The 20th OCO Annual Conference, hosted by Australian Border Force in Melbourne, Australia, concluded on Thursday 14 June 2018. The official communique for the conference can be downloaded here: 20th OCO Annual Conference Communique- Australia.
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) annual conference commenced on 11th June, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia, hosted by the Australian Border Force (ABF) with the theme “Strengthening regional connections to support a safe and prosperous Pacific”. The Conference was opened with statements from ABF Commissioner, Mr. Michael Outram and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Secretary General,…
More than 23 personnel from the Pacific island countries [PICs] from both Tax and Customs administrations underwent a five-day Regional Workshop on ISORA /ISOCA conducted by the IMF. The Training was organized and funded by PFTAC. OCO, PFTAC and PITAA. Members were in attendance at the 5-day workshop at the Novotel Nadi that ran from…
Greetings and Bula Vinaka! We are pleased to present our second OCO PACER Plus Project Newsletter. The OCO PACER Plus Project which is funded by the governments of Australia and New Zealand, is a two year work program of technical assistance to PACER Plus signatories on their customs obligations under the Agreement. The OCO is pleased…
Through its partnership with the World Customs Organisation, four members of the OCO participated in the WCO Mercator Programme Advisor (MPA) Accreditation Workshop that was held at the Fiji Revenue & Customs Service (FRCS), WCO Regional Training Centre in Suva, Fiji from 22-26 January, 2018. The Workshop was facilitated by two Technical Officials from the…
As part of its assistance to PACER Plus signatory members, the OCO from 4-25 January, 2018 assisted Cook Islands Customs with the transposition of its current Customs Harmonised System from the 2012 version to the HS 2017. A key component of the transposition work is the inclusion of the Pacific Harmonised Commodity and Description &…
Greetings and Bula Vinaka! We are pleased to present our first OCO PACER Plus Project Newsletter. The OCO PACER Plus Project which is funded by the governments of Australia and New Zealand, is a two year work program of technical assistance to PACER Plus signatories on their customs obligations under the Agreement. The OCO is…
The Regional Workshop on Customs Intelligence & Data Analysis using CENComm and other applications was held at WCO Regional Training Centre at the Fiji Revenue & Customs Services from Monday 20th November to Friday 24th November, 2017. The Workshop was organised by the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat and facilitated by the World Customs Organisation…
The OCO attended the WHO Meeting in Manila on Accelerating the Raising of Tobacco Taxes and the Ratification of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in the Western Pacific. The meeting was attended by 36 Participants from 20 different countries. A Total of 11 countries from the pacific were represented by 17…
More than 60 personnel from various law enforcement agencies underwent a five-day National Workshop on Financial Crime. The Training was organized by OCO in collaboration with its key law enforcement partners in CNMI, that ran from the 13th – 17th November 2017. The training covered a range of Topics which included: illicit financial flows, customs…
