# Morocco (MA)

**Capital:** Rabat  
**Currency:** Moroccan Dirham (MAD) (MAD)  
**Population:** 36'828'330  
**Area:** 446'550 km²

> Morocco is a key logistics hub between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Tanger Med is the largest container and transhipment port in Africa and the Mediterranean, handling over 10.2 million TEU in 2024. Other major ports are Casablanca, Jorf Lasfar (phosphates) and Agadir. Import VAT (TVA) is 20 percent (reduced 10 percent) and import duties range from 2.5 to 30 percent. Customs are cleared electronically via the ADII BADR system. Thanks to the EFTA-Morocco agreement (in force since 1999) and the EU association, Swiss and European exporters benefit from tariff preferences using EUR.1/EUR-MED proofs.

Morocco (ISO code MA) lies in north-western Africa on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, bordering Algeria and Western Sahara. It is a constitutional monarchy with stable institutions and growing integration into global markets. The economy is diversified across agriculture, mining, industry and tourism, with phosphates, vehicles, agricultural products and textiles among key exports. Morocco is a central logistics hub between Europe, Africa and the Middle East: the Tanger Med port complex is the largest container and transhipment port in Africa and the Mediterranean, while Casablanca, Jorf Lasfar and Agadir serve general cargo, phosphates and reefer trades. Import VAT is 20 percent and customs are cleared electronically via the ADII BADR system. The currency is the Moroccan Dirham (MAD).

**Top Import Partners:** ES, FR, CN, US, DE

**Top Export Partners:** ES, FR, IT, DE, US

**Top Import Goods:** Erdölprodukte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Weizen, Chemikalien

**Top Export Goods:** Fahrzeuge, Phosphate, Agrarprodukte, Textilien, Elektronik

**Key Airports:**
- [Al Massira Airport (AGA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/al-massira-airport-aga)
- [Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/fes-saiss-international-airport-fez)
- [Menara Airport (RAK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/menara-airport-rak)
- [Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mohammed-v-international-airport-cmn)
- [Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/rabat-sale-airport-rba)
- [Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/tangier-ibn-battuta-airport-tng)
- [Bassatine Airport (MEK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bassatine-airport-mek)
- [Bouarfa Airport (UAR)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bouarfa-airport-uar)
- [Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cherif-al-idrissi-airport-ahu)
- [Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/essaouira-mogador-airport-esu)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Einfuhr-MwSt (TVA) Normalsatz 20 Prozent, ermässigt 10 Prozent  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Zollabwicklung über BADR der ADII mit der Déclaration Unique des Marchandises (DUM); 2026 vollständig dematerialisiert. Einfuhrzölle 2,5 bis 30 Prozent (Höchstsatz seit 2026 von 40 auf 30 gesenkt).  
**Customs authority:** [Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects (ADII)](https://www.douane.gov.ma)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Logistik-Drehkreuz Europa-Afrika; Umschlaghafen Tanger Med  
**Economic area:** EFTA-FTA / EU-Assoziierung / Agadir-Abkommen  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel bis hoch  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.douane.gov.ma](https://www.douane.gov.ma)
- [https://www.douane.gov.ma/dms/loadDocument?documentId=97273&application=circulaire](https://www.douane.gov.ma/dms/loadDocument?documentId=97273&application=circulaire)
- [https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/morocco/corporate/other-taxes](https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/morocco/corporate/other-taxes)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/morocco-import-tariffs](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/morocco-import-tariffs)
- [https://www.hcp.ma/Population-legale-du-Royaume-du-Maroc-repartie-par-regions-provinces-et-prefectures-et-communes-selon-les-resultats-du_a3974.html](https://www.hcp.ma/Population-legale-du-Royaume-du-Maroc-repartie-par-regions-provinces-et-prefectures-et-communes-selon-les-resultats-du_a3974.html)
- [https://www.efta.int/trade-relations/free-trade-network/morocco](https://www.efta.int/trade-relations/free-trade-network/morocco)
- [https://www.tangermedport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-TMPA-PORT-ACTIVITY-REPORT-IN-2024.pdf](https://www.tangermedport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-TMPA-PORT-ACTIVITY-REPORT-IN-2024.pdf)
- [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62021CJ0779](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62021CJ0779)

*Last verified: 2026-07-22*

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