Member states of the World Customs Organization
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As of January 2023, the World Customs Organization has a total of 186 members.<ref name="members"/> The European Communities (now: European Union) joined "on an interim basis akin to those enjoyed by WCO Members".<ref name="EU"/>
Members list with date of membership
The 185 WCO members include 179 United Nations member states, one United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state (the State of Palestine), as well as Kosovo and 4 customs territories which are dependent territories. Those 185 members and the European Union are divided into the following regional groups:<ref>WCO Regional Websites</ref>
East and Southern Africa
<ref>East and Southern Africa group</ref>
- United Nations member states
- Template:Flag— 1990-09-26
- Template:Flag— 1978-08-25
- Template:Flag— 1964-10-20
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-01
- Template:Flag— 2008-03-19
- Template:Flag— 1995-08-08
- Template:Flag— 1981-05-15
- Template:Flag— 1973-08-06
- Template:Flag— 1965-05-24
- Template:Flag— 1978-08-02
- Template:Flag— 1964-02-18
- Template:Flag— 1966-06-06
- Template:Flag— 1973-03-29
- Template:Flag— 1987-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1992-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1964-03-03
- Template:Flag— 2000-07-25
- Template:Flag— 2012-10-04
- Template:Flag— 2012-07-18
- Template:Flag— 1964-03-24
- Template:Flag— 1964-11-07
- Template:Flag— 1964-11-03
- Template:Flag— 1978-09-27
- Template:Flag— 1981-03-19
Europe
<ref>Europe group</ref>
- United Nations member states (founders in bold)
- Template:Flag— 1992-08-31
- Template:Flag— 1998-09-03
- Template:Flag<ref name="WesternAsia">Located entirely in Western Asia, but having strong sociopolitical connections with Europe.</ref>— 1992-06-30
- Template:Flag— 1953-01-21
- Template:Flag<ref name="WesternAsia"/>— 1992-06-17
- Template:Flag— 1993-12-16
- Template:Flag— 1952-12-11
- Template:Flag— 2008-07-04
- Template:Flag— 1973-08-01
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-01
- Template:Flag<ref name="WesternAsia"/>— 1967-08-31
- Template:Flag— 1993-01-01
- Template:Flag— 1951-10-19
- Template:Flag— 1992-06-18
- Template:Flag— 1961-01-27
- Template:Flag— 1952-10-06
- Template:Flag— 1993-10-26
- Template:Flag— 1952-11-04
- Template:Flag— 1951-12-10
- Template:Flag— 1968-09-16
- Template:Flag— 1971-02-15
- Template:Flag— 1952-09-23
- Template:Flag<ref name="WesternAsia"/>— 1958-05-23
- Template:Flag— 1952-11-20
- Template:Flag— 1992-06-30
- Template:Flag<ref name="CentralAsia">Located entirely in Central Asia, but having strong sociopolitical connections with Europe.</ref>— 2000-02-10
- Template:Flag— 1992-06-22
- Template:Flag— 1992-06-18
- Template:Flag— 1953-01-23
- Template:Flag— 1968-07-06
- Template:Flag— 1994-10-28
- Template:Flag— 2006-10-24
- Template:Flag<ref>The convention was ratified for European Netherlands and the Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (but not Aruba).<ref name="parties">Parties to the Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council</ref> Only the European parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands falls geographically in this group, while the other parts a re geographically in the Caribbean regional group.<ref name="antilles"/></ref>— 1953-01-23
- Template:Flag<ref>Membership under the provisional appellation the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. See Macedonia naming dispute.</ref>— 1994-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1951-08-06
- Template:Flag— 1974-07-17
- Template:Flag— 1953-01-26
- Template:Flag— 1969-01-15
- Template:Flag— 1991-07-08
- Template:Flag— 2001-03-27
- Template:Flag— 1993-01-01
- Template:Flag— 1992-09-07
- Template:Flag— 1952-07-13
- Template:Flag— 1952-10-17
- Template:Flag— 1952-12-19
- Template:Flag<ref name="CentralAsia"/>— 1997-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1951-06-06
- Template:Flag<ref name="CentralAsia"/>— 1993-05-17
- Template:Flag— 1992-06-26
- Template:Flag— 1952-09-12
- Template:Flag<ref name="CentralAsia"/>— 1992-07-28
- non-UN member, partially recognised state
- Template:Flag— 2017-01-25<ref>Template:Usurped, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, 2017-03-04 (in Albanian)</ref>
- customs union
- Template:Flag<ref name="EU">The European Communities (for matters falling within its competency) since 1 July 2007 has status akin to WCO membership on an interim basis. Full accession will be possible once an amendment to the WCO Convention, allowing supranational customs unions to join, is ratified.<ref>EU Taxation and Customs union – WCO</ref><ref>Amendment of the Convention establishing a Customs Co-operation Council</ref></ref>
Far East, South and South East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands
<ref>Far East, South and South East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands group</ref>
- United Nations member states
- Template:Flag— 2004-08-10
- Template:Flag— 1961-01-05
- Template:Flag— 1978-07-01
- Template:Flag— 2002-02-12
- Template:Flag— 1996-07-01
- Template:Flag— 2001-04-03
- Template:Flag— 1983-07-18
- Template:Flag— 1997-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1971-02-15
- Template:Flag— 1957-04-30
- Template:Flag— 1959-10-16
- Template:Flag— 1964-01-15
- Template:Flag— 1968-07-02
- Template:Flag— 2007-01-16
- Template:Flag— 1964-06-30
- Template:Flag— 1995-09-08
- Template:Flag— 1991-09-17
- Template:Flag— 1991-03-25
- Template:Flag— 1986-07-22
- Template:Flag— 1963-05-16
- Template:Flag— 2024-02-02
- Template:Flag— 1955-11-16
- Template:Flag— 2002-03-18
- Template:Flag— 1980-10-01
- Template:Flag— 2001-10-01
- Template:Flag— 1975-07-09
- Template:Flag— 2023-01-26
- Template:Flag— 1967-05-29
- Template:Flag— 1972-02-04
- Template:Flag— 2003-09-19
- Template:Flag— 2005-07-01
- Template:Flag<ref>The Republic of Vanuatu on November 18, 2009 became the 176th member of the WCO. http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=6&id=196</ref>— 2009-11-17
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-01
- dependent, customs territories
- Template:Flag— 1987-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-07
North of Africa, Near and Middle East
<ref>North of Africa, Near and Middle East group</ref>
- United Nations member states
- Template:Flag— 1966-12-19
- Template:Flag— 2001-04-18
- Template:Flag— 1956-10-26
- Template:Flag— 1990-06-06
- Template:Flag— 1964-01-01
- Template:Flag— 1993-10-04
- Template:Flag— 1960-05-20
- Template:Flag— 1983-01-11
- Template:Flag— 1968-07-01
- Template:Flag— 2000-09-11
- Template:Flag— 1992-05-04
- Template:Flag— 1973-05-08
- Template:Flag— 1960-06-08
- Template:Flag— 1959-11-19
- Template:Flag— 1966-07-20
- Template:Flag— 1979-02-07
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-01
- United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state
- Template:Flag— 2015-03-24
South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean
<ref name="americas">South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean group</ref>
- United Nations member states
- Template:Flag— 2017-04-10
- Template:Flag— 1968-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1974-08-16
- Template:Flag— 1999-01-07
- Template:Flag— 2008-04-22
- Template:Flag— 1997-08-14
- Template:Flag— 1981-01-19
- Template:Flag— 1971-10-12
- Template:Flag— 1966-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1993-07-11
- Template:Flag— 2001-08-29
- Template:Flag— 1988-07-01
- Template:Flag— 2004-07-28
- Template:Flag— 1997-12-16
- Template:Flag— 2005-07-07
- Template:Flag— 1985-02-22
- Template:Flag— 1976-07-29
- Template:Flag— 1958-01-31
- Template:Flag— 2005-12-08
- Template:Flag— 1963-03-29
- Template:Flag— 1988-02-08
- Template:Flag— 1998-09-24
- Template:Flag— 1996-03-08
- Template:Flag— 1969-10-03
- Template:Flag— 1970-01-27
- Template:Flag— 2005-05-12
- Template:Flag— 2018-11-26
- Template:Flag— 1973-10-15
- Template:Flag— 1970-11-05
- Template:Flag— 1977-09-16
- Template:Flag— 1996-07-01
- dependent, customs territories
- Template:Flag<ref name="antilles">The WCO convention applies to Curaçao and Sint Maarten, but doesn't apply to Aruba.<ref name="parties"/> Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao retained its position in the WCO regional group and Sint Maarten isn't listed yet.<ref name="americas"/></ref>— 1988-07-11
- Template:Flag— 1990-07-01
West and Central Africa
<ref>West and Central Africa group</ref>
- United Nations member states
- Template:Flag— 1998-11-09
- Template:Flag— 1966-09-16
- Template:Flag— 1965-04-09
- Template:Flag— 1992-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1986-07-28
- Template:Flag— 2005-02-16
- Template:Flag— 1972-07-26
- Template:Flag— 1975-09-02
- Template:Flag— 1963-09-02
- Template:Flag— 2021-12-22
- Template:Flag— 1965-02-18
- Template:Flag— 1987-10-14
- Template:Flag— 1968-08-01
- Template:Flag— 1991-10-30
- Template:Flag<ref name="members">WCO Membership. http://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/wco-members/membership.aspx</ref>— 2010-08-19
- Template:Flag— 1975-01-07
- Template:Flag— 1987-08-07
- Template:Flag— 1979-10-02
- Template:Flag— 1981-07-01
- Template:Flag— 1963-08-21
- Template:Flag<ref>São Tomé and Príncipe on September 24, 2009 became the 175th member of the WCO http://www.wcoomd.org/press/default.aspx?lid=1&id=192</ref>— 2009-09-23
- Template:Flag— 1976-03-10
- Template:Flag— 1975-11-06
- Template:Flag— 1990-02-12
Non-Members
The following states and territories are not members of the WCO:
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The following states with limited recognition are not members of the WCO: Template:Div col
Notes
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