About the World Customs Organization

What is the WCO?

The Customs Co-operation Council (CCC), now known as the World Customs Organization (WCO), was established in 1952. Today, the WCO represents 183 Customs administrations across six regions worldwide that collectively process approximately 98% of world trade. As the global centre of Customs expertise, the WCO is the only international organization with competence in Customs matters and can rightly call itself the voice of the international Customs community.

The World Customs Organization develops international standards, fosters cooperation and builds capacity to facilitate legitimate trade, to secure a fair revenue collection and to protect society, providing leadership, guidance and support to Customs administrations.

What is the WCO Publications and Data Solutions Service?

The Publications and Data Solutions Service of the World Customs Organization provides standards, primarily in English and French, on categorizing goods and rules governing the trade in these goods worldwide. Linked directly with the WCO’s decision-making bodies, only the Publications and Data Solutions Service is authorized to produce and circulate these official rules.

In order to meet all kinds of needs, our content is available in different formats and media, both offline (books, binders, CD-ROMs) and online (databases, structured content, application programming interface). You can find these items on our e-commerce site at wcoomdpublications.org or in our online database at wcotradetools.org.

The new wcoomdpublications.org interface, also called the Bookshop.