Morocco COC Certification | Control List and Application Introduction!

 Starting from February 1, 2020, all products on the control list exported to Morocco must comply with Morocco's technical regulations and standards. According to the category of the product, validation should be conducted in the corresponding exporting or destination country of the product. All regulated products must obtain a COC certificate in order to smoothly clear customs and enter the Moroccan market.

List of Controlled Products:

Electrical Products

Electrical Products

Construction materials (pipes, sheets, sanitary equipment, insulation, wooden panels, cement, windows, glass...)

Building materials (pipes, boards, bathroom equipment, insulation materials, wooden boards, cement, windows, glass, etc.)

Gas/oil appliances

Gas/fuel appliances

Toy products

Parks and baskets for children, furniture

Children's playground equipment and hanging baskets, furniture

Textiles, shoes, PPE, motorcycle helmets

Textiles, shoes, personal protective equipment, motorcycle helmets

Detergents, packaging/plastic bags

Detergent, packaging/plastic bags

Kitchen articles, tableware

Kitchen supplies and tableware

Matches, lights

Matches, lighters

Paints, Bitumen

Paint, asphalt

Baby radiators

Baby diapers

Tyres, automotive parts

Tires, automotive parts, etc

Reminder: Some products require inspection in the destination country.

How to apply for products inspected by the exporting country?

1. Apply for a certificate and prepare documents:

Request for Certificate Form (RFC), which should detail the status of the goods

Proforma invoice and packing list

Submit compliance documents (based on third-party certificates, test reports, analysis reports according to applicable standards)

Manufacturer's certificate (according to ISO 9001 or other quality standards such as ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485, etc., if any)

other

2. Document review and testing:

The issuing authority will review all information provided by traders and review whether they comply with Moroccan standards and regulations. If testing is required, it can be conducted in a laboratory recognized by the issuing agency, which will coordinate sampling and conduct laboratory testing.

3. Inspection:

The on-site inspection will be carried out after completing the above steps.

4. Verified qualified and issued a certificate:

After the inspection is completed, the issuing authority will compare the documents and inspection reports provided by the traders. If the verification is qualified, an electronic qualified COC certificate will be issued.

5. Arrival verification:

Importers submit electronic qualified COC certificates and other import documents to the Moroccan single window system Portnet. The file will be verified and the COC certificate will be used as part of the customs clearance process