The Moroccan government will raise customs duties on disposable electronic cigarettes from 2.5% to 40% under its 2024 finance bill. Published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the policy harmonizes import taxes on single-use devices with rates established for other electronic cigarettes during the 2023 fiscal year.
The duty hikes extend to a wide selection of imported consumer technology. Under the draft budget, tariffs will increase from 2.5% to 30% on consumer electronics, including smartphones, microwave ovens, electric shavers, and hair dryers.
According to the ministry’s presentation note, the tariff adjustments aim to “strengthen the protection of local production of these products and equipment and promote the establishment of production units in Morocco.”
The 2024 budget also raises import duties on hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and coated steel sheets to 17.5%. State officials stated that this measure shields domestic steel mills from global market oversupply, which continues to drive import prices downward.
