Parcels and moving home
What customs lets through free of duty by post and in person, and the official steps of a permanent return.
In short
- A parcel posted to family in Morocco is duty-free only up to 1,250 dirhams. Non-commercial items you carry in person are duty-free below 25,000 dirhams per calendar year.
- Anything bought on an e-commerce platform and shipped to Morocco pays customs duties and taxes from the first dirham.
- For a permanent return, your goods must arrive within six months of the date on the change-of-residence certificate, with up to 40,000 dirhams of non-commercial items duty-free.
- A car registered abroad can stay in Morocco 180 days per calendar year. To import one for good, it must be less than five years old.
Parcels and customs
- Parcel between private persons: the 1,250 dirham threshold
- Customs circular no. 6346/210 of 1 July 2022: items worth no more than 1,250 dirhams, sent directly from one private person to another, stay exempt from duty. The parcel must have no commercial character. Source: immib.org.tr (read on İMMİB, not on the provider's own page)
- Online purchases: taxed from the first dirham
- Since 1 July 2022, any goods bought on e-commerce platforms pay customs duties and taxes, whatever their value. The 1,250 dirham exemption does not cover them. Source: immib.org.tr (read on İMMİB, not on the provider's own page)
- The decree behind the online-purchase rule
- Decree no. 2.22.438 excludes online purchases from the import duty exemption, whatever the value of the consignment. Source: finances.gov.ma
- A gift you buy online and post to family
- A Moroccan abroad who buys an item, even online, and sends it to family is not affected by the online-purchase rule. The 1,250 dirham exemption between private persons still applies. Source: medias24.com (read on Médias24, not on the provider's own page)
- What counts as a commercial parcel
- Books and newspapers pay nothing. Parcels up to 1,250 dirhams are exempt unless commercial, for example 200 pieces of the same product. Above 1,250 dirhams you pay duties to the carrier or to customs. Source: telquel.ma (read on TelQuel, not on the provider's own page)
- Goods you carry in person
- If you live and work abroad, the non-commercial items you bring with you are duty-free below 25,000 dirhams per calendar year, as long as they are not all of one type. Source: casainvest.ma
- Personal effects sent as unaccompanied baggage
- Personal effects such as jewellery, a laptop, light sports gear or toys can also arrive as unaccompanied baggage and must leave at the end of your stay. Furniture, appliances and televisions are excluded. Source: casainvest.ma
- Medicines
- Medicines for your personal use enter duty-free if you show a medical certificate or a prescription. Other medicines need an authorisation from the Moroccan medicines agency and pay duties. Source: casainvest.ma
- Moving home for good
- With a change-of-residence certificate, used furniture and personal effects enter duty-free, plus non-commercial items up to 40,000 dirhams. Goods must arrive within six months, in two shipments at most. Source: casainvest.ma
- Car brought for a stay
- A car registered abroad is admitted for 180 days per calendar year, in one stay or several, on presentation of your residence card and the vehicle's original documents. The period cannot be extended. Source: casainvest.ma
- Car imported for good: age limit
- Only vehicles less than five years old are accepted for customs clearance. Customs has an online duty simulator on its portal. Source: casainvest.ma
- Car imported for good: 90% allowance from age 60
- If you are 60 or older and have lived abroad at least 10 years, you get a 90% allowance on the vehicle's value when new, up to a maximum of 300,000 dirhams, for one vehicle in your lifetime. Source: casainvest.ma
- Carrier: EMS Chronopost International Maroc
- Express and parcel operator of the Poste Maroc and Geopost group. Customer service: +212 5 22 20 21 21. Its site has calculators for rates and delivery times. Source: chronopost.ma
- Parcels sent from Morocco to the European Union
- Since 1 July 2026, new European Union customs rules apply to consignments worth less than 150 euros that arrive from outside the Union. This concerns parcels you send from Morocco to Europe. Source: dhl.com (read on DHL, not on the provider's own page)
Returning for good: the official steps
- Before you leave: the change-of-residence certificate
- Get a change-of-residence certificate from the town hall you are leaving or from the Moroccan consulate. Prepare a dated and signed inventory and proof of your residence and work abroad. Source: casainvest.ma
- Household goods at customs
- Used furniture, personal effects and one appliance of each kind enter duty-free, plus non-commercial items up to 40,000 dirhams and used work tools up to 150,000 dirhams. One move per family. Source: casainvest.ma
- Time limit for your goods
- Your goods must arrive in one shipment, or two at most, through the same customs office, within six months of the date the change-of-residence certificate was issued. Source: casainvest.ma
- Allowance raised in 2026
- The ceiling for non-commercial items on permanent return rose from 30,000 to 40,000 dirhams in 2026. Pages that still quote 30,000 dirhams are out of date. Source: bladi.net (read on Bladi.net, not on the provider's own page)
- Your vehicle
- One vehicle gets an extra three-year ageing allowance on its taxable value, once in a lifetime. The certificate must be under six months old. From age 60 with ten years abroad, a 90% allowance applies instead. Source: casainvest.ma
- Children's schooling
- Foreign school certificates are made equivalent on the National Education online platform. You register, apply and track the file online. Source: medias24.com (read on Médias24, not on the provider's own page)
- Driving licence
- Exchange your foreign licence within 12 months of settling in Morocco, in person at a NARSA centre, with the licence, ID, two photos and a medical certificate under three months old. Fee: 700 dirhams. Source: demarchesmaroc.com (read on Démarches Maroc, not on the provider's own page)
- Your own diplomas
- Degrees from public universities in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom are recognised under orders published on 17 July 2025. Other diplomas go through the E-équivalence platform. Source: fr.hespress.com (read on Hespress, not on the provider's own page)
- Pension and tax
- Arrange payment of your pension to Morocco with your foreign pension fund. Declare it each year before 1 March. The tax on the part transferred for good in non-convertible dirhams is reduced by 80%. Source: mre.gov.ma
- Starting an activity
- Once resident, you can take the auto-entrepreneur status. If you returned less than a year ago, you can still apply for MDM Invest through a bank. Regional investment centres offer a Fast Track service. Source: casainvest.ma