As of September 2025, the World Customs Organization has a total of 187 members. The European Communities (now: European Union) joined "on an interim basis akin to those enjoyed by WCO Members".
Members list with date of membership The 186 WCO members include 180 United Nations member states, one United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state (Palestine), as well as Kosovo and 4 customs territories which are dependent territories. Those 186 members and the European Union are divided into the following regional groups:WCO Regional Websites
East and Southern Africa East and Southern Africa group
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 Europe group
United Nations member states (founders in bold) — 1992-08-31 — 1998-09-03 Located entirely in Western Asia, 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, 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 Membership under the provisional appellation the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. See Macedonia naming dispute.— 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, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, 2017-03-04 (in Albanian) customs union
Far East, South and South East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands Far East, South and South East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands group
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 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 — 2009-11-17 — 1993-07-01 dependent, customs territories — 1987-07-01 — 1993-07-07
North of Africa, Near and Middle East North of Africa, Near and Middle East group
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 South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean group
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 — 2025-09-17 — 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 West and Central Africa group
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 UN member states are neither members nor observers of the WCO:
States not members of the United Nations
The following states with limited recognition are not members of the WCO:
Notes
External links WCO membership List