“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
Customs Administrations Work Towards Modernisation
Read this document in French: Click on the language tab found at the bottom right of your screen and select French. Suva, Fiji, May 3 2023: Resource strapped Customs agencies in the Pacific are also racing against time to modernise their administrations to be on par...
Vanuatu Electronic Single Window Project newsletter – Issue 29
Vanuatu Electronic Single Window Project Monthly newsletter is now out and can be viewed here!
OCO NEWSLETTER, ISSUE 13 – JAN to MAR 2023
Greetings from the OCO Secretariat! We are pleased to present the OCO E-Newsletter for the period January - March 2023. In this edition we bring you up to speed on: Our activities for the period January - March 2023. Latest news from OCO, its Members and partners,...
Tonga Customs Seeks Internet Connectivity Solutions for its Traders
Read this document in French: Click on the language tab found at the bottom right of your screen and select French. The Tonga Ministry of Revenue and Customs is looking to collaborate with fellow government agencies and local internet service providers to discuss...
Customs and Postal Officers Improve Skills on Border Security
Read this document in French: Click on the language tab found at the bottom right of your screen and select French. Nukualofa, Tonga, March 30, 2023: Tonga’s Minister of Revenue and Customs, Honourable Tiofilusi Tiueti has called on greater information sharing...
Digitalized Customs Management System Increases Revenue for Tuvalu
Read this document in French: Click on the language tab found at the bottom right of your screen and select French. Tuvalu has reported a twenty per-cent (20%) increase in its revenue collection due to improved transparency, compliance and efficient clearance of...
UNCTAD Workshop Focuses on Trade Facilitation and Digitalization in the Pacific
Read this document in French: Click on the language tab found at the bottom right of your screen and select French. [27 March 2023, NADI] Heads of Customs and Senior Trade officials from fifteen Pacific Countries convened in Fiji to explore ways of achieving trade...
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
Interactive Map. Select member country pin to view brief info about our members. You can view map in 3D and also activate your location to zoom map to your location.