Morocco Boosts Anti-Fraud Measures in 2023 Budget, Enhances Export Support
2 November 2022
The 2023 Finance Bill (PLF) provides for new customs measures to combat fraud.
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Morocco Tightens Customs on AliExpress and Shein Purchases, Shoppers Face New Taxes
31 October 2022
Despite the removal of the exemption from customs duties on transactions valued at less than 1,250 DH, Moroccans have not stopped making online purchases internationally, (…)
Morocco Tightens Airport Customs: New 2,000 Dirham Limit on Duty-Free Goods
27 October 2022
The Moroccan customs will now tax objects, goods and gifts worth more than 2,000 dirhams upon entry and exit of airports as part of new restrictive measures.
Morocco Suspends Import Duties on Heavy Cattle to Boost Beef Supply Amid Drought
21 October 2022
The Moroccan government has adopted a draft decree on the abolition of customs duties on the purchase of domestic cattle weighing at least 550 kg.
Spanish Police Bust Drug and Human Trafficking Ring with Ties to Moroccan Customs Officials
2 October 2022
The Spanish police have dismantled a Moroccan network of drug and underage migrant trafficking in Crevillent, Callosa and Lorca (Canary Islands). The interrogation of the (…)
Melilla’s PP Doubts Government Promise on Morocco Border Customs Reopening
2 October 2022
The Popular Party (PP) is skeptical about the announcement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, regarding the reopening in January 2023 of the (…)
Morocco to Limit Sebta Border Trade to Domestic Products, Officials Say
26 September 2022
If Morocco authorizes the opening of a commercial customs office at the Tarajal border, only Moroccan products would be transported to Sebta, according to sources from the (…)
Spanish Opposition Urges Government to Pressure Morocco on Melilla Border Reopening
17 September 2022
The general coordinator of the Popular Party (PP), Elías Bendodo, has asked the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, to do everything possible with Morocco so that the (…)
Morocco to Regulate Electric Scooters and E-Bikes as Vehicles, Requiring Insurance
12 September 2022
Electric scooters and bicycles will soon be on the same footing as cars and motorcycles by having their own homologation framework. The request has been made since last July by (…)
Melilla Border Restrictions Halt Moroccan Imports, Frustrating Local Traders
26 August 2022
The residents of Melilla are still waiting to be able to transport the products they have purchased in Morocco into the city.