Tangier Cracks Down on Illegal Hookah Tobacco, Shisha Cafés Face Fines and Closures
27 February 2020
Customs services are waging a relentless battle against shisha café owners. And for good reason, the use of contraband tobacco in the hookahs.
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Moroccan Customs Launches Video Campaign to Combat Smuggling Threats
23 February 2020
The Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration has published a new video capsule to raise public awareness about the evils of smuggling.
French National Arrested at Morocco-Spain Border with 343 kg of Hashish
5 February 2020
An operation, jointly carried out by the national security and customs, made it possible to seize a cargo of 343 kilograms of chira. It was on Monday afternoon, at the Bab (…)
Morocco’s Tobacco Tax Revenue Exceeds Forecast, Reaches 11.34 Billion Dirhams in 2019
28 January 2020
The tobacco market generated 11.34 billion DH at the end of 2019, compared to a forecast of 11.05 billion DH in the 2019 Finance Act; this represents a slight additional profit (…)
Moroccan Police Implicated in Ceuta Border Smuggling Scheme, Report Finds
24 January 2020
About 200 cars out of more than a thousand dedicated to porterage belong "to security agents and customs". This is revealed by the report of the Parliamentary Commission on the (…)
Moroccan Customs Revenue Soars to 103.7 Billion Dirhams in 2019
13 January 2020
The past year has been prosperous for the Moroccan customs which has generated significant revenue. Customs declarations have increased and the authorities announce more than (…)
Moroccan Customs Revenue Hits Record 103.7 Billion Dirhams in 2019
12 January 2020
2019 was a prosperous year for the Moroccan customs. Indeed, it generated 103.7 billion DH in revenue, compared to 100.8 billion the previous year. At the meeting organized by (…)
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Customs Officer at Morocco-Spain Border
8 January 2020
The young woman who had slapped a customs officer last November at Bab Sebta was sentenced to two months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams for humiliating a sworn agent in (…)
Morocco Modernizes Customs: New Online Refund System Streamlines Process
22 December 2019
The Customs Administration now has new features in its "Automated Customs Network Base" (BADR) digitized system. It allows users to discreetly submit their refund requests and (…)
Morocco Seizes Over 180,000 Unsafe Phone Chargers in Major Import Crackdown
27 November 2019
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, in coordination with customs services, seized 184,250 non-compliant mobile phone chargers from Asian countries on (…)