Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade had added fabrics to the list of imported products required to comply with quality and safety regulations in the Verification of Conformity Program introduced in 2020. Depending on the type, the products will be verified either at the country of export, before shipment or at their destination, on arrival of the cargo. The regulation is already in force but importers of clothing fabrics can still bring goods into the country without a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) until May 7, 2022.

The new rules say, clothing fabrics need to comply with the technical regulation standards (NM 09.0.000:2018) of Morocco and obtain a CoC before entering the Moroccan market. The certificate must be presented upon the goods’ arrival and is required before the goods can clear customs. Products that do not conform with conformity assessment may be subject to a second analysis at the request of the importer. However, the ministry will grant this measure only if it consists of two samples taken from which the test results are done. Moreover, if at least one of the two results proves to be non-compliant, the goods will not be authorized to access the market.