An exciting opportunity. The Oceania Customs Organisation is a Pacific regional intergovernmental organisation, with the mission to help its 23 member administrations align with international customs standards and best practice, leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security. An exciting opportunity exists for the position of ICT/Communications Officer with the Oceania Customs Organisation, based…
Preparatory works have begun for the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Master Training Program (MTP), which is expected to begin mid next year. The program will initially be rolled out to regional World Customs Organisation members. A virtual meeting was held this month with the World Customs Organisation Regional Office of Capacity Building, the Oceania Customs…
Suva, Fiji, August 31, 2020– Customs officers are often seen as gatekeepers and not as important economic contributors even though they help in facilitating trade in an economy, newly appointed OCO Enforcement Advisor, Mohammed Ajaz says. “The public fails to recognise the importance of a customs officers’ contribution to the well-being of the society and…
Suva, Fiji, August 25, 2020– OCO recently worked with five signatory countries – Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Tuvalu- to draft Guidelines on Customs Procedures and Rules of Origin, intended to improve customs officials and traders’ understanding of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER-Plus) and overall improve trading between the countries. “The…
The Oceania Customs Organisation represents the interest of 23 member countries in the Pacific region. Its mission is to facilitate and where appropriate help customs administrations align with customs international standards and best practice leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security within the Oceania region. The OCO is pleased to announce the appointment…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) invites tenders from reputable training institutions and qualified training consultants for the scope, design and delivery of Customs Training for its Pacific Island member administrations. Please refer to the Tender Specifications for “Training Providers” on the OCO website www.ocosec.org for more detailed information. Completed tenders should be submitted by email…
The OCO co-facilitated with the national ROO Trainer, Mr. Noa Buredua, a two-day Rules of Origin Training for the Fiji Revenue & Customs Services (FRCS) held in Suva, Fiji on 24-25 June, 2020. About 29 Customs Officers participated in the Workshop, 14 of whom virtually from Lautoka and Labasa. The objective of the workshop…
During the past 2 weeks OCO and its members continue to benefit from the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) – International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) webinar series on COVID-19 crimes as well as a series on the Dark Web. These are 2 separate webinar series…
OCO participated with some of its members, Solomon Islands and Fiji in a USPTO/USDOJ organized webinar on COVID-19 IPR enforcement on 3rd June 2020. The webinar had more than 100 participants from all over the world with Fiji organizing their subject matter experts and their support service team legal, IT and international to watch together….
Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, the OCO conducted its meeting with Tariff Officers in the region remotely by videoconference. The meeting took place on 4th June, 2020 with 14 participants from nine of the OCO member countries. The meeting included a presentation from OCO on the overview of the HS 2022 amendments, current work…
