The services of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) and the Foreign Exchange Office have uncovered a sophisticated network of illegal currency transfers abroad. More than 90 million dirhams would have been diverted abroad over the past three years.
In Morocco, three multinationals suspected of having exploited the temporary admission regime, a tax mechanism intended to encourage industrial exports, to avoid the payment of customs duties and taxes estimated at several billion dirhams, are in the sights of the Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxes (ADII). It has launched a large-scale audit operation.
The Moroccan customs services are on the trail of a vast import fraud network. Importers are suspected of having set up a sophisticated system to avoid paying taxes, involving complex financial circuits and international ramifications.
The Moroccan customs service has dismantled an international gold trafficking network that uses women as mules. The gold seized at the kingdom’s airports would come from Turkey.
The Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) seized 167 million dirhams in foreign currency in 2024, representing a 55% increase compared to 2023.
Some 151,755 passenger cars were cleared in Morocco in 2024, an increase of 6% compared to the previous year, according to the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII).
In coordination with the regional customs control brigades in Casablanca, Tangier and Guerguerat, the National Customs Brigade has intensified its investigations to track down smuggling networks and the marketing of counterfeit products, known as "Master copy", imported from China via Mauritania.
When they arrive in Morocco, travelers - including Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) - can introduce certain personal items without paying duties or taxes. But this exemption is not unlimited: precise rules govern the quantities and nature of the goods admitted. Here are five concrete examples.
Moroccan customs officers arrested three people, including Moroccans residing abroad, at the Bab Sebta border crossing who were transporting large quantities of hashish, carefully hidden in their vehicles. In total, 87 kilos of this drug were seized.
Travelers, including Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), benefit from certain tax exemptions provided for in the General Tax Code. Here are five concrete cases where you don’t have to pay anything.
Suspicions of large-scale manipulation in customs declarations and the values of imported goods are pushing several regional customs directorates in Morocco, particularly in Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir, to deepen their investigations.
Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) and travelers sometimes have to declare their goods upon arrival in Morocco. This formality, often neglected, makes it possible to avoid seizures, fines and unpleasant surprises. Here are five situations where the declaration is mandatory.