As of today, the World Customs Organization has a total of 184 members. The

European Communities The European Communities (EC) were three international organizations that were governed by the same set of institutions. These were the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom), and the ...

(now:

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

) joined "on an interim basis akin to those enjoyed by WCO Members".

Members list with date of membership

The 184 WCO members include 178 United Nations member states, one United Nations observer (the

State of Palestine Palestine ( ar, فلسطين, Filasṭīn), Legal status of the State of Palestine, officially the State of Palestine ( ar, دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn, label=none), is a state (polity), state located in Western Asia. Officiall ...

), as well as

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

and 4 customs territories which are

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

. Those 184 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 (founders in bold) **— 1992-08-31 **— 1998-09-03 **Located entirely in

Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...

, but having strong sociopolitical connections with Europe.— 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 **Located entirely in

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

, but having strong sociopolitical connections with Europe.— 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 **— 1955-11-16 **— 2002-03-18 **— 1980-10-01 **— 2001-10-01 **— 1975-07-09 **— 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 observer **— 2015-03-24 ;South America, North America, Central America and the CaribbeanSouth America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean group
/ref> *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 *** *** *** **— 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 **WCO Membership. http://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/wco-members/membership.aspx— 2010-08-19 **— 1975-01-07 **— 1987-08-07 **— 1979-10-02 **— 1981-07-01 **— 1963-08-21 **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— 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 A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such. These entities often have ''de facto'' control of thei ...

are not members of the WCO: * * * * * {{div col end

Notes

External links

WCO membership List
World Customs Organization

Member States A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ...

World Customs Organization