Morocco requires certificate of conformity for clothing fabrics

12 Apr '22

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Pic: SGS

Morocco’s ministry of industry and trade established a verification of conformity programme in 2020 to certify that industrial products imported comply with regulations for quality and safety. Now, new measures have been announced with a revised list, subject to control abroad. It includes addition of clothing fabrics to the list, subject to control at origin.

Depending on the products, verification shall take place either at the country of export, before shipment or at their destination, on arrival of the cargo. The list of products requiring a certificate of conformity (CoC) for importation to Morocco has been revised. The regulation is already in force but importers of clothing fabrics can still bring goods into the country without a CoC until May 7 (date of arrival of the goods in Morocco), 2022, but the requirements must be fully met afterwards, SGS said in a press release.

Clothing fabrics must 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.

Regarding industrial products controlled in Morocco, the conformity assessment of products found to be non-compliant following the first control by sampling may be subject to a second analysis at the request of the importer. The ministry specifies that this measure will be granted on the condition that it consists of two samples taken from which the test results must be compliant. Moreover, if at least one of the two results proves to be non-compliant, the goods will not be authorized to access the market.

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