Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, established on 2 February 1887, is one of the oldest association of business organizations based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was organized originally during the days of the British Raj to promote trade, commerce, and industry by Indian entrepreneurs and its history is closely interwoven with India’s struggle for independence
Rai Bahadur Dhanpat Singh Dugar was instrumental in establishing Bengal chamber of Commerce and adorned the chair as founder president. Rai Badridas Bahadur Mookim of Johari Sath had joined him as founder secretary. It was the first Chamber of Commerce established in India.
The founder members, were mostly the elite Bengali zamindars and entrepreneurs and later the Marwari, Gujarati entrepreneurs from Bengal also joined the association. The first president in 1887 was Rai Buddree Das Mukkim Bahadur. The other notable members and presidents were, Raja Sew Bux Bagla, Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy of Cossimbazar Raj family, Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, Amritlal Ojha.
BNCCI organises Industrial India Trade Fair at Kolkata in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation.