# Member states of the World Customs Organization

As of January 2023, the World Customs Organization has a total of 186 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— 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
** PR China— 1983-07-18
** Fiji— 1997-07-01
** India— 1971-02-15
** Indonesia— 1957-04-30
** Iran— 1959-10-16
** Japan— 1964-01-15
** Korea (Republic of)— 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
** Palau— 2024-02-02
** 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
** Timor-Leste— 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
** 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
** Congo, Democratic Republic of the— 1972-07-26
** Congo, Republic of the— 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
* Marshall Islands
* 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