Membership comprises nickel producing, consuming and trading countries.
The INSG has no provision for market stabilization activities or market intervention of any kind. It has no formal connections with any other international organizations, whether intergovernmental or private sector. The Group is recognized as an international commodity body by the Common Fund for Commodities which entitles it to apply for funding for development projects from the Common Fund. They do a job that otherwise has to be duplicated by many individual governments and companies around the world, at much higher total cost. The INSG has achieved considerable success in meeting its objectives, both in improving statistical coverage and as a forum for consultations.