SUVA, Fiji – 1 December 2025 – The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat says sharing knowledge between Pacific countries delivers real benefits after a successful four-day visit where Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency officials learned from Palau’s digital...
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Pacific Islands Advance Towards Regional Trusted Trader Network
Suva, Fiji – 12 November 2025 – Pacific Island nations finished their three-part workshop series on creating trusted trader programs, with the final session focusing on how to put these programs into practice. Phase I and II of the workshops were completed in...
Pacific Nations Continue Customs Reform Training Program
Suva, Fiji – 15 October 2025 – Pacific Island nations have completed a training program aimed at streamlining Customs operations and reducing trade barriers across the region, with Fiji's success story pointing to potential economic benefits for smaller economies. The...
Modernised Customs Systems Set to Streamline Trade and Reduce Border Delays
Nadi, Fiji, November 25, 2025 – Customs organisations in the Pacific are advancing their digital systems to improve trade activities within the region and the world. The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat and the PACER Plus Implementation Unit concluded a...
OCO Joins Global Efforts to Tackle Synthetic Drug Smuggling
Suva, Fiji – October , 2025 The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) joined global counterparts at the 8th Operational Meeting to Counter Trafficking of Synthetic Opioids, Dangerous Substances, and Chemicals through Postal, Express Courier and Air Cargo Services (INCB...
OCO to Boost Pacific Border Security: Intelligence Officers to be Trained on Fentanyl, Synthetic Drugs and Precursor Trafficking
Figure 1: Regional Participants and facilitators at the Opening Ceremony of the Regional Training for OCO Intelligence Contact Points (ICPs) on Precursor Chemicals and Drug Trafficking Trends held in Nadi, Fiji NADI, FIJI – 21 October 2025 – Customs intelligence...
Pacific Islands Work to Match Global Trade Standards Through Trusted Trader Schemes
OCO launches dialogue to expand Authorised Operator Programmes across the Pacific SUVA, Fiji. October 14 - Pacific Island nations are working to expand trusted trader programmes across the region to bring their businesses up to speed with global trade standards...
Pacific Customs Officers Boost Chemical Security Skills
Fifteen officers from across the region learn advanced detection techniques to prevent toxic chemical smuggling SUVA, Fiji. September 26, 2025- Customs and government officials 13 Pacific nations responsible for implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention were...
Oceania Customs Organisation Joins Pacific E-commerce Alliance
SUVA, Fiji- SUVA, Fiji — The Oceania Customs Organisation, representing 24 Pacific Island Customs administrations, has joined the Pacific E-commerce Alliance as global digital trade reaches unprecedented levels. The partnership, approved during OCO's annual conference...
OCO Members Target Drug Traffickers
SUVA, FIJI – June 26, 2025. Pacific nations must urgently strengthen maritime enforcement as criminal networks deliberately exploit geographic vulnerabilities, generating unprecedented trafficking drugs across the region. The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) says...