“Scaling Up the Commitment of Customs
to Protect and Grow our Pasifika Communities”
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. To date, OCO has a membership of 24 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
New Skills to Strengthen Pacific Border Security
Nadi, Fiji — Customs officers from across the Pacific are gathering in Nadi this week for a four-day regional training programme designed to strengthen their ability to identify and intercept high-risk travellers at airport border control. The Regional Training on...
National Level Harmonised System (HS) Training for the Republic of Marshall Islands
SUVA, FIJI — The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has successfully completed a national-level training programme aimed at strengthening the technical capacity of Customs officers in Harmonised System (HS) classification, with the first in-country mission delivered...
Pacific Customs Officers Trained to Target Counterfeit Goods
Suva, Fiji — Customs officers are being trained to identify counterfeit products and protect intellectual property rights, as part of a new webinar series launched by the Oceania Customs Organisation in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
Regional Training Empowers Customs to Deploy and Refine Risk Management
Nadi, Fiji — Customs officers from across the Pacific are in Nadi this week to attend a training and mentoring programme that aims to move small Pacific Customs administrations away from inspecting every shipment by hand and towards a smarter, data-driven approach to...
Pacific Customs Officers Upskill for Trade and Revenue in Fiji
NADI, FIJI — Every year, Pacific Island governments lose revenue they are owed because goods clear ports and airports without proper checks. This week, the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) is taking direct action to address that. From 23 to 26 March 2026, Customs...
Pacific Women Customs Officers Graduate from Intelligence Program
SUVA, FIJI – 10 March 2026 – Fifty-six women Customs officers from across the Pacific have completed a regional intelligence management alumni programme and signed a joint commitment to advance women’s leadership in border security. The graduates, from 16 countries...
Leadership Programme Reaches North Pacific for First Time
Guam CQA participants 2026 with PLP facilitators in GuamSUVA, FIJI – 05 March 2026 –Customs officers in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have started a nine-month leadership programme for the first time, in a new partnership between 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:
- 14 Jan Phase ii – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Talanoa (Gender Mainstreaming as an Enabler of Growth in Pacific Customs Administrations)
- 28 Jan Briefing on Regional Operations Deployment Framework by JHoPS Secretariat
- 11 Feb Phase iii – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Talanoa (Creating an inclusive and enabling environment for Customs communities in the Pacific)
- 16 Feb -13 Mar PWPDP Advancing Intelligence Management (AIM) – Alumni Workshop
- TBA National Trainings on Advance Rulings
- TBC OCO Steering Commitee Face to Face (Qtr 3/2026) Meeting
- 2-3 Mar 25th Session of WCO Integrity Sub-Committee
- 2-6 Mar Regional training on Risk Assessment, Passenger Profiling and Targeting at Airport Border Control
- 11 Mar ISWG Meeting
- 9-13 Mar WCO/ABF Supply Chain Integrity Workshop, Suva, Fiji
- 23-26 Mar Train-the trainers PCA Workshop
- 26 Mar – 22 Apr RILO AP Intelligence Attachment Program for WCO OCO members
- 30 Mar – 10 Apr Twinning Arrangement for PCA Unit
- TBC OCO Steering Committee Virtual (Qtr 4/2026) Meeting
- 24-25 Apr MDA Talanoa 1sr Meeting – 1/2026 (UNODC/PFC) – Auckland, NZ
- 28-30 Apr JHoPS Meeting – Brisbane, Australia
- 17-20 May 27th WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Heads of Customs Administrations (RHCA) Conference
- TBA Executive and Leadership Course
- 2-4 Jun 28th OCO Annual Conference, Fiji
- 10 Jun ISWG Meeting
- 8-12 Jun PIDC Conference (RAM) – Suva Fiji
- TBA WCO Couincil Session, Brussels, Belgium
OCO Member Countries
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