Convention on Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION (WCO)
Signed at
Signed on
15 December 1950
In force on
11 September 1959

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRIA
  4. BANGLADESH
  5. BELGIUM
  6. BOTSWANA
  7. CYPRUS
  8. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  9. DENMARK
  10. FINLAND
  11. FRANCE
  12. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  13. GREECE
  14. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  15. HAITI
  16. HUNGARY
  17. ICELAND
  18. IRAN
  19. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  20. Isle Of Man
  21. ISRAEL
  22. ITALY
  23. IVORY COAST
  24. JAPAN
  25. Jersey
  26. KENYA
  27. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  28. Land Berlin
  29. LEBANON
  30. LESOTHO
  31. LUXEMBOURG
  32. MALAYSIA
  33. MAURITANIA
  34. MAURITIUS
  35. MOROCCO
  36. NETHERLANDS THE
  37. NEW ZEALAND
  38. NIGERIA
  39. NORWAY
  40. PAKISTAN
  41. PORTUGAL
  42. RWANDA
  43. SAUDI ARABIA
  44. SENEGAL
  45. SOUTH AFRICA
  46. SPAIN
  47. SWAZILAND
  48. SWEDEN
  49. SWITZERLAND
  50. TANZANIA
  51. TUNISIA
  52. TURKEY
  53. UGANDA
  54. UNITED KINGDOM
  55. UPPER VOLTA
  56. YUGOSLAVIA
  57. ZAIRE
  58. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 19 December 1966 19 March 1967
ALGERIA Withdrawal 2 January 1992 2 January 1993
AUSTRALIA Accession 18 April 1973 18 July 1973
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal 16 October 1987 16 October 1988
AUSTRIA Accession 22 August 1958 11 September 1959
AUSTRIA Withdrawal 30 September 1987 30 September 1988
BANGLADESH Accession 1 July 1978 1 October 1978
BELGIUM Signature 15 December 1950
BELGIUM Ratification 26 January 1960 26 April 1960
BELGIUM Withdrawal 15 December 1987 15 December 1988
BOTSWANA Accession 25 August 1978 25 November 1978
BOTSWANA Withdrawal 7 July 1989 7 July 1990
CYPRUS Accession 24 November 1972 24 November 1973
CYPRUS Withdrawal 30 March 1994 30 March 1995
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 6 April 1982 6 July 1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal 16 March 1989 16 March 1990
DENMARK Ratification 6 March 1959 11 September 1959
DENMARK Withdrawal 13 October 1988 13 October 1989
FINLAND Accession 27 January 1961 27 April 1961
FINLAND Withdrawal 29 September 1987 29 September 1988
FRANCE Signature 22 December 1950
FRANCE Ratification 21 June 1954 11 September 1959
FRANCE Withdrawal 22 January 1988 22 January 1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 22 February 1960 22 May 1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Withdrawal 27 December 1988 27 December 1989
GREECE Signature 9 January 1951
GREECE Ratification 10 December 1951 18 August 1965
GREECE Withdrawal 31 December 1988 31 December 1989
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 30 September 1958
HAITI Accession 31 January 1958 11 September 1959
HUNGARY Accession 9 March 1978 9 June 1978
HUNGARY Declaration 9 March 1978
HUNGARY Withdrawal 13 December 1992 13 December 1993
ICELAND Signature 20 December 1950
IRAN Accession 16 October 1959 16 January 1960
IRAN Denunciation 24 June 2003 24 June 2004
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 22 January 1963 22 April 1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal 13 October 1988 13 October 1989
Isle Of Man Extension 30 September 1958
ISRAEL Accession 10 July 1970 10 October 1970
ISRAEL Withdrawal 9 December 1987 9 December 1988
ITALY Signature 10 January 1951
ITALY Ratification 23 December 1958 11 September 1959
ITALY Withdrawal 3 December 1992 3 December 1993
IVORY COAST Accession 8 December 1970 8 March 1971
IVORY COAST Withdrawal 7 September 1992 7 September 1993
JAPAN Accession 1 July 1966 1 October 1966
JAPAN Withdrawal 21 March 1988 21 March 1989
Jersey Extension 30 September 1958
KENYA Accession 13 March 1967 13 June 1967
KENYA Withdrawal 20 August 1992 20 August 1993
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 2 July 1968 2 October 1968
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal 5 January 1988 5 January 1989
Land Berlin Extension 3 October 1960 22 May 1960
LEBANON Accession 10 December 1981 10 March 1982
LEBANON Denunciation 16 December 2002 16 December 2003
LESOTHO Accession 11 September 1980 11 December 1980
LESOTHO Withdrawal 9 September 1988 9 September 1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 8 January 1951
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 26 January 1960 26 April 1960
LUXEMBOURG Withdrawal 2 May 1988 2 May 1989
MALAYSIA Accession 30 March 1979 30 June 1979
MALAYSIA Withdrawal 22 December 1987 22 December 1988
MAURITANIA Accession 2 October 1979 2 January 1980
MAURITIUS Accession 6 July 1981 6 October 1981
MAURITIUS Withdrawal 30 August 1988 30 August 1989
MOROCCO Accession 1 July 1968 1 October 1968
MOROCCO Denunciation 21 October 2002 21 October 2003
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 29 December 1950
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 December 1959 31 March 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 30 September 1987 30 September 1988
NEW ZEALAND Accession 24 August 1967 24 November 1967
NEW ZEALAND Withdrawal 4 December 1987 4 December 1988
NIGERIA Accession 12 October 1972 12 January 1973
NIGERIA Withdrawal 25 August 1989 25 August 1990
NORWAY Signature 28 March 1951
NORWAY Ratification 11 June 1959 11 September 1959
NORWAY Withdrawal 5 January 1988 5 January 1989
PAKISTAN Accession 14 November 1980 14 February 1981
PAKISTAN Withdrawal 12 May 1989 12 May 1990
PORTUGAL Signature 29 March 1951
PORTUGAL Ratification 10 June 1960 10 September 1960
PORTUGAL Withdrawal 16 March 1989 16 March 1990
RWANDA Ratification 1 May 1965 1 August 1965
RWANDA Withdrawal 15 September 1992 15 September 1993
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 15 January 1982 15 April 1982
SAUDI ARABIA Withdrawal 5 May 1990 5 May 1991
SENEGAL Accession 16 October 1978 16 January 1979
SENEGAL Withdrawal 30 August 1989 30 August 1990
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 6 August 1970 6 November 1970
SOUTH AFRICA Withdrawal 6 July 1988 6 July 1989
SPAIN Accession 12 June 1961 12 September 1961
SPAIN Withdrawal 13 March 1989 13 March 1990
SWAZILAND Accession 15 May 1981 15 August 1981
SWAZILAND Withdrawal 5 January 1988 5 January 1989
SWEDEN Ratification 16 October 1958 11 September 1959
SWEDEN Withdrawal 23 December 1986 23 December 1987
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 December 1959 8 March 1960
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal 31 December 1987 31 December 1988
TANZANIA Accession 23 June 1970 23 September 1970
TUNISIA Accession 20 July 1966 20 October 1966
TUNISIA Withdrawal 21 May 1987 21 May 1988
TURKEY Accession 6 June 1951 11 September 1959
TURKEY Withdrawal 1 January 1989 1 January 1990
UGANDA Accession 27 November 1967 27 February 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 21 February 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 30 September 1958 11 September 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal 19 April 1988 19 April 1989
UPPER VOLTA Accession 15 June 1978 15 September 1978
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 3 October 1962 3 January 1963
YUGOSLAVIA Withdrawal 11 May 1987 11 May 1988
ZAIRE Accession 13 February 1975 13 May 1975
ZIMBABWE Accession 2 August 1983 2 November 1983
ZIMBABWE Withdrawal 26 October 1987 26 October 1988

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/418/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 347 127
  3. Treaty Series 029/1960: Cmnd 1070||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0029.1960.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 009/1951: Cmd. 8220
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: bc30b862-af36-4f92-b045-76efb2adcd72
Treaty ID: 2133
Record ID: 70352