Member states of the World Customs Organization


As of January 2023, the World Customs Organization has a total of 186 members. The European Communities joined "on an interim basis akin to those enjoyed by WCO Members".

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, 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:

East and Southern Africa

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 1990-09-26
  • *— 1978-08-25
  • *— 1964-10-20
  • *— 1993-07-01
  • *— 2008-03-19
  • *— 1995-08-08
  • *— 1981-05-15
  • *— 1973-08-06
  • *— 1965-05-24
  • *— 1978-08-02
  • *— 1964-02-18
  • *— 1966-06-06
  • *— 1973-03-29
  • *— 1987-07-01
  • *— 1992-07-01
  • *— 1964-03-03
  • *— 2000-07-25
  • *— 2012-10-04
  • *— 2012-07-18
  • *— 1964-03-24
  • *— 1964-11-07
  • *— 1964-11-03
  • *— 1978-09-27
  • *— 1981-03-19

Europe

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 1992-08-31
  • *— 1998-09-03
  • *— 1992-06-30
  • *'— 1953-01-21
  • *— 1992-06-17
  • *— 1993-12-16
  • *'— 1952-12-11
  • *— 2008-07-04
  • *— 1973-08-01
  • *— 1993-07-01
  • *— 1967-08-31
  • *— 1993-01-01
  • *'— 1951-10-19
  • *— 1992-06-18
  • *— 1961-01-27
  • *'— 1952-10-06
  • *— 1993-10-26
  • *'— 1952-11-04
  • *'— 1951-12-10
  • *— 1968-09-16
  • *— 1971-02-15
  • *'— 1952-09-23
  • *— 1958-05-23
  • *'— 1952-11-20
  • *— 1992-06-30
  • *— 2000-02-10
  • *— 1992-06-22
  • *— 1992-06-18
  • *'— 1953-01-23
  • *— 1968-07-06
  • *— 1994-10-28
  • *— 2006-10-24
  • *'— 1953-01-23
  • *— 1994-07-01
  • *'— 1951-08-06
  • *— 1974-07-17
  • *'— 1953-01-26
  • *— 1969-01-15
  • *— 1991-07-08
  • *— 2001-03-27
  • *— 1993-01-01
  • *— 1992-09-07
  • *'— 1952-07-13
  • *'— 1952-10-17
  • *'— 1952-12-19
  • *— 1997-07-01
  • *'— 1951-06-06
  • *— 1993-05-17
  • *— 1992-06-26
  • *— 1952-09-12
  • *— 1992-07-28
  • non-UN member, partially recognised state
  • *— 2017-01-25
  • customs union
  • *

Far East, South and South East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 2004-08-10
  • *— 1961-01-05
  • *— 1978-07-01
  • *— 2002-02-12
  • *— 1996-07-01
  • *— 2001-04-03
  • *— 1983-07-18
  • *— 1997-07-01
  • *— 1971-02-15
  • *— 1957-04-30
  • *— 1959-10-16
  • *— 1964-01-15
  • *— 1968-07-02
  • *— 2007-01-16
  • *— 1964-06-30
  • *— 1995-09-08
  • *— 1991-09-17
  • *— 1991-03-25
  • *— 1986-07-22
  • *— 1963-05-16
  • *— 2024-02-02
  • *— 1955-11-16
  • *— 2002-03-18
  • *— 1980-10-01
  • *— 2001-10-01
  • *— 1975-07-09
  • *— 2023-01-26
  • *— 1967-05-29
  • *— 1972-02-04
  • *— 2003-09-19
  • *— 2005-07-01
  • *— 2009-11-17
  • *— 1993-07-01
  • dependent, customs territories
  • *— 1987-07-01
  • *— 1993-07-07

North of Africa, Near and Middle East

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 1966-12-19
  • *— 2001-04-18
  • *— 1956-10-26
  • *— 1990-06-06
  • *— 1964-01-01
  • *— 1993-10-04
  • *— 1960-05-20
  • *— 1983-01-11
  • *— 1968-07-01
  • *— 2000-09-11
  • *— 1992-05-04
  • *— 1973-05-08
  • *— 1960-06-08
  • *— 1959-11-19
  • *— 1966-07-20
  • *— 1979-02-07
  • *— 1993-07-01
  • United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state
  • *— 2015-03-24

South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 2017-04-10
  • *— 1968-07-01
  • *— 1974-08-16
  • *— 1999-01-07
  • *— 2008-04-22
  • *— 1997-08-14
  • *— 1981-01-19
  • *— 1971-10-12
  • *— 1966-07-01
  • *— 1993-07-11
  • *— 2001-08-29
  • *— 1988-07-01
  • *— 2004-07-28
  • *— 1997-12-16
  • *— 2005-07-07
  • *— 1985-02-22
  • *— 1976-07-29
  • *— 1958-01-31
  • *— 2005-12-08
  • *— 1963-03-29
  • *— 1988-02-08
  • *— 1998-09-24
  • *— 1996-03-08
  • *— 1969-10-03
  • *— 1970-01-27
  • *— 2005-05-12
  • *— 2018-11-26
  • *— 1973-10-15
  • *— 1970-11-05
  • *— 1977-09-16
  • *— 1996-07-01
  • dependent, customs territories
  • *— 1988-07-11
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  • *— 1990-07-01

West and Central Africa

  • United Nations member states
  • *— 1998-11-09
  • *— 1966-09-16
  • *— 1965-04-09
  • *— 1992-07-01
  • *— 1986-07-28
  • *— 2005-02-16
  • *— 1972-07-26
  • *— 1975-09-02
  • *— 1963-09-02
  • *— 2021-12-22
  • *— 1965-02-18
  • *— 1987-10-14
  • *— 1968-08-01
  • *— 1991-10-30
  • *— 2010-08-19
  • *— 1975-01-07
  • *— 1987-08-07
  • *— 1979-10-02
  • *— 1981-07-01
  • *— 1963-08-21
  • *— 2009-09-23
  • *— 1976-03-10
  • *— 1975-11-06
  • *— 1990-02-12

Non-Members

The following states and territories are not members of the WCO:
United Nations member states
States not members of the United Nations
The following states with limited recognition are not members of the WCO: