Morocco Tightens Customs Rules for Expats: Key Changes for 2025 Summer Return

Here are the main changes to remember between the 2024 and 2025 guides.

1. Vehicle already entered under AT: this is now clearly prohibited
In the 2024 guide, the subject was unclear.
In 2025, the rule is explicit:

The same vehicle can only benefit from one temporary admission (AT) per year, even with another driver.
Exception: if the vehicle officially changes ownership (with a new registration certificate).

2. Extension of stay: conditions specified
The 2024 guide mentioned a possibility of extension, but without details.

In the 2025 guide:

The 6-month extension is only authorized from December 1st.
It must be requested before the expiration of the AT.
Outside of this period, fines are clearly detailed:
• Up to 30 days: 1,000 DH
• 31 to 60 days: 2,500 DH
• 61 days to 6 months: 5,000 DH
• More than 6 months: 10,000 DH
A new fine grid in the 2025 guide.

3. Drones: reinforced prohibition
Drones were already prohibited in 2024.

The 2025 guide reiterates the prohibition twice, specifying that:

• Drones cannot be considered as toys,
• They are subject to prior authorization from the supervisory ministry.
• Zero tolerance confirmed.

4. Provisional registration certificate (CPI): better framed
In 2024: vague mentions.

In 2025:

The vehicle under a provisional registration certificate can be accepted under AT provided that it is valid and in the name of the applicant.
Useful clarification for MREs who buy a vehicle just before their departure.

5. Transfer of a vehicle between two MREs: reinforced rules
The 2025 guide details three strict conditions:

• The vehicle must not have been imported via a power of attorney.
• The beneficiary must not have an ongoing AT.
• The two MREs must be present (except the transferor if he is abroad).

An entirely new section in the 2025 edition.

6. Vehicles adapted for the disabled: expanded framework
New section in the 2025 guide:

Persons with disabilities can benefit from an exemption from import duties on adapted vehicles, provided they present:
• Medical certificate,
• Authorization from NARSA,
• Adapted license.
A major advance in terms of accessibility.

7. More direct terminology and layout
The 2025 guide adopts a more affirmative, more precise wording.
Some sections (e.g., weapons, currencies, medicines) are better highlighted or repeated.
The index has been simplified, with clearer tables.

The 2025 customs guide does not revolutionize everything, but formalizes several practices that were implicit until now. It also introduces precise sanctions, better frames special cases, and reinforces the logic of transparency required at the border.