Stakeholders update electronic data exchange channels. The electronic exchange of data focuses on monitoring the activity of Moroccan bank cards usable internationally, on examining the amounts of financial transactions carried out using these cards, as well as on the nature of the goods. acquired, in order to compare them with the declarations of the persons concerned. To succeed in this enterprise, the specialized central services of the customs administration communicated to the regional customs control teams a list of identities of suspicious travelers, including Moroccans and foreigners, sources said. Hespress. This list was drawn up on the basis of precise information received from foreign customs services and international and national alerts. Suspicious air and maritime flight routes have also been identified as part of the strengthening of vigilance and surveillance on certain specific destinations.
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The control services also called on the prevention and litigation department of the general customs administration to guarantee the legality of interventions aimed at correcting the customs situation of significant quantities of goods entered via the mentioned crossing points. The regulations adopted will be applied within the framework of the unification of rules and adaptation to international standards, given that Morocco is a member of the World Customs Organization, the same sources further indicate, specifying that a strict application will be imposed on the persons concerned (resident Moroccans) transporting goods declared as gifts with a value greater than 2000 dirhams, as well as on Moroccans residing abroad for values exceeding 20 000 dirhams.
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-The various services involved in search and control operations also ensure the legal situation of the people concerned, with a clear distinction between traders and other declarants, with the aim of subjecting the seized goods to customs duties. The information available in the hands of the controllers confirmed that several of the suspects in the aforementioned list are involved in the illegal importation of luxury products and goods through private flights or through other people accompanying them.
According to customs regulations, only goods such as personal effects (clothing, shoes, etc.), a 150 ml bottle of perfume, a 250 ml bottle of eau de toilette, 250 grams of manufactured tobacco, a bottle of a liter of wine, and a liter bottle of alcoholic beverages do not require customs clearance. Without forgetting souvenirs and gifts in limited quantities, of no commercial nature, and whose total value does not exceed 2000 dirhams.
