Morocco to Impose Import Tax on E-Cigarette Liquids, Raising Vaping Costs

Faced with the dangers posed by the use of the electronic cigarette on [health], the deputies of the majority and the opposition have agreed to impose an import tax on the liquids.

This decision takes the vapers by surprise who were counting on making savings by exchanging their pack of cigarettes for the electronic cigarette and its various aromatic liquids, reports TelQuel Arabi which indicated that the tax proposal of the majority in the finance committee within the Parliament has been clarified for this purpose.

"The majority has proposed a tax of 3 dirhams per milliliter of imported e-liquid, in addition to a tax of 5 dirhams on imported nicotine, as long as it does not exceed the threshold of ten grams. The prices of liquid refills could thus triple," informed the same source.

In addition, a proposal to tax the equipment (batteries, resistors, ...) was rejected by the Minister of Finance, Mohamed Benchaâboun, who did not object to the imposition of the liquids in question.