The purpose is to represent the interests of the Swiss Foreign Trade Chambers, promote Swiss foreign trade and maintain contact with the relevant authorities at home and abroad. The association represents the common interests of its members - private, non-profit economic organizations whose goals include promoting economic relations between Switzerland and the respective member partner country; promotes the exchange of experience among its members to achieve high quality standards and increased efficiency; takes a position on issues of Swiss foreign economic policy; promotes the awareness of private foreign trade organizations in the administration, parliament and a broader Swiss public; and its members promote the Swiss business location and the presence of the Swiss private sector abroad; can create and publish press releases and/or other publications.