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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 Attends WHO EIT Meeting in Manila, Philippines
The OCO attended the WHO Meeting in Manila on Accelerating the Raising of Tobacco Taxes and the Ratification of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in the Western Pacific. The meeting was attended by 36 Participants from 20 different countries....
OCO in collaboration with key enforcement Partners conducted a Financial Crime Training in CNMI
More than 60 personnel from various law enforcement agencies underwent a five-day National Workshop on Financial Crime. The Training was organized by OCO in collaboration with its key law enforcement partners in CNMI, that ran from the 13th – 17th November 2017. The...
WCO Leadership and Management Development Workshop delivered to OCO Members
As part of its capacity building on one of its strategic priorities, Customs Leadership, the OCO in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO), organized a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop from 28 November to 8th December, 2017 in Nadi,...
Guam National Workshop on Revised Kyoto Convention
The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) in partnership with the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) organized a National Workshop on the Revised Kyoto Convention on 18-22 September 2017 in Guam. Accession to and compliance with the RKC is one of the strategic...
OCO conducts a workshop in the Northern Mariana Islands on the Revised Kyoto Convention
From 11-15 September 2017 the OCO delivered a National Workshop on the Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (as amended), known as the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC), in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The...
OCO VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF PACIFIC HARMONIZED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM (PACHS) 2017
Customs administrations in the Pacific, recognize the importance of the implementation of the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO) Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) for tariffs and trade statistics and for other purposes e.g. the rules of origin...
Director General of FFA visits OCO
Mr James Movick, Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), paid a visit at the OCO headquarters in Suva on 10th August 2017 and held discussions with the OCO Head of Secretariat Seve Paeniu. The discussions revolved around options and arrangements for...
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:
- 25-Oct ISWG 1st Qtr Meeting
- 30 Oct – 20 Nov CCES CERT IV new intake – First Topic – Risk Management
- 06 – 10 Nov Emergency Relief Good Clearance Process
- 08-Nov HS Contact Points Meeting
- 13-Nov CCES CERT III new intake
- 13 Nov – 4 Dec CERT III Topic- Revenue Stream: Legislation
- 16 – 30 Nov Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – VANUATU
- 24-Nov Budget Session of the FOC
- 27 Nov – 18 Dec CERTIV Topic- Revenue Stream: Legislation / Enforcement Stream: Legislation
- 27 Nov – 20 Dec Customs Expert In Country Mission – FIJI
- 01 – 15 Dec Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – SOLOMON ISLANDS
- 11-15 Dec Drug Identification Training
- 25-Dec Christmas Day
- 26-Dec Boxing Day
- 08 – 12 Jan Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – TIMOR-LESTE
- 15 – 26 Jan Customs Expert In Country Mission – TONGA
- 15 Jan – 5 Feb CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Risk Management/ Enforcement Stream: Legislation
- 19 – 23 Jan Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – FSM
- 29 Jan – 9 Feb WCO Master Trainer Program – Customs Valuation and Tariff
- 29 Jan – 19 Feb CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Ethics and Givernance/ Enforcement Stream: Risk Management
- 5 – 16 Feb Customs Expert In Country Mission – SAMOA
- 12 – 16 Feb Train the Trainer Workshop
- 12 Feb – 4 Mar CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream:Ethics and Governance/ Enforcement Stream: Legislation
- 19 Feb – 23 Feb Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – FSM
- 26 Feb – 18 Mar CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Enforcement and Compliance/ Enforcement Stream: Ethics and Governance
- 06-Mar ISWG Meeting
- 4 – 15 Mar Customs Expert In Country Mission – NIUE
- 11 Mar – 1 Apr CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream:Enforcement and Compliance/ Enforcement Stream:Ethics and Governance
- 25 – 29 Mar Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – RMI
- 25 Mar – 15 Apr CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream:Traiff/ Enforcement Stream:Enforcement and Compliance
- 8 – 29 Apr CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Traiff/ Enforcement Stream:Enforcement and Compliance
- 15 – 20 Apr Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – KIRIBATI
- 15 – 26 Apr Customs Expert In Country Mission – NAURU
- 22 – 26 Apr Trade Facilitation Expert In Country Mission – TUVALU
- 23 – 25 Apr Corporate & Succession Planning Workshop
- 26 – 27 Apr Authorized Economic Operators – Workshop
- 22 Apr – 13 May CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Valuation/ Enforcement Stream:Traiff
- 6 – 27 May CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Valuation / Enforcement Stream:Traiff
- 13 – 17 May OCO Team Building Training
- 13 May – 7 Jun Customs Expert In Country Mission – PNG
- 20 May – 10 Jun CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Valuation
- 24-May PCA, Investigation and Intelligence Capacity Workshop
- 27 – 31 May Risk Management / Intelligence Workshop
- 05-Jun ISWG Meeting
- 3 Jun – 1 Jul CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Valuation
- 3 Jun – 15 Jul CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 1 Jul – 12 Aug CERT IV Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 8 – 29 Jul CERT III Topic – Revenue Stream: Electives / Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 5 – 26 Aug CERT III Topic – Enforcement Stream: Electives
- 13 – 16 Aug Industry Advisory Committee – Meeting/ Workshop
- 19-Aug CERT IV Topic – Final Assessment
- 02-Sep CERT III Topic – Final Assessment
- 1 – 4 Oct Industry Advisory Committee – Meeting/ Workshop
- 19 – 22 Nov Industry Advisory Committee – Meeting/ Workshop
OCO Member Countries
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