Frequently asked questions
How to import from China to Morocco: customs, taxes and documents.
The questions importers in Morocco often ask us: where to start, which documents to prepare, how customs duties and VAT are calculated, whom to pay and in which currency, how long to allow.
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In short
How do you import from China to Morocco, and who pays customs?
Two ways. With customs-cleared delivery, our sister company in Morocco imports, pays customs duties and VAT, and delivers to you: you pay in dirhams, with no formalities. To import in your own name, you need your company's ICE, an import licence domiciled with a bank and a customs broker, and you pay duties and VAT at clearance.
Where to start
Your situation, your starting point.
Pick the sentence that sounds like you: each card leads to the service page.
I am looking for a supplier
We find and compare factories, negotiate in Mandarin, and follow the samples and production.
Commission 5%, 4% or 3%
See the detailsI already have a supplier
Give us their contact details: we can inspect the goods at the factory, then deliver them to you, cleared through customs.
See the detailsI am building or fitting out a project
Villa, apartment building, hotel, offices or shop: tiles, sanitary ware, joinery, lighting and furniture from Foshan.
See the detailsI want to see the factories myself
Canton Fair, factory and showroom visits in Foshan, with an interpreter. We also book flights and hotel, invoiced on top.
See the detailsI need a visa for China
We prepare the business visa application, submit it and collect your visa.
MAD 3,000 all inclusive
See the detailsMy company imports in its own name
Several suppliers, one NovaLink invoice paid by bank transfer (30% then 70%), with shipping to the port.
See the detailsDocuments and payment
Which documents to import, and whom to pay.
Two separate paths: the documents and the payment method are not the same.
Customs-cleared delivery
No import documents on your side
NovaLink Global Solutions SARLAU, our sister company in Morocco, imports under its own ICE, clears the goods through customs and delivers them to you. You receive a Moroccan invoice.
- No import licence, no customs declaration in your name
- Payment in Morocco, in dirhams, to NovaLink Global Solutions
- Customs duties and VAT included in the price
Import in your name
Your company is the importer
Your company imports with its ICE, opens an import licence domiciled with its bank, and your customs broker clears the goods in your name. NovaLink sends you the shipping documents.
- Commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading in your name
- Payment to NovaLink in China, by bank transfer in USD, EUR or CNY
- Customs duties and VAT paid by your company, at clearance
Customs and VAT
Import taxes from China to Morocco: how they are calculated.
We do not publish rates: they depend on each product. Here is how the amount is built up.
- Who calculates
- The Moroccan customs administration (ADII), based on the declaration made at clearance
- What counts
- The product and its HS code (its tariff heading), the declared value of the goods and their documents
- Customs duties
- A rate that depends on the product's tariff heading
- Import VAT
- It is added to the customs duties and paid at clearance
- Declared value
- Always the invoice value, matching the signed proforma: never an undervalued invoice
- With customs-cleared delivery
- Duties and VAT paid by NovaLink Global Solutions, included in your price in dirhams
- When importing in your name
- Duties and VAT paid by your company at clearance. Your customs broker calculates them from the HS code and the invoice.
Lead times and minimums
How long it takes, and from what quantity.
The lead times published for each service. The lead time planned for your order is stated on your quote or your proforma.
Business visa
Usually 7 days. The decision always rests with the Chinese consulate.
MAD 3,000 all inclusive
See the detailsDoor-to-door delivery
By sea, 45 to 60 days. By air, 10 to 15 days. Arrival in Casablanca or Tanger Med, delivery anywhere in Morocco.
No minimum
See the detailsFactory production
It depends on the product and the factory. We follow the samples and production until the goods leave.
See the detailsQuality control
An inspector checks the goods at the factory before shipment and sends you a report with photos, within a time frame confirmed on your proforma.
From $250 per man-day
See the detailsMinimum order
No minimum for customs-cleared delivery. $2,000 for the one-invoice service. Each factory has its own minimum quantities, stated before any order.
See the detailsTravel and Canton Fair
The Canton Fair runs in three phases, each with its own products: sort out the visa and the programme before booking flights.
See the detailsBuying with confidence
Avoid scams, know whom to call.
Check the supplier before you pay
Licence on the official register, years in business, litigation, factory or trading company, a call in Chinese: a written verdict before you commit.
Verification from $199
See the detailsPay only the account on the invoice
The bank account name must match exactly the company invoicing you. If a message asks you to pay into another account, check with us on WhatsApp before making any bank transfer.
Inspect before paying the balance
30% deposit, 70% balance. When quality control is part of the order, the balance is due only after the inspection report.
See the detailsCompanies you can verify
Foshan NovaLink International Trading Co., Ltd., registration code 91440605MAEUW0U800, in the Chinese company register. In Morocco, NovaLink Global Solutions SARLAU, ICE 003824545000090.
One contact, in your language
Darija, Arabic, French or English with us; Mandarin with the factories, through our Chinese colleagues. If there is a problem, your contact answers on WhatsApp at +86 158 1808 0826.
Customs, documents, payment: your questions
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