Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Handelskammer Hamburg | |
| Formation | 19 January 1665 |
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| Type | chamber of commerce |
| Legal status | K. d. ö. R. |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′59″N 9°59′27″E / 53.54972°N 9.99083°E |
Region served | Hamburg |
| Membership | 150,000 (2015) |
Official language | German |
President | Norbert Aust |
| Subsidiaries | Commerzbibliothek Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) |
| Staff | 288 |
| Website | Official website |
The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Handelskammer Hamburg), originally named the Commercial Deputation (Commerz-Deputation), is the chamber of commerce for the city state of Hamburg, and was founded in 1665. Hamburg has for centuries been a commercial centre of Northern Europe, and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce currently has 160,000 companies as its members. It was traditionally one of the three main political bodies of Hamburg.