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Export from Morocco
A short guide for companies selling from Morocco: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.
1. What Morocco sells, and who buys it
Goods exports
US$88.8 billion
Merchandise exports were US$88.79 billion in 2025, as Morocco reported them to UN Comtrade; the flow includes re-exports.
Source: UN Comtrade, Morocco exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Services exports
US$33.6 billion
Services exports were US$33.64 billion in 2025 (WTO-UNCTAD-ITC data), of which travel was US$14.94 billion.
Source: UNCTADstat, WTO-UNCTAD-ITC services exports, Morocco (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Top goods exports
2025
- 1. Insulated wire and cable (HS 8544)US$12.4 billion
- 2. Motor cars (HS 8703)US$12.1 billion
- 3. Mixed fertilizers (HS 3105)US$11.1 billion
- 4. Phosphate fertilizers (HS 3103)US$4.31 billion
- 5. Motor vehicle parts (HS 8708)US$3.81 billion
- 6. Aircraft parts (HS 8807)US$3.78 billion
- 7. Phosphoric acid (HS 2809)US$3.55 billion
- 8. Women's suits, dresses and trousers (HS 6204)US$3.34 billion
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- 9. Electrical switching and protection apparatus (HS 8536)US$1.55 billion
- 10. Seats (HS 9401)US$1.52 billion
- 11. Tomatoes (HS 0702)US$1.38 billion
- 12. Prepared and canned fish (HS 1604)US$1.24 billion
- 13. Natural phosphates (HS 2510)US$1.21 billion
- 14. Other fresh fruit (HS 0810)US$1.16 billion
- 15. Molluscs (HS 0307)US$1.12 billion
- 16. Semiconductor devices (HS 8541)US$1.02 billion
- 17. Cane and beet sugar (HS 1701)US$994.3 million
- 18. Women's blouses and shirts (HS 6206)US$906.2 million
- 19. Vehicle lighting and signaling equipment (HS 8512)US$834 million
- 20. Men's suits and trousers (HS 6203)US$752.5 million
- Insulated wire and cable, motor cars and mixed fertilizers together make 40.1 percent of 2025 export value, so the top of this list reflects heavy industry. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Morocco reported no re-export flow to UN Comtrade for 2025, so flow X may include re-exports that cannot be separated. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, Morocco exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Where the goods go
2025, share of goods exports
- Spain22.1%
- France19.5%
- Germany5.6%
- India5.5%
- Italy4%
- United Kingdom4%
- United States3.2%
- Brazil2.9%
- The groupings left out of the destinations list make 2.3 percent of 2025 exports; they stay in the total. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, Morocco exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
2. What to look into next
Our reading
The research marks women's suits, dresses and trousers, tomatoes and prepared and canned fish as lines a small or mid-sized company could be in. If yours is one, check which markets buy that line, not only Morocco’s top destinations overall.
Source: UN Comtrade, Morocco exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports
Tomatoes grew 14% from 2024 to 2025. A growing line can mean buyers are looking for more; confirm it with that line’s buyers before you plan around it.
Source: UN Comtrade, Morocco exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports, against the year before
Promote:Global’s reading of the figures above, not a source’s statement, and not advice.
3. Trade agreements
What each arrangement can mean for a seller, and its limits. A preference is conditional: check the rules of origin before you quote.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement
Morocco is a state party to the AfCFTA, which entered into force on May 30, 2019, and became operational on January 1, 2021, per the trade ministry.
Check the importing country’s AfCFTA schedule and the origin certificate route with customs before you claim the preference.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, AfCFTA page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
European Union–Morocco Association Agreement
All industrial goods have traded duty-free between Morocco and the European Union since 2012, and farm trade is opened in stages.
Goods must meet the agreement’s origin rules, and agricultural products follow separate tariff arrangements.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, European Union agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
United Kingdom–Morocco Association Agreement
Industrial goods of Moroccan origin enter the United Kingdom duty-free, and most farm exports keep duty-free entry.
A short list of farm goods stays under quotas or calendars, and fruit and vegetables follow the United Kingdom’s tariff.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, United Kingdom agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
United States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement
Moroccan industrial goods other than textiles enter the United States duty-free, some after a nine-year phase-out; textiles follow a zero-duty list, a quota list and a six-year phase-out.
Other United States tariff measures can apply on top of the agreement, so confirm the current rate with United States customs before you quote.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, United States agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Morocco–EFTA Free Trade Agreement
All industrial goods have traded duty-free between Morocco and the EFTA states since 2012.
Farm concessions were exchanged country by country, and Morocco granted farm concessions only to Switzerland.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, EFTA agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Morocco–Türkiye Free Trade Agreement
Industrial goods have traded duty-free between Morocco and Türkiye since January 1, 2015.
Some farm goods enter Türkiye only within tariff quotas, and the agreement’s origin protocol applies.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Türkiye agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Agadir Agreement
Originating goods trade duty-free among Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, except goods excluded for health, safety or environment.
Goods must meet the agreement’s origin rules, and excluded goods keep their duties.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Agadir Agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Greater Arab Free Trade Area
Goods originating in member Arab countries enter duty-free after a ten-year tariff phase-down.
The ministry’s page lists the members and the phase-down only; check each importing country’s own rules.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Arab trade area (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Morocco–United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement
Originating goods trade with tariff dismantling that reached full duty exemption on January 1, 2005.
Goods made in free zones and some farm goods are excluded from the preference.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Emirates agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Morocco–Egypt Free Trade Agreement
Goods on the listed schedules trade with duty exemption or phased tariff cuts.
Excluded product lists apply, and farm trade is left for later review.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Egypt agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Morocco–Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Goods on the common list and goods with low combined duties enter duty-free, and others follow a phase-down.
Negative lists and chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonized System are mostly outside the preference.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Jordan agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Morocco–Tunisia Free Trade Agreement
Goods on the free lists trade duty-free, and others follow a ten-year tariff schedule.
One list pays a single 17.5 percent tax, and a negative list exists.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Tunisia agreement (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
AGOA
AGOA, the United States’ trade preference program for eligible African countries, does not cover Moroccan goods.
As of October 31, 2026, AGOA covers only sub-Saharan African countries and Morocco is not on the June 2026 beneficiary notice; Public Law 119-103 runs AGOA to December 31, 2028.
Source: Federal Register notice 2026-13177, AGOA eligibility, June 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
Developing Countries Trading Scheme
The United Kingdom’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme does not list Morocco in any tier, so Moroccan goods use the association agreement.
As of October 31, 2026, the scheme excludes non-least-developed countries that hold a trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
Source: United Kingdom Government, trading scheme preference tiers, June 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023
4. Steps to export
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Exporting from Morocco
- Register in the commercial register of the court where your head office sits, and put the register number on your export documents.Ministère de l’Industrie et du CommerceOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Morocco, Secretariat report, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2024
- Check your goods against the dual-use list and the other licensed goods lists, and apply to the trade ministry for an export license if they appear.Ministère de l’Industrie et du CommerceOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, dual-use goods control (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- For food, plant and fishery products, ask ONSSA for the export health certificate model for your destination.Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des produits AlimentairesOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ONSSA, export certification (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- For food, farm and fishery products, hold Morocco Foodex approval, renewed yearly, and have your goods pass its technical control before export.Morocco Foodex-EACCEOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Morocco, Secretariat report, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2024
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- Ask customs for the origin certificate that matches the agreement you claim, or apply for approved exporter status.Administration des Douanes et Impôts IndirectsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Moroccan customs, circular 6117/233, December 11, 2020 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 11, 2020
- Lodge the single goods declaration (DUM) electronically in customs’ BADR system, which exchanges data with PORTNET, the foreign trade single window.Administration des Douanes et Impôts IndirectsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Morocco, Secretariat report, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2024
- If you paid import duties on inputs, file a drawback refund claim with customs.Administration des Douanes et Impôts IndirectsRefund within 30 working days of filingOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Moroccan customs, circular 6231/313, drawback, September 2021 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 17, 2021
5. Organizations that help exporters
Start with AMDIE, ADII and HCP. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Export development and market information
- Get advice
National investment and export agency
AMDIE
Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations
Promotes investment and exports, and partners with the trade ministry on export support for expanding companies.
Visit AMDIE (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, international support programs page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
HCP
Haut-Commissariat au Plan
Publishes consumer price indices and statistical databases, including national accounts.
Visit HCP (opens in a new tab)Source: HCP, statistical databases (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce
Publishes export procedures, trade agreement summaries and dual-use export licensing, and runs export support programs for expanding companies.
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BAM
Bank Al-Maghrib
Sets the dirham’s exchange regime and publishes inflation and exchange rate data.
Visit BAM (opens in a new tab)Source: Bank Al-Maghrib, exchange regime reform page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Small business agency
Maroc PME
MAROC PME
Supports the modernization of small and medium enterprises, as the trade ministry describes the agency.
Visit Maroc PME (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, bodies under its supervision (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
ADII
Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects
Issues the origin certificates used under Morocco’s trade agreements and approves exporters to state origin on invoices.
Visit ADII (opens in a new tab)Source: Moroccan customs, approved exporter status presentation (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Foreign trade single window
PORTNET
PORTNET S.A.
Runs the national platform for import and export procedures, with port and air cargo community systems.
Visit PORTNET (opens in a new tab)Source: PORTNET, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Registers companies for tax and issues the tax identifier, which a company requests online on the DIRECT ENTREPRISE platform.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Tax directorate, tax identifier procedure (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Standards and sector requirements
- Meet requirements
Food safety authority
ONSSA
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des produits Alimentaires
Certifies food exports and publishes health certificate models by product and destination.
Visit ONSSA (opens in a new tab)Source: ONSSA, export certification (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Food export control agency
Morocco Foodex
Établissement autonome de contrôle et de coordination des exportations
Controls the quality of food, farm and fishery exports, registers exporting companies and promotes food exports, as its home page describes.
Visit Morocco Foodex (opens in a new tab)Source: Morocco Foodex, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Meet requirements
National standards body
IMANOR
Institut Marocain de Normalisation
Produces Moroccan standards and certifies conformity with them, as the trade ministry describes the institute.
Visit IMANOR (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, bodies under its supervision (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
Chambers of commerce network
CCIS
Chambres de Commerce, d’Industrie et de Services
Twelve regional chambers represent traders, industrialists and service providers and advise the state on trade law.
Visit CCIS (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, chambers of commerce (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Exporters’ confederation
ASMEX
Confédération Marocaine des Exportateurs
Federates exporting companies and supports them with information, training, promotion, logistics and advice.
Visit ASMEX (opens in a new tab)Source: ASMEX, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Get advice
National business confederation
CGEM
Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc
Represents Moroccan businesses through sector federations, regional chapters and thematic commissions.
Visit CGEM (opens in a new tab)Source: CGEM, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Worth knowing
Climate and water
The World Bank calls climate the recurrent risk to farming; its October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook projects farm output up 12 percent in 2026, after 7.1 percent in 2025.
What to do: Check water and weather conditions in your supply area before you commit to farm export volumes.
Source: World Bank, Macro Poverty Outlook, Morocco, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Currency and settlement
Bank Al-Maghrib lets the dirham float within 5 percent either side of a central rate set on a basket of 60 percent euro and 40 percent United States dollar.
What to do: Agree the settlement currency with your buyer and ask your bank about hedging before you sign.
Source: Bank Al-Maghrib, exchange regime reform page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Logistics and border performance
PORTNET describes its foreign trade portal as the national platform for import and export procedures, and reports more than 2 million customs declarations a year on PORTNET Commerce Extérieur.
What to do: Open a PORTNET account before your first shipment.
Source: PORTNET, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Controlled goods
The trade ministry requires an export license for goods on its dual-use list and publishes the list, forms and an end-use certificate form.
What to do: Check your product against the dual-use list before you quote.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, dual-use goods control (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.