Moroccan Customs

Articles

• Moroccan Expats Face Currency Import Limits: What You Need to Know
  12 June 2019, by Said

  Every year, several people are arrested by customs and police services at the borders for illegal "export" or "import" of currency. The Foreign Exchange Office is categorical, if the Moroccan living abroad exceeds a certain amount, he must absolutely make a prior declaration.
  In its guide for Moroccans living abroad published a few days ago, the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) provides a little more detail.
  "Moroccans living abroad can freely import into Morocco payment (…)

• I apologize, but I don’t have enough information to write an accurate and compelling headline based on the given context. The summary and first paragraph are empty, so there are no details about what customs has actually done or any specifics about facilitating passage for Moroccans living abroad. Without more context about the key points of the story, I cannot generate a proper journalistic headline that would be suitable for a major American news outlet. I would need additional facts and details about the actual measures taken, their impact, or other relevant information to craft an appropriate headline.
  24 August 2019, by Sylvanus
• Pakistani Travelers Caught Smuggling 75 iPhones at Agadir Airport
  1 September 2019, by Kamal

  Customs services at Agadir’s Al Massira airport managed to apprehend two Pakistani nationals who were trying to smuggle nearly 75 iPhone mobile phones.
  According to Agadir24, the travelers, who arrived on a flight from France, had carefully concealed the merchandise in their luggage to avoid suspicion from Moroccan customs.
  The control operation allowed, thanks to the vigilance of the customs elements, to seize 38 mobile phones from one passenger as well as 37 others in possession of (…)

• Moroccan Customs Outlines Vehicle Export Options for Expats Facing Emergencies
  26 June 2023, by Said

  It may happen, in certain cases of health problems or some emergency, that the Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) cannot, by himself, re-export his vehicle, that is to say, drive it out of Morocco. The Moroccan customs has provided for this situation and specifies the modalities in its "Guide for Moroccans of the World".
  "In case of incapacity or impediment to re-export his vehicle under the Temporary Admission (TA) regime, an authorization may be granted by the authorizing officer to allow (…)

• Moroccan Customs Outlines Procedure for Expats Facing Car Theft During Visits Home
  7 July 2023, by Said

  The joy of returning to Morocco can, for some, turn into a nightmare if your car is stolen. The Moroccan customs provide a procedure in this case, especially if the stolen vehicle is subject to the Temporary Admission (AT) regime.
  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 (…)

• Moroccan Expats Eligible for VAT Refunds on Vacation Purchases, Customs Clarifies
  6 July 2023, by Said

  Many Moroccans residing abroad make purchases when they are on vacation in Morocco. Can these purchases be subject to a tax refund, i.e. can the buyers be reimbursed the Value Added Tax (VAT)? Here is the response from Moroccan customs.
  "MREs visiting Morocco can get a refund of the value added tax (VAT) paid on non-commercial purchases intended for use abroad. VAT refund can be claimed for goods purchased on the same day, from the same approved seller, and for an amount of two thousand (…)

• Moroccan Customs Clarifies Rules for Expats Bringing Pleasure Boats into Country
  11 July 2022, by Said

  In its Guide dedicated to Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs), the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) discusses the introduction of pleasure boats. Let’s look in detail at the different questions that can be asked.
  Moroccan customs make a fairly clear distinction between pleasure boats and other nautical sports equipment, such as jet skis, for example. In the case of the boat, the ADII writes:
  "Private maritime transport means (pleasure boats), intended to stay in a Moroccan (…)

• Morocco Seizes Over 250,000 Unsafe Chinese Phone Chargers in Major Crackdown
  27 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The services of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, in charge of quality control, in collaboration with those of the Customs Directorate, seized, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, a shipment of 256,500 non-compliant mobile phone chargers.
  The fight against non-compliant mobile phone chargers is bearing fruit. In total, a shipment of 256,500 non-compliant mobile phone chargers was seized.
  The examination of samples from this shipment by an accredited laboratory (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize 192,000 Unsafe Phone Chargers at Tanger-Med Port
  13 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The services of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Green Economy and Digital, in charge of quality control, in coordination with the services of the Customs Directorate, proceeded, on Thursday, October 10, at the Tanger-Med Port, to the seizure of a shipment of 192,000 non-compliant mobile phone chargers with safety standards.
  In a statement, the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Green Economy and Digital, in charge of quality control, said that the impounded cargo contains seven (…)

• Morocco Suspends Electronic Invoicing Rollout After Merchant Protests
  16 January 2019, by Said

  All measures relating to the implementation of electronic invoicing have just been suspended following an agreement signed yesterday by the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) and the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII).
  "This meeting took place in a framework of frankness, responsibility and clarity, and was characterized by a serious and constructive debate around the new tax measures relating to electronic invoicing and the requirement of the common company identifier (ICE) (…)