The Finance & Corporate Services Manager is a key member of the management team and reports directly to the Head of the OCO Secretariat. The purpose of this role is to manage the Finance and Corporate Services function for the OCO Secretariat to deliver corporate services that provide sufficient support to both OCO staff and…
The OCO Secretariat visited Cook Islands on 27-30 January, 2020 to undertake preparatory discussions with the Cook Islands Customs Service and their stakeholders regarding the forthcoming 22nd Annual OCO Conference. The OCO Annual Conference will be convened in Cook Islands on 20-23 July 2020 and will bring together 23 Heads of Customs Administration in the…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) invites tenders from IATA registered Travel Agencies for provision of Travel Services. Please download the Tender Specifications for a “Travel Service Provider” for more detailed information. Completed tenders should be submitted by email to tender@ocosec.org by 28 February 2020.
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) successfully organised a Regional Workshop on Change Management and Gender Equality in Nadi, Fiji from the 2-6 December 2019. The workshop was attended by 23 senior management staff (11 female/12 male) from 14 OCO member countries and funded under the PACER Plus Readiness Package. The workshop was opened by 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 OCO Secretariat organized the Pacific Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (PACHS) Review Meeting on 16-17 September, 2019 in Nadi, Fiji. The Meeting was attended by 19 Customs Officials representing 12 Customs Administrations of the OCO (CNMI, Cooks Islands, FSM, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu). Also present were…
The OCO with financial support under the PACER Plus Project Readiness Package co-facilitated the PACER Plus ROO consultation in Tonga from 13-14 August, 2019 attended by 25 Customs Officials and 57 private sector representatives. The objective of the workshop was to deepen the knowledge and enhance customs capacity on the implementation of PACER Plus ROO….
Through its capacity building programme to members, the OCO with financial support under the PACER Plus Project Readiness Package conducted a PACER Plus ROO Workshop & legislative consultation in Niue from 7-8 August, 2019 attended by officials from the Niue Customs and Treasury Department and private sector representatives. The main objective of the workshop was…
In collaboration with the Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue and United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), the OCO organized an automation study visit for 10 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) (Cooks Islands, Federated State of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu) on 25-26 July,…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) in collaboration with the Vanuatu Department of Customs & Inland Revenue (DCIR) organized a Regional PACER Plus Transparency Provision Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu from the 22-24 July, 2019. The workshop was opened by Mr. Harold Tarosa, DCIR. In his opening remarks, he emphasized that transparency and predictability of regulations…
