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Established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council, the World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body with worldwide membership, whose mission it is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations throughout the world. It has 180 member countries or territories.
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Headquarters: Rue du Marché, 30, B-1210 Brussels, Belgium.
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Website: http://www.wcoomd.org
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Secretary-General: Kunio Mikuriya (Japan).
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(2018). World Customs Organization. In: The Statesman’s Yearbook 2018. The Statesman's Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-70154-4_58
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