Morocco: Buying
In this page: Customs Procedures | Industrial and Manufacturing Profile | Identifying a Supplier | Controlling the Quality of the Products | Organizing Goods Transport To and From Morocco
Customs Procedures
- Export Clearance
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In order to obtain an export title, the following documents must be presented to the customs office:
- export declaration (DUM);
- committment exchange;
- invoice;
- certificate of origin;
- packing list;
- certificates of inspection.For further information, consult the dedicated section on the portal of the Moroccan Customs.
- Necessary Declaration
- The export certificate must be accompanied by the final invoice, the commercial contract and other commercial documents (certificate of origin, details, etc.), shipping (transport contract) and insurance documents (where applicable).
- Restrictions
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Certain goods cannot be exported, including: weapons and ammunition, objects of art and antiquity, furniture which are of historical, archaeological or anthropological interest to Morocco or which are of interest to the humanities in general, illicit drugs, etc.
For the full list of the products for which an export license is required, click here. - Export Taxes
- None
Industrial and Manufacturing Profile
The industrial sector constitutes 26% of Morocco's GDP in 2019 (World Bank).
Sector-specific professional associations
35 professional associations listed for Morocco.
Type of Manufacturers
- Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Low compared to subcontracting due to weakness of the domestic market.
- Original Design Manufacturers
- Low compared to subcontracting due to weakness of the domestic market.
- Subcontractors
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Subcontractors are numerous in Morocco: 1850 companies already in 2002.
Historically, they are more concentrated in the textile-clothing sector. But today, Moroccan companies are moving into production of electronics components or spare parts for cars and aeronautics. - Useful Resources
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Identifying a Supplier
Moroccan multisector Business directories
2FindLocal Morocco - Moroccan business directory
Afrikta - Morocco business directory
Arabo Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
Biz Pages Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
BizExposed Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
Bloombiz Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
City By App Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
Cybo Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
eArabic Market - Morocco business directory
eArabic Market Morocco - Business directory for Morocco
To see 16 more, check out our Business Directories database.
Moroccan Marketplaces
Sample of marketplaces incorporated in Morocco (A to Z)
Upcoming Trade shows in Morocco
October 3rd, 2023
Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Armament, arms - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Industry service - Service Industry: unspecified - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Embedded systems - Air transport, airports - Recycling
October 12th, 2023
Robotics - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Printing, reproduction - Raw materials, materials, metals - Materials - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Design - Databases - Software - Services - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Hospital - Dental - Medical Equipment - Research, innovation
October 17th, 2023
Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Packaging, packing, conditioning
October 17th, 2023
Agriculture - Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Machine tools, agricultural machinery
October 17th, 2023
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Real estate - Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Furnishings - Household equipment - Raw materials, materials, metals - Materials - Raw materials, mines, quarries
October 24th, 2023
Insurance, mutual funds, pension funds - Banks - Investment funds, other financial institutions - Stock Exchange, investments - Financing, aid - Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Naval construction, boating - Equipment - Networks - Telecommunications - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight - Recycling
October 24th, 2023
Insurance, mutual funds, pension funds - Banks - Investment funds, other financial institutions - Stock Exchange, investments - Financing, aid - Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works
October 24th, 2023
Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Renewable energy - Embedded systems
November 1st, 2023
Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Electronic equipment and components - Embedded systems
November 1st, 2023
Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Energy - Renewable energy - Recycling
Other Useful Resources
- Trade Agencies and Their Representations Abroad
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Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Casablanca
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Rabat
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Tanger (In French)
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Marrakech and Safi
Moroccan Center for Promotion of Exports
Finding Assistance
- Recommended Resource
Controlling the Quality of the Products
- Quality Control Organizations
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Moroccan Industrial Standardisation Department
Organizing Goods Transport To and From Morocco
- Main Useful Means of Transport
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Over the last two decades Morocco spent an average of about MAD 40 billion on transport and logistics, upgrading consistently its network.
Roadways dominate inland transport in Morocco, providing 90% of the mobility of the people and 85% of flows of goods except phosphate. As of January 2020 Morocco’s road network consists of more than 57,330 km of road, of which around 43,500 is paved.
Morocco’s railway network includes 1300 km of track, with 120 stations serving passengers as well as freight.
Bestowed with a 3,500 km long coastline distributed on the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea, 95% of Morocco’s external trade is carried on through maritime transport. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Transport, during the first eleven months of 2018, 122.8 million tonnes of goods transited through Moroccan ports. The Moroccan freight transport fleet is made up of 8 vessels active belonging to 7 shipping companies.
By Air
- Airports
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National Office of Airports
- Transport Professionals
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Royal Air Maroc
Air France
Emirates
- Government Transport Organisations
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Department of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Equipment and Transport (in French)
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Latest Update: September 2023