise China Articles of Association of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade;

(8) Participate in relevant activities of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

Internal organizations of the CCPIT: Office Development and Research Department, International Liaison Department (Foreign Affairs Office), Trade and Investment Promotion Department (Exhibition Management Office, Liaison Group Office of the Organizing Committee of the 2019 Beijing World Horticultural Exposition), Legal Affairs Department, Personnel Department, Finance Department, and Office of Retired Cadres of Party Committees of Directly Affiliated Agencies.

Public institutions directly under the Council for the Promotion of International Trade: Asset Management Center, Agency Service Center, Commercial Legal Service Center, Trade Promotion and Exchange Center, Training Center, Patent and Trademark Office, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Secretariat, China Maritime Arbitration Committee Secretariat, China Trade News.

Affiliated institutions: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, China Maritime Arbitration Commission, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Mediation Center, China Maritime Law Association Secretariat, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property China Branch Secretariat, International Licensing Trade Secretariat of Workers Association, Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Coordination Committee.

Enterprises managed by the CCPIT: Trade Promotion Center, Investment Promotion Center, Enterprise Rights Protection Center, Intellectual Property Service Center, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Enterprise Service Center, China Trade Promotion Information Technology Co., Ltd., CCPIT Research Institute Co., Ltd., China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation, China International Economic Cooperation and Investment Corporation, China Patent Agency (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhongzhan Investment and Development Co., Ltd., and Global Business International Travel Service.