Press Release
Here are the latest press release involving OCO Seccretariat and its members.
Refresher Training on Rules of Origin Regional Workshop: Strengthening Expertise for Trade Excellence
PRESS RELEASE 31 October 2023 Refresher Training on Rules of Origin Regional Workshop: Strengthening Expertise for Trade Excellence NUKUALOFA, Tonga...
Refresher Training on Rules of Origin Regional Workshop
[09 October 2023: NUKUALOFA, Tonga] – The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), in partnership with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
Workshop on Strengthening Harmonized Systems (HS) in the Pacific
Apia, Samoa, August 29, 2023- the Oceania Customs Organization (OCO) and the PACER Plus Implementation Unit successfully conducted a Regional...
Workshop Strengthens Regional Customs Administrations
APIA, Samoa – Today marks the commencement of the Regional Workshop on Harmonised System (HS) in Apia, Samoa. The workshop, jointly organised by the...
Customs administrations role in the region more critical than ever
PR 02/22 Suva, Fiji, January 26, 2022– Today, we celebrate and pay tribute to the work of Customs officers as front-liners keeping our borders...
PR 01/22 NEW GOODS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN EFFECT
Suva, Fiji, January 18, 2022– The Pacific Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (PACHS) 2022 is now in effect as of January 1, 2022....
PR 39/21 Millions of Pacific Islanders at Risk of Counterfeit Items
Suva, Fiji, November 18, 2021- Tonga’s Ministry of Revenue and Customs CEO, Kelemete Vahe has called for more regional commitment towards the...
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PR 38/21 Tanneau’s vision for French Polynesia
Suva, Fiji, November 16, 2021- In the last two years, Jean-François Tanneau has been the head of French Polynesia Customs. With his sailing...
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PR 37/21 Preparing Customs administrations for natural disasters response
Suva, Fiji, 1 November 2021- Customs administrations and border agencies in the region shared experiences and learned best practices on how to...
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PR 36/21 Sutton’s Modernisation Plans for Solomon Islands
Suva, Fiji, November 1- Jim Sutton is the head of Solomon Islands Customs and is one of the most experienced Customs officers in the region with 45...