World Customs Organization

WCO

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by Ben Cahoon, 4 March 2008

• Description of the flag
• About the World Customs Organization
• Previously used logos

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• International organizations

Description of the flag

The WCO flag is merely the organization's logo on a white background. Designed in 1992 and adopted in 1993, the WCO logo symbolizes the countries of the world cradled and brought together by the arms of the Customs Co-operation Council (CCC). The colours of the new emblem are in the royal blue most frequently associated with Customs services around the world, and highlighted with a "metallic" silver trim. The official colors of the logo are: "WCO blue" (pantone 3005) and "WCO grey" (pantone 877-20% black).

The WCO has always used a white background with its logo as a "flag". There have been quite a number of other logos in use since the formation of the Organization.
Grant Busby, 4 March 2008
WCO Communications Service

About the World Customs Organization

The WCO was founded 4 November 1952 as the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC). On 22 June 1994 the working name World Customs Organization (WCO) was adopted. (www.wcoomd.org)
Ben Cahoon, 4 March 2008

Previously used logos

There have been quite a number of other logos in use since the formation of the Organization.
Grant Busby, 4 March 2008
WCO Communications Service

Below are logos introduced in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, and 1993.

1955

image provided by Grant Busby, 8 April 2008

1957

image provided by Grant Busby, 8 April 2008

1958

image provided by Grant Busby, 8 April 2008

1963

1993