Morocco will activate, from January 21, sixteen new standards for Turkish iron and steel products, mainly affecting flat and long steel groups as well as sandwich panels. These standards were supposed to come into force on August 2, 2024 but their implementation was partially delayed due to several administrative and logistical constraints.
Moroccan customs authorities also indicated “that due to the lack of preparation of local laboratories to test the conformity of products to the new standards, only part of the sixteen parameters could be implemented. The products subject to control are currently subject to the rules provided for in Moroccan customs circulars.
A formal response from the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, which should clarify the situation and provide details on implementation deadlines, is still awaited. Currently, “concerned companies are invited to follow the information relating to GTIP specified in Moroccan customs circulars.”
In addition, six of the standards introduced are already associated with specific GTIPs and these are largely identical to those of industrial products subject to specific control upon arrival in Morocco, as set out in a list previously published by the ministry. Moroccan industry and commerce.
