Morocco customs
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• Foreign visitors (people living abroad who stay in Morocco for no more than 6 months in any 12-month period) may bring in their clothing and personal belongings in use without customs formalities or duty.
• Each adult visitor may bring in without customs formalities or duty:
• 200 g of manufactured tobacco for personal use
• 1 bottle of wine (1 L) and 1 bottle of spirits or another alcoholic drink (1 L)
• 1 bottle of perfume (150 ml) and 1 bottle of eau de toilette (250 ml)
• Gifts in limited quantities and of a non-commercial nature, up to a total value of MAD 2,000.
• Goods above these allowances must be declared and duty and tax paid. Instead, you may leave the excess goods with customs at your point of entry, with no storage charge, and collect them when you leave Morocco within 60 days. After 60 days they are treated as abandoned.
• Declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.
Currency
• The Moroccan dirham (MAD) is a closed currency. Travelers may bring in or take out no more than MAD 2,000 in dirham banknotes.
• There is no limit on foreign currency, but cash, bearer instruments and other means of payment worth MAD 100,000 or more (or the equivalent) must be declared to customs on arrival.
• Below MAD 100,000 the declaration is optional, but it is worth making: non-residents need it to take unused foreign currency out again and to exchange leftover dirhams back into foreign currency. It is valid for 6 months for non-residents.
• Change money only at banks, authorized exchange offices and their agents, and keep the exchange receipts.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs, including cannabis
• Pornographic material, printed or digital, and other material contrary to Moroccan laws on morality and public order
• Dogs of breeds classed as dangerous: pit bull types (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Bull Terrier), boerboel (Mastiff) and Tosa
Restricted
• Hunting and sporting firearms and ammunition need a permit issued by the Moroccan police on arrival, together with the ownership permit from your home country. Other firearms may not be brought in.
• Drones: you need permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) to fly a drone in Morocco. Without it you risk a fine and confiscation of the drone. Get the authorization before you travel.
• Dogs and cats need an official veterinary health certificate on the ONSSA model for the country of departure (separate models exist for the EU, the UK, the USA and other countries). As a rule, the animal must be identified by microchip or tattoo before its rabies vaccination, vaccinated against rabies at least 21 days before travel and examined by a vet shortly before departure. The model for other countries also requires a rabies antibody test (at least 0.5 IU/ml) for stays of less than 12 months.
• Other live animals, animal products, plants and plant material are checked by ONSSA veterinary and phytosanitary services at the border. Items that do not meet the requirements are sent back or destroyed.
• Bring only a personal supply of prescription medicines. Some medicines are regulated differently in Morocco.
• If you drive your own vehicle into Morocco, customs record it on entry and you must leave with the same vehicle. Carry proof of motor insurance valid in Morocco (green card), your licence and registration documents.
• Foreign visitors (people living abroad who stay in Morocco for no more than 6 months in any 12-month period) may bring in their clothing and personal belongings in use without customs formalities or duty.
• Each adult visitor may bring in without customs formalities or duty:
• 200 g of manufactured tobacco for personal use
• 1 bottle of wine (1 L) and 1 bottle of spirits or another alcoholic drink (1 L)
• 1 bottle of perfume (150 ml) and 1 bottle of eau de toilette (250 ml)
• Gifts in limited quantities and of a non-commercial nature, up to a total value of MAD 2,000.
• Goods above these allowances must be declared and duty and tax paid. Instead, you may leave the excess goods with customs at your point of entry, with no storage charge, and collect them when you leave Morocco within 60 days. After 60 days they are treated as abandoned.
• Declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.
Currency
• The Moroccan dirham (MAD) is a closed currency. Travelers may bring in or take out no more than MAD 2,000 in dirham banknotes.
• There is no limit on foreign currency, but cash, bearer instruments and other means of payment worth MAD 100,000 or more (or the equivalent) must be declared to customs on arrival.
• Below MAD 100,000 the declaration is optional, but it is worth making: non-residents need it to take unused foreign currency out again and to exchange leftover dirhams back into foreign currency. It is valid for 6 months for non-residents.
• Change money only at banks, authorized exchange offices and their agents, and keep the exchange receipts.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs, including cannabis
• Pornographic material, printed or digital, and other material contrary to Moroccan laws on morality and public order
• Dogs of breeds classed as dangerous: pit bull types (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Bull Terrier), boerboel (Mastiff) and Tosa
Restricted
• Hunting and sporting firearms and ammunition need a permit issued by the Moroccan police on arrival, together with the ownership permit from your home country. Other firearms may not be brought in.
• Drones: you need permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) to fly a drone in Morocco. Without it you risk a fine and confiscation of the drone. Get the authorization before you travel.
• Dogs and cats need an official veterinary health certificate on the ONSSA model for the country of departure (separate models exist for the EU, the UK, the USA and other countries). As a rule, the animal must be identified by microchip or tattoo before its rabies vaccination, vaccinated against rabies at least 21 days before travel and examined by a vet shortly before departure. The model for other countries also requires a rabies antibody test (at least 0.5 IU/ml) for stays of less than 12 months.
• Other live animals, animal products, plants and plant material are checked by ONSSA veterinary and phytosanitary services at the border. Items that do not meet the requirements are sent back or destroyed.
• Bring only a personal supply of prescription medicines. Some medicines are regulated differently in Morocco.
• If you drive your own vehicle into Morocco, customs record it on entry and you must leave with the same vehicle. Carry proof of motor insurance valid in Morocco (green card), your licence and registration documents.