Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan covers the period 2022-2027, which coincides with the conclusion of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan.
OCO is forecasting changes in international movements and anticipates the following developments:
- The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic which will endure for some time
- Constantly evolving geo-political and socio-economic relationships impacting trade, including recent Chinese initiatives in the Pacific
- Greater international harmonisation of systems, policies and protocols, including intelligence sharing
- Increased workload for Customs
- Increased volume and speed of movement of goods and people
- Streamlining of Customs processes through digitisation and other mechanisms
- Continuing increase in e-commerce
- Enhanced data collection
- Increased costs
- Increased intelligence sharing
- Emerging players in the shipping and goods movement industry
- Enhanced capacity to track and monitor goods
- Better cooperation between countries
OCO anticipates changes in the movement of illicit goods as follows:
- Increased contraband movement (drugs, counterfeit goods, money laundering, smuggling)
- Increase in new and innovative approaches by criminals to continue their illicit activities
- Increasing evasion of duties and taxes
- Increasing difficulty in detection of illicit goods due to increasingly sophisticated methods of concealment
- Increase in cyber-enabled criminal activity, cybercrime and related threats
OCO will strive to take active steps towards future readiness which is critical to the success of the Organisation and its Members. This Strategic Plan sets out the actions required to achieve this.
Priority 4
Revenue Management and Compliance
Overall Objective: To promote fair and eficient revenue collection
Develop and promote standard guidelines and tools on revenue collection
- Promote and guide members on the implementation of the PACHS2022.
- Valuation and Rules of Origin Training
- Update relevant tools and guidelines on PCA for members use.
- Conduct Train the Trainers on PCA
Increase Customs and excise compliance and improve data analytical capability
- Support the modernisation and alignment of excise processes and systems.
- Develop Members’ capabilities on data analysis
- Conduct awareness training on the non-tariff measures that complies with international convention.
Enhance collaboration between Customs and Tax administrations
- Implement joint regional Customs and Tax initiatives on common areas such as compliance, valuation and other revenue related areas
- Develop information exchange mechanisms between Tax and Customs administrations