Kingdom of Morocco - Conformity Controls Applied to Imports

Dear Member,

In the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, with reference to the letter dated 31.07.2023 and numbered 87615447 received from the Ministry of Trade, the relevant letter, a copy of which is provided below, states that, according to information received from some Turkish companies, the agreements on conformity certificates with the companies "Bureau Veritas" and "TUV Rheinland", to which the conformity controls of industrial products imported into Morocco were subcontracted on 1 February 2020, have been suspended.

The letter explains that, according to the said information, documents issued by the said companies after 27 June 2023 will not be accepted by the Moroccan Customs Administration.

The letter further states that, when an official announcement regarding the practice is made, the necessary notification will be forwarded promptly by the Commercial Counsellor's Office in Rabat.

"A letter forwarded by our Commercial Counsellor's Office in Rabat states that, with reference to the decision of the Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade that, from 1 February 2020, the conformity controls of industrial products imported into Morocco within the framework of local legislation would be subcontracted to the companies French Bureau Veritas, German TUV Rheinland, Spanish Applus Fomento, Moroccan SGS Maroc and Intertek Labtest, and that the said controls would be carried out by the said companies, it is mandatory for the necessary conformity certificates for industrial products not included in the continuously updated list of exempted products to be obtained from the said companies in the country of origin and submitted to the Moroccan Customs Administration.

On the other hand, it is underlined that, in verbal discussions held with the Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade on the basis of information received from some Turkish companies, the agreements on conformity certificates with the above-mentioned companies “Bureau Veritas” and “TUV Rheinland” have been suspended, that in this context documents issued by the said companies until 27 June 2023 will be valid, and that documents issued after that date are not accepted by the Moroccan Customs Administration. The letter further states that, when an official announcement regarding the practice is made, the necessary notification will be forwarded promptly by our Counsellor's Office."

Kind regards,

Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry