Suva, Fiji, June 18, 2021- Helping OCO members’ combat transnational crimes is critical to the regional effort to keep our Pacific borders safe, says OCO Head of Secretariat, Richard Brennan. “We are more effective as a region if we all work together to fight transnational crimes, which are increasing during this COVID-19 pandemic,” Mr Brennan…
Suva, Fiji, June 16, 2021- COVID-19 has not only decimated Pacific Island economies, it has also catapulted to the fore the urgent need to move towards digital economies and the importance of e-commerce if we are to be on par with the rest of the world. A report released by UNCTAD early May 2021 stated…
Suva, Fiji,08 June 2021- The OCO Head of Secretariat, Richard Brennan says the more knowledge OCO members have of organized crimes, the better they will be in catching criminals and disrupting transnational crimes. “Criminals are very creative and we need to be up to date with trends and have the necessary resources to stop the…
Suva, Fiji, 24 May, 2021- The Oceania Customs Organisation organised its first Virtual Workshop on Digital Customs & Ecommerce from 18-21 May, 2021 with 85 Customs officials from 16 countries participating. The objective of the workshop was to support members in the preparation of a coherent application and implementation of automation, single window and processes…
WP04/ 21 Suva, Fiji, 28 April 2021- Customs officers must ensure they are well protected as they carry out their duties at the border, Oceania Customs Organisation Head of Secretariat, Richard Brennan says. “So far, we have done well as a region in containing the virus. We have some countries that don’t have the virus…
Research Assistant – Customs Intellectual Property Right Legislative Framework The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has 23 independent, self-governing and territories Customs jurisdictions in the Pacific. Established in 1986, its mandate is to promote effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations in the harmonization and simplification of Customs procedures, facilitation of trade, law enforcement and building the…
Greetings from the OCO Secretariat! We are pleased to present the OCO E-Newsletter for the period January – March 2021. In this edition we bring you up to speed on: Activities for the period January – March 2021. News from OCO Members and, Activities currently lined up for the months of April, May and June…
Nauru Customs Service receives Narcotics Identification Kits from ABF. Read Full Story here
Greetings from the OCO Secretariat! We are pleased to present this special edition of the OCO E-Newsletter Celebrating Women In Customs for the year 2021. We welcome any contribution from our Member Administrations and should you wish to include an in-country activity in the next issue, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at…
Revamp of existing Oceania Customs Organisation Secretariat Website The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) was established by Heads of Oceania Customs Administrations 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 assisting…
