Brussels, 24 September 2009
The WCO now has 175 Members
On 23 September 2009, São Tomé and Principe deposited with the Belgian Government its instrument of accession to the Convention establishing a Customs Cooperation Council.
The WCO is pleased to welcome São Tomé and Principe into the international Customs family.
São Tomé and Principe is a Portuguese-speaking country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. It consists of two islands located about 140km apart.