Africa and the Middle East
Shipping from Spain to Morocco
A neighbour and trading partner with a free trade agreement with the EU. Goods travel by lorry across the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Moroccan importer must have completed a prior formality before the goods are loaded.
نتحدث العربية
We speak Arabic with your customer in Morocco: we handle the destination formalities with the importer in their own language, so the goods do not get stuck in customs.
What you need to know
- Customs
- Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import declaration at Moroccan customs.
- Documents
- Commercial invoice with description, value and commodity code, plus a packing list.
- Export declaration (DUA) filed with the Spanish Tax Agency, which generates the MRN; the exporter needs an EORI number.
- Proof of origin for the preferential tariff: movement certificate EUR.1 or origin declaration on the invoice (any exporter up to €6,000; approved exporter with no limit). Since 2026 the EU has applied the revised Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention, and the EUR-MED is no longer used.
- Taxes at destination
- TVA (Moroccan VAT) at the standard rate of 20%, plus any applicable duty.
- Agreement with the EU
- EU-Morocco Association Agreement, in force since 2000, with a free trade area for originating products.
- Transport
- Lorry with a sea crossing via Algeciras and Tanger Med, parcel service and air freight.
- Cargo airports
- CMN · CasablancaTNG · Tangier
- EU sanctions
- There are no EU restrictive measures on Morocco.
Practical advice
Before importing, the Moroccan customer has to register an import commitment ("engagement d'importation") on the PortNet platform and domicile it with their bank. Confirm that they have done so before loading.
Related guide: Documents for exporting outside the EU
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Sources
Information reviewed in September 2026. Regulations change, so they are confirmed in every quote.
- European Commission, Access2Markets: EU-Morocco Association Agreement
- European Commission, Access2Markets: revised Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention
- Office des Changes: import commitment
- AMDIE (Moroccan investment agency): taxation
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