“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
OCO/PIDC MEMBERS TRAINED ON SMALL CRAFT INFORMATION GATHERING WP 01/12
December 03, 2020- Customs and Immigration officers in the region are being trained by the Australian Border Force (ABF) to use the Pacific Small Craft Application, which has been developed for the Pacific by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs and the ABF. Since...
OCO HOSTS INFORMATION SHARING WORKING GROUP MEETING WP02/12
December 04, 2020- Information sharing is now important more than ever, OCO Acting Head of Secretariat, Irma Daphney Stone says following the conclusion of another Information Sharing Working Group (ISWG) meeting on November 24. The meeting, which is held every...
OFFICERS TRAINED ON USE OF THE APAN SYSTEM TO IMPROVE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WP 02/11
November 20, 2020- Nineteen customs officers and five other law enforcement officers from 13 Pacific Island countries, consisting of six females and eighteen males recently completed the basic All Partners Access Network (APAN) training- A Starter Pack for OCO...
PACIFIC ISLANDS DISCUSS PROGRESS OF PHASING DOWN OF HYDROFLUROCARBONS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EFFECT WP 01/11
November 17, 2020- Fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are in various stages of implementing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which require Parties to gradually phase down the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are greenhouse...
OCO NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 3- JULY-SEPT 2020
Greetings from the OCO Secretariat! We are pleased to present the OCO E-Newsletter for the period July - September 2020. In this edition we bring you up to speed on: • Activities for the period July - September 2020 • Getting countries PACER Plus ready • Preparatory...
HEADS OF CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE REGION PLEDGE TO WORK TOGETHER
Suva, Fiji, November 03, 2020- Customs administrations in the region are faced with similar challenges due to COVID-19 but have agreed to work together and collaborate more to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic. At the conclusion of the OCO Heads Annual Conference on...
REVENUE SECURITY A PRIORITY FOR CUSTOMS HEADS
Suva, Fiji, October 19, 2020- Revenue security is a priority for Heads of Customs administrations in the Oceania region when they virtually meet tomorrow (Tuesday, October 20) for their annual conference. “We all know the chaos COVID-19 has caused and the impacts on...
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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