Morocco Extends Export Relief Measures for 6 Months Amid Ongoing Pandemic Impact

According to a press release from the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII), these easing measures for the regularization of accounts, subscribed under the economic regimes of temporary admission, will remain valid until June 30, 2022.

Initially scheduled to end on December 31, 2021, this system allows operators who have regularized their situation within less than 6 months following the due date of the account, to pay a penalty of 5% of the duties and taxes, instead of 25%. This increases to 10% beyond the 6-month period.

In detail, this support takes into account temporary admission for active processing, the free industrial warehouse, temporary admission, and the private individual warehouse.

Normally, operators who import inputs under the temporary admission regime, and who do not re-export within the allotted time (which can go up to two years) the goods manufactured with these inputs, are exposed to heavy penalties, recalls customs.