NADI, Fiji, 21 September, 2026 — The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are delivering a regional workshop under the OCO-USPTO Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen enforcement against trade in counterfeit...
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Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Workshop to Strengthen American Samoa Customs Compliance Capability
TAFUNA, AMERICAN SAMOA — Customs Officers from the Department of Treasury, Customs & Excise Tax Division of American Samoa have gathered in Pago Pago from 17–21 August 2026 for a national training focused on strengthening Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) capability. The...
Pacific Customs Maritime Officers Gather in Tonga for Security and Information Sharing Training
Nuku'alofa, Tonga - 10 August 2026 Customs Officers from 13 Pacific Island countries are gathering in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, from 10–14 August 2026 for a regional workshop focused enhancing maritime domain awareness from a Customs capability using the Indo-Pacific Ocean...
Breaking Barriers in Customs in the Pacific
Forty years of Pacific Customs cooperation and a new generation of women leading its next chapter. The story of Jacquline Story of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Customs shows what it takes to get there. On an April morning in 2025, Jacqueline Saleu went to work at PNG...
OCO Secretariat and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Strengthen Regional Cooperation
Suva, Fiji – 19 June 2026 The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration through the sharing of information, technical expertise, and...
OCO Strengthens National Revenue Management Capacity in Niue Customs
SUVA, FIJI — The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat successfully delivered a national-level training on the Harmonised System (HS) and Customs Valuation in Niue as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening technical Customs capacity across the...
Customs Leaders Call for Coordinated Regional Effort Against Transnational Crimes
NATADOLA, Fiji, 08 June, 2026 — Twenty-one Pacific Customs administrations have signed off on a communiqué calling for joint action against transnational crime networks exploiting the region's borders. The call came at the close of the 28th Annual Conference of the...
Pacific Customs Leaders Unite to Strengthen Regional Security and Trade
SUVA, FIJI — The Honourable Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development, Esrom Yosef Immanuel, officially opened the 28th Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Annual Conference at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa in Natadola, Fiji. The three-day...
Pacific Customs Leaders Unite to Strengthen Border Security, Trade and Economic Growth
NADI, FIJI —Customs leaders from 24 Pacific administrations will convene in Fiji from 2–4 June 2026 for the 28th Annual Conference of the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), reaffirming their collective commitment to protecting Pacific communities, securing borders,...
Oceania Customs Organisation Appoints New Head of Secretariat
SUVA, FIJI- The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Laisiana Tugaga as its Head of Secretariat. Mrs Tugaga will formally assume office on Monday, 1 June 2026, bringing with her a distinguished career spanning more than...