In order for the exemption/reduction of customs duties defined in the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement to be applied, the goods must be considered Community goods in accordance with the rules of origin established in the Agreement and one of the following proofs of origin must be presented at customs clearance:
• EUR. 1 Certificate of Circulation of Goods or EUR-MED, issued by Portuguese customs.
• Declaration of origin on the invoice, issued by any exporter for occasional consignments with a value equal to or less than 6,000 euros or by an Authorized Exporter for consignments with a higher value in all other cases.
In addition to customs duties, goods imported into this market are also subject to VAT (the general rate is 20% and the reduced rates are 7, 10 and 14%), the IEC on goods such as alcohol, tobacco, petroleum products and vehicles, the parafiscal tax on the customs value of the goods and the tax on imported timber – Access2Markets | Taxes.
On the Moroccan Customs website, you can check the amounts to be paid for the clearance of goods through the Assistant au Dédouannement des marchandises à l'Importation en Ligne (ADIL).
Industrial Property (trademarks, patents, design)
Registration carried out in Portugal only produces effects within national territory.
It is possible to extend legal protection to other countries through international registration or to register directly in the desired market, with the body responsible for the protection of industrial property, which in the case of Morocco is the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office – OMPIC.
Obstacles
There are some horizontal obstacles to several sectors, such as problems with Certification of Conformity due to the scarce information on the required technical standards, the certification procedures to be adopted and the requirement to carry out laboratory tests that prove the conformity of the products. Other obstacles concern the protection of local companies in terms of international public tenders and the mandatory «Cم» marking on low-voltage electrical equipment, devices likely to generate or suffer electromagnetic disturbances, and imported toys. Another barrier is the fact that Moroccan customs authorities require the signature of the competent authorities of the EU Member States on certificates of origin, which is detrimental to exporting companies holding the status of authorized exporter, since the EU-Morocco Association Agreement provides for exemption from stamping and signature for companies holding this status.
Other obstacles reported by community companies can be found on the Access2Markets | Trade Barriers – Morocco.
Fonte/source: AICEP Portugal Exporta
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