Morocco

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Türkiye and the Kingdom of Morocco was signed on 7 April 2004 in Ankara and entered into force on 1 January 2006.

In addition to eliminating tariffs and non-tariff barriers, the FTA also regulates numerous subjects such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures, state monopolies, intellectual property rights, internal taxation, public procurement, balance of payments, anti-damping, safeguard measures and rules of origin.  

Under the FTA, for the industrial products, Türkiye eliminated the customs duties upon the entry into force of the Agreement. On the other side, Morocco eliminated customs duties with the exception of the products listed in Protocol I. However, customs duties for products in List I and List II of Protocol I were eliminated gradually until 1 January 2015 and products in List III are excluded from liberalization.

Concerning agricultural products, Türkiye granted duty reduction and/or elimination in the form of tariff quotas for products listed in Annex II of Protocol II. In return, Morocco granted concessions of duty reductions in the form of tariff quotas for certain products listed in Annex I of Protocol II.

The products which will benefit from the preferential tariffs should fulfill the rules of origin set out in Protocol III of the Agreement.

Agreement Amending the FTA Between the Repubublic of Türkiye and the Kingdom of Morrocco was signed on 24 August 2020 through diplomatic channels and entered into force on 24 April 2022.