“Driving Efficiency, Security and Sustainability: Strengthening Customs in the Pacific“

Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat

The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) was established by Heads of Oceania Customs Administrations in August 1998 to promote efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of Regional Customs Administrations. To date, OCO has a membership of 24 countries and territories from the Pacific region, and its principal activity is facilitating and where appropriate helping member administrations align with customs international standards and best practice, leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security within the Oceania region.

Strategic Priority Areas

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Priority 1

Customs Leadership

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Priority 2

Law Enforcement and Border Security

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Priority 3

Trade Management and Facilitation

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Priority 4

Revenue Management and Compliance

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Priority 5

Institutional Strengthening of Small Member
Administrations

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Priority 6

Institutional Strengthening of the OCO
Secretariat

Latest News

WP/01 OCEANIA CUSTOMS ORGANISATION LAUNCHES LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS

Jan 28, 2025

Nadi, Fiji. January 28- The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) held its first capacity-building workshop of 2025 focusing on strengthening leadership across its 23 member countries. The workshop facilitated by Charles Sturt University’s Centre for Customs and Excise...

Pacific Customs Administrations Celebrate International Customs Day as Fiji’s PM Highlights Modernisation and Security

Jan 28, 2025

Suva, Fiji. January 27- Pacific customs administrations joined the global customs community in celebrating International Customs Day, with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka emphasising the crucial role of customs services in an era of rapid technological change...

Pacific Nations Combat Drug Trafficking Through Small Craft Monitoring

Nov 26, 2024

Nadi, Fiji – November 26, 2024–Customs officers from across Oceania met in Nadi last week for an intensive training program to tackle the growing problem of drug smuggling in the region. The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), in partnership with the Australian...

Pacific Customs Unite to Combat Revenue Evasion

Oct 30, 2024

October 28: Nadi, Fiji – The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and Australian Border Force (ABF) are working to strengthen revenue protection across the Pacific region with the commencement of the Revenue Evasion Master Class in Nadi, Fiji. The three-day workshop,...

Events & Workshop

OCO Events and Workshops is a great way to communicate ideas, acquire new skills and specialized knowledge which members can apply to their profession and to better accomplish member goals and values.

Upcoming events and workshops:

10 Jul RC Talanoa-IORIS Awareness
14-25 Jul Pacific Management Development Program
14-16 Jul Pacific Regional and National Security Conference
16-18 Jul Pacific Islands Forum Trade Officials and Ministers Meeting (FTOM and FTMM) and the Pacific ACP Trade Officials and Ministers Meeting (PACPTOM and PACPTMM)
17-18 Jul Forum Officials Sub-Committee on Regional Security
21 Jul FISCO Meeting No. 2 of 2025
31 Jul PACOMM Trade Database Launch
04 Aug Initiate Design of tthe OCO Customs Integrity Framework
11-15 Aug Dialogue on AEO Development in the Pacific
19-22 Aug Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Pacific Conference
03 Sep OCO Steering Committee Virtual (Qtr 1/2026) Meeting
01-03 Sep Meeting of Intelligence Contact Points
10 Sep ISWG Meeting
16-18 Sep Regional Training Course on Preventing Illicit Transfers of Toxic Chemicals – Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
22 – 26 Sep PITAA Annual Heads Meeting
22-26 Sep PACCOM Database Workshop
29 Sep – 03 Oct WCO Master Trainer Program on Risk Management and PCA (WG3)
30 Sep – 03 Oct 8th Operational Meeting to Counter Trafficking of Synthetic Opioids, Dangerous Substances and Chemicals through Postal, Express Courier and Air Cargo Services
06-10 Oct Drug and Precursor Workshop & ICP Meeting
06 Oct FISCO Meeting No. 3 of 2025
13-17 Oct GESI Talanoa
TBA Time-Release Study for Kiribati

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OCO Member Countries

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