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…
Suva, Fiji, 29 March, 2021 – OCO members are preparing for the implementation of HS 2022, which is the seventh edition of the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature that will come into force on 1 January 2022. “As a region, we need to work together and prepare for this huge task of implementing HS 2022 when…
Suva, Fiji, 08 April, 2021- The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), supported by the Australia Border Force (ABF) is helping Fijian border law enforcement agencies prepare for the opening of borders by providing training on the use of the Pacific Small Craft App, that will assist in collecting data for small crafts such as yachts. “Small…
Suva, Fiji, 31 March 2021- OCO chairperson Salvador Jacob says there has been progress, but more work still needs to be done to ensure gender equality in Customs administrations in the Pacific. OCO ended its month-long celebration of the achievements of women through the Pacific Women in Customs series, which is a collection of feature…
Suva, Fiji, 30 March, 2021- The adage never judge a book by its cover holds true for Odelaffi Sato, the woman behind the Post Audit Section of the Palau Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Armed with more than two decades of experience, she is your typical “no-nonsense” customs officer who has uncovered numerous cases…
Suva, Fiji, 30 March, 2021 – Sonia Lecomte is the deputy director of Customs in the French territory of New Caledonia, a position she has held in the last three years. She has worked for French Customs for the past 22 years, in various posts which included being head of the intelligence team at Le…
