Join the AIC

Choose your membership

Organisations can apply to join AIC under four main categories:

• Full Member
• Subscriber Member
• Associate Member
• Personal Member

The correct membership for you or your organisation is determined by the nature of your involvement in the agrisupply industry, as detailed below.

Full Member

To be eligible for Full Membership applicants must be traders in, manufacturers, processors, distributors, brokers or agents of grain, pulse, protein & oilseed crops, forage additives, seeds, feedingstuffs, fertilisers, agricultural or horticultural chemicals or other goods or services used in agriculture. The applicant must have been trading for more than two years in the United Kingdom.

The annual subscription to AIC is a basic fee plus a levy(ies) assessed by the Member on the turnover/value of goods traded of their business in the eight trade sectors which the Association covers. 

Full Membership conveys entitlement to the complete range of AIC services. AIC hopes for active participation in its work both locally and nationally by all full Members. Only by involvement in its work can Members derive maximum benefit from their Association.

Subscriber Member

To satisfy the criteria for Subscriber Membership, applicants must be traders in, manufacturers, processors, distributors, brokers or agents of grain, pulse, protein & oilseed crops, forage additives, seeds, feedingstuffs, fertilisers, agricultural or horticultural chemicals or other goods or services used in agriculture. The applicant must have been trading for more than two years and have a turnover / value of goods traded in the categories above of less than £250,000 per annum.

Subscription rates are negotiated on an individual basis.

Subscriber Membership entitles the member to as much or as little information from AIC as is required. Subscriber Members have no voting rights and cannot sit on AIC Committees. However, they can participate in local activities, including Area meetings. Subscriber Members cannot display the AIC logo until they accede to Full Membership.

Associate Member

This category of membership is for companies or organisations operating on the fringe of the agricultural supply industry and which do not satisfy the criteria laid down for Full or Subscriber Membership. Associate Members do not qualify for the full range of AIC services.

Subscription rates are negotiated on an individual basis.

Personal Member

This category of membership is open to individuals who can demonstrate an involvement with the agricultural supply industry, but who are not connected with any existing or potential AIC Member company. Personal Members enjoy a limited information service.

Subscription rates are negotiated on an individual basis.

Apply to join the AIC

We aim for your application to be as simple as possible. We will be there all the way through the application process, and will be happy to answer any queries no matter what stage you are at.

To start the process please complete the enquiry form below and a member of the team will call you to discuss the best membership proposition for your business. If you are not sure about which membership type is right for you, please select more than one and we will be more than happy to discuss the options with you.