“Strengthening Partnerships for Dynamic Solutions and
a future ready Blue Pacific”
Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) was established by Heads of Oceania Customs Administrations in August 1998 to promote efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of Regional Customs Administrations. The OCO has a membership of 23 countries and territories from the Pacific region, and its principal activity is facilitating and where appropriate helping member administrations align with customs international standards and best practice, leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security within the Oceania region.
Strategic Priority Areas
Priority 1
Customs Leadership
Priority 2
Law Enforcement and Border Security
Priority 3
Trade Management and Facilitation
Priority 4
Revenue Management and Compliance
Priority 5
Institutional Strengthening of Small Member
Administrations
Priority 6
Institutional Strengthening of the OCO
Secretariat
Latest News
Pacific Nations Combat Drug Trafficking Through Small Craft Monitoring
Nadi, Fiji – November 26, 2024–Customs officers from across Oceania met in Nadi last week for an intensive training program to tackle the growing problem of drug smuggling in the region. The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), in partnership with the Australian...
Pacific Customs Unite to Combat Revenue Evasion
October 28: Nadi, Fiji – The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and Australian Border Force (ABF) are working to strengthen revenue protection across the Pacific region with the commencement of the Revenue Evasion Master Class in Nadi, Fiji. The three-day workshop,...
Oceania Customs Organisation Launches Groundbreaking Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Initiative
Suva, Fiji, October 2,2024 –The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) is tackling gender inequality in customs in the Pacific by integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) into customs operations across the region. The initiative, which is part of the...
OCO Secretariat Launches Workshop to Streamline Customs Procedures and Boost Trade in the Pacific
Nadi, Fiji – September 23, 2024 – The OCO Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), today launched a regional workshop focused on simplifying and modernising customs procedures in the Pacific. This initiative,...
Oceania Customs Organisation Celebrates Cert IV Graduates
Suva, Fiji, September 19,2024 – The Oceania Customs Organisation Secretariat (OCO) today celebrated the graduation of a new cohort of customs officials who have successfully completed the Certificate IV (CERT IV) customs training program. The CERT IV program,...
MSG & Oceania Customs Organisation RENEW MoU
PORT VILA, VANUATU (19 September 2024): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed this morning between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat for partnership and collaboration on shared regional...
Oraka Stresses Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Pacific
Los Angeles, California. August 27: The Head of Secretariat for the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), Nancy T. Oraka, addressed the Pacific Colloquium on Consumer Protection, Border Security, and Enforcement Against Trade in Counterfeit Goods today, highlighting the...
Events & Workshop
OCO Events and Workshops is a great way to communicate ideas, acquire new skills and specialized knowledge which members can apply to their profession and to better accomplish member goals and values.
Upcoming events and workshops:
- 01 – 15 Jul CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives – Cont’d
- 01 Jul – 12 Aug CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 08 – 29 Jul CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 25 – 26 Jul Executive Leadership Retreat – (Heads of Customs) inclusive of Mentoring
- 29 – 31 Jul 26th OCO Annual Conference, Cook Islands
- 01 – 12 Aug CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives – Cont’d
- 16 Aug Joint Heads of Pacific Security Conference
- 05 – 26 Aug CERT III Topic – Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 19 Aug CERT IV Topic – Final Assessment
- 26 – 30 Aug IPR Pacific Colloquim, Los Angeles, U.S.
- 03 – 04 Sep Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
- 02 Sep CERT III Topic – Final Assessment
- 16 – 18 Sep PITAA Annual Heads Meeting, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- 24 – 26 Sep Customs Control over Trade in Toxic Chemicals, Vanuatu
- 24 – 26 Sep Business Process Re-engineering Workshop
- 28 – 30 Oct ABF Trade Enforcement: Revenue Evasion Master Class
- TBC GESI Action Plan – Module II
- 08-10 Nov OCO Staff Retreat (Team Building) & Christmas event
- TBC ABF Trade Enforcement Leadership Seminar, Brisbane
- TBC Conduct TRS in FSM, RMI, Palau & Timor Leste
- TBC GESI Action Plan – launch of Community of Practice – Module III
OCO Member Countries
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