The Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Commerce has decided to crack down on what it considers to be an unfair trade practice on the part of Egypt. After a thorough investigation, he plans to impose an anti-dumping duty of 29.93% on canned tomatoes from the land of the pharaohs.
This decision follows investigations carried out by the ministry which revealed the existence of dumping, that is to say the sale of products at a price lower than their normal value, thus causing significant harm to Moroccan producers. . In particular, investigators noted a significant increase in imports of canned Egyptian tomatoes, accompanied by a fall in prices on the local market.
To support its conclusions, the ministry relied on data collected from large retailers in Morocco and Egypt. He was thus able to compare the prices charged in the two countries and calculate the dumping margin, which amounts to almost 30%. Faced with this observation, the Moroccan authorities decided to take measures to protect their national industry.
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The investigation also highlighted the harmful consequences of these low-priced imports on Moroccan producers. Declining market shares, stagnating employment, and declining profitability: the sector is in difficulty. The ministry therefore considered that the causal link between the dumping practiced by Egypt and the difficulties encountered by Moroccan producers was clearly established.
This case of dumping on canned tomatoes is not an isolated case. Morocco recently launched a similar investigation into insulin imported from Denmark, following a complaint filed by the company Sothema, the only national manufacturer of this drug.
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