Member states of the World Customs Organization

As of January 2023, the World Customs Organization has a total of 185 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 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:

East and Southern Africa

 * United Nations member states
 * 🇦🇴 Angola— 1990-09-26
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana— 1978-08-25
 * 🇧🇮 Burundi— 1964-10-20
 * 🇰🇲 Comoros— 1993-07-01
 * 🇩🇯 Djibouti— 2008-03-19
 * 🇪🇷 Eritrea— 1995-08-08
 * Eswatini— 1981-05-15
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia— 1973-08-06
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya— 1965-05-24
 * 🇱🇸 Lesotho— 1978-08-02
 * 🇲🇬 Madagascar— 1964-02-18
 * 🇲🇼 Malawi— 1966-06-06
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius— 1973-03-29
 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique— 1987-07-01
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia— 1992-07-01
 * 🇷🇼 Rwanda— 1964-03-03
 * 🇸🇨 Seychelles— 2000-07-25
 * 🇸🇴 Somalia— 2012-10-04
 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan— 2012-07-18
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa— 1964-03-24
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania— 1964-11-07
 * 🇺🇬 Uganda— 1964-11-03
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia— 1978-09-27
 * 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe— 1981-03-19

Europe

 * United Nations member states (founders in bold)
 * 🇦🇱 Albania— 1992-08-31
 * 🇦🇩 Andorra— 1998-09-03
 * 🇦🇲 Armenia — 1992-06-30
 * 🇦🇹 Austria— 1953-01-21
 * 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan — 1992-06-17
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus— 1993-12-16
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium— 1952-12-11
 * 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina— 2008-07-04
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria— 1973-08-01
 * 🇭🇷 Croatia— 1993-07-01
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus — 1967-08-31
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic— 1993-01-01
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark— 1951-10-19
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia— 1992-06-18
 * 🇫🇮 Finland— 1961-01-27
 * 🇫🇷 France— 1952-10-06
 * Georgia (country)— 1993-10-26
 * 🇩🇪 Germany— 1952-11-04
 * 🇬🇷 Greece— 1951-12-10
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary— 1968-09-16
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland— 1971-02-15
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland— 1952-09-23
 * 🇮🇱 Israel — 1958-05-23
 * 🇮🇹 Italy— 1952-11-20
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan— 1992-06-30
 * 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — 2000-02-10
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia— 1992-06-22
 * 🇱🇹 Lithuania— 1992-06-18
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg— 1953-01-23
 * 🇲🇹 Malta— 1968-07-06
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova— 1994-10-28
 * 🇲🇪 Montenegro— 2006-10-24
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands— 1953-01-23
 * North Macedonia — 1994-07-01
 * 🇳🇴 Norway— 1951-08-06
 * 🇵🇱 Poland— 1974-07-17
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal— 1953-01-26
 * 🇷🇴 Romania— 1969-01-15
 * Russian Federation— 1991-07-08
 * 🇷🇸 Serbia— 2001-03-27
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia— 1993-01-01
 * 🇸🇮 Slovenia— 1992-09-07
 * 🇪🇸 Spain— 1952-07-13
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden— 1952-10-17
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland— 1952-12-19
 * 🇹🇯 Tajikistan — 1997-07-01
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey— 1951-06-06
 * 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan — 1993-05-17
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine— 1992-06-26
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom— 1952-09-12
 * 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — 1992-07-28
 * non-UN member, partially recognised state
 * Kosovo— 2017-01-25
 * customs union
 * 🇪🇺 European Union

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

 * United Nations member states
 * 🇦🇫 Afghanistan— 2004-08-10
 * 🇦🇺 Australia— 1961-01-05
 * 🇧🇩 Bangladesh— 1978-07-01
 * 🇧🇹 Bhutan— 2002-02-12
 * 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam— 1996-07-01
 * 🇰🇭 Cambodia— 2001-04-03
 * People's Republic of China— 1983-07-18
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji— 1997-07-01
 * 🇮🇳 India— 1971-02-15
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia— 1957-04-30
 * 🇮🇷 Iran— 1959-10-16
 * 🇯🇵 Japan— 1964-01-15
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea— 1968-07-02
 * Laos— 2007-01-16
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia— 1964-06-30
 * 🇲🇻 Maldives— 1995-09-08
 * 🇲🇳 Mongolia— 1991-09-17
 * 🇲🇲 Myanmar— 1991-03-25
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal— 1986-07-22
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand— 1963-05-16
 * 🇵🇰 Pakistan— 1955-11-16
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea— 2002-03-18
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines— 1980-10-01
 * 🇼🇸 Samoa— 2001-10-01
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore— 1975-07-09
 * 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands— 2023-01-26
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka— 1967-05-29
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand— 1972-02-04
 * East Timor— 2003-09-19
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga— 2005-07-01
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu — 2009-11-17
 * Vietnam— 1993-07-01
 * dependent, customs territories
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong— 1987-07-01
 * Macau— 1993-07-07

North of Africa, Near and Middle East

 * United Nations member states
 * 🇩🇿 Algeria— 1966-12-19
 * 🇧🇭 Bahrain— 2001-04-18
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt— 1956-10-26
 * 🇮🇶 Iraq— 1990-06-06
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan— 1964-01-01
 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait— 1993-10-04
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon— 1960-05-20
 * 🇱🇾 Libya— 1983-01-11
 * 🇲🇦 Morocco— 1968-07-01
 * 🇴🇲 Oman— 2000-09-11
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar— 1992-05-04
 * 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia— 1973-05-08
 * 🇸🇩 Sudan— 1960-06-08
 * Syria— 1959-11-19
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia— 1966-07-20
 * 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates— 1979-02-07
 * 🇾🇪 Yemen— 1993-07-01
 * United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state
 * State of Palestine— 2015-03-24

South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean

 * United Nations member states
 * 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda— 2017-04-10
 * 🇦🇷 Argentina— 1968-07-01
 * 🇧🇸 Bahamas— 1974-08-16
 * 🇧🇧 Barbados— 1999-01-07
 * 🇧🇿 Belize— 2008-04-22
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia— 1997-08-14
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil— 1981-01-19
 * 🇨🇦 Canada— 1971-10-12
 * 🇨🇱 Chile— 1966-07-01
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia— 1993-07-11
 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica— 2001-08-29
 * 🇨🇺 Cuba— 1988-07-01
 * 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic— 2004-07-28
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador— 1997-12-16
 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador— 2005-07-07
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala— 1985-02-22
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana— 1976-07-29
 * 🇭🇹 Haiti— 1958-01-31
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras— 2005-12-08
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica— 1963-03-29
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico— 1988-02-08
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua— 1998-09-24
 * 🇵🇦 Panama— 1996-03-08
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay— 1969-10-03
 * 🇵🇪 Peru— 1970-01-27
 * 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia— 2005-05-12
 * 🇸🇷 Suriname— 2018-11-26
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago— 1973-10-15
 * 🇺🇸 United States— 1970-11-05
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay— 1977-09-16
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela— 1996-07-01
 * dependent, customs territories
 * Netherlands Antilles— 1988-07-11
 * 🇦🇼 Aruba
 * 🇨🇼 Curaçao
 * Sint Maarten
 * 🇧🇲 Bermuda— 1990-07-01

West and Central Africa

 * United Nations member states
 * 🇧🇯 Benin— 1998-11-09
 * 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso— 1966-09-16
 * 🇨🇲 Cameroon— 1965-04-09
 * 🇨🇻 Cape Verde— 1992-07-01
 * 🇨🇫 Central African Republic— 1986-07-28
 * 🇹🇩 Chad— 2005-02-16
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo— 1972-07-26
 * Republic of the Congo— 1975-09-02
 * 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire— 1963-09-02
 * 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea— 2021-12-22
 * 🇬🇦 Gabon— 1965-02-18
 * 🇬🇲 Gambia— 1987-10-14
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana— 1968-08-01
 * 🇬🇳 Guinea— 1991-10-30
 * 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — 2010-08-19
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia— 1975-01-07
 * 🇲🇱 Mali— 1987-08-07
 * 🇲🇷 Mauritania— 1979-10-02
 * 🇳🇪 Niger— 1981-07-01
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria— 1963-08-21
 * São Tomé and Príncipe — 2009-09-23
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal— 1976-03-10
 * 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone— 1975-11-06
 * 🇹🇬 Togo— 1990-02-12

Non-Members
The following states and territories are not members of the WCO:

United Nations member states


 * 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * 🇬🇩 Grenada
 * 🇩🇲 Dominica
 * 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
 * 🇲🇨 Monaco
 * 🇸🇲 San Marino
 * 🇰🇵 North Korea
 * 🇵🇼 Palau
 * 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
 * Federated States of Micronesia
 * 🇰🇮 Kiribati
 * 🇹🇻 Tuvalu
 * 🇳🇷 Nauru

States not members of the United Nations


 * 🇻🇦 Vatican City
 * 🇨🇰 Cook Islands
 * 🇳🇺 Niue
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan

The following states with limited recognition are not members of the WCO:


 * Abkhazia
 * Artsakh
 * South Ossetia
 * Somaliland
 * Transnistria
 * 🇪🇭 Western Sahara