Moroccan Customs Outlines Procedure for Expats Facing Car Theft During Visits Home

The answer is given in the guide dedicated to Moroccans living abroad, which the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) published a few days ago. In order not to distort it, we publish the answer as it was disseminated:

In the event of theft of his vehicle, the Moroccan expatriate remains liable for the corresponding import duties and taxes. To regularize the customs situation of his vehicle, he must either pay the corresponding duties and taxes, or guarantee them according to the two options below:
• by producing the regularization commitment, established by an approved assistance company or;
• by personally subscribing to a commitment to regularize the situation of the stolen vehicle within a period not exceeding 1 year (cf. note no. 17707/421 of 09/25/2001).

The model of this commitment is downloadable via the website:
www.douane.gov.ma/Particuliers / Moroccans Residing Abroad / See also / Forms.

In case of subscription of the aforementioned commitment, the Moroccan expatriate can only import another car after regularizing the customs situation of the first vehicle. It is specified, in this regard, that the commitment subscribed is valid for one (01) year and that penalties are provided for in case of non-compliance with this deadline.