Morocco Eases Import Taxes on Meat and Olive Oil to Combat Rising Food Prices

In a decision dated October 15 and signed by its Director General, Abdellah Janati, the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) has set rules to regulate the import of red meat, frozen or chilled, into Morocco. The measure aims to ensure the availability of quality products on the local market at affordable prices and to relieve the livestock sector, severely affected by the severe drought that has been affecting the kingdom for almost six years.

According to the text, certain live animals and products are exempt from import duty and VAT on import for the year 2025. These include live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and camelid species, within the limit of a quota of 150,000 heads, 700,000 heads, 20,000 heads and 15,000 heads, breeding heifers and heifers, within the limit of a quota of 20,000 heads for each category.

Also exempt are the meats of animals of the bovine, ovine and caprine species, fresh, refrigerated or frozen, within the limit of a quota of 40,000 tons. In terms of food products, cargo rice is concerned, within the limit of a quota of 55,000 tons, as well as olive oils (virgin and extra virgin), within the limit of a quota of 20,000 tons.