Nadi, Fiji — Customs officers from across the Pacific are gathering in Nadi this week for a four-day regional training programme designed to strengthen their ability to identify and intercept high-risk travellers at airport border control. The Regional Training on...
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National Level Harmonised System (HS) Training for the Republic of Marshall Islands
SUVA, FIJI — The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has successfully completed a national-level training programme aimed at strengthening the technical capacity of Customs officers in Harmonised System (HS) classification, with the first in-country mission delivered...
Pacific Customs Officers Trained to Target Counterfeit Goods
Suva, Fiji — Customs officers are being trained to identify counterfeit products and protect intellectual property rights, as part of a new webinar series launched by the Oceania Customs Organisation in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
Regional Training Empowers Customs to Deploy and Refine Risk Management
Nadi, Fiji — Customs officers from across the Pacific are in Nadi this week to attend a training and mentoring programme that aims to move small Pacific Customs administrations away from inspecting every shipment by hand and towards a smarter, data-driven approach to...
Pacific Customs Officers Upskill for Trade and Revenue in Fiji
NADI, FIJI — Every year, Pacific Island governments lose revenue they are owed because goods clear ports and airports without proper checks. This week, the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) is taking direct action to address that. From 23 to 26 March 2026, Customs...
Pacific Women Customs Officers Graduate from Intelligence Program
SUVA, FIJI – 10 March 2026 – Fifty-six women Customs officers from across the Pacific have completed a regional intelligence management alumni programme and signed a joint commitment to advance women’s leadership in border security. The graduates, from 16 countries...
Leadership Programme Reaches North Pacific for First Time
Guam CQA participants 2026 with PLP facilitators in GuamSUVA, FIJI – 05 March 2026 –Customs officers in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have started a nine-month leadership programme for the first time, in a new partnership between the...
The Customs Officer Who Kept Following Up Until Someone Listened
When Lorina Rae Seady speaks in meetings and nobody responds, she does not take it personally. She sends an email. Then she follows up again. It is a strategy that has taken her to the top of Customs leadership in the Federated States of Micronesia — and she thinks...
Pacific Customs Tackle Workplace Equality
SUVA, FIJI – 17 February 2026 – The Oceania Customs Organisation has completed a series of online discussions with members aimed at creating a more inclusive Customs environment for all Pacific people highlighting opportunities to engage better with women and people...
Pacific Customs Officials Learn from Each Other to Automate Border Services
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...