Morocco: Morocco Raises Chocolate Tariffs- US Remains at Zero Duty

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Morocco approved a new tariff rate for imported chocolate and food preparations containing cocoa. The 2021 finance bill increases tariffs on these products from 17.5% in 2020 to 40% in 2021, effective January 1, 2021. Under the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA), U.S. products under these tariff lines benefit from zero duty.

Morocco: Morocco Raises Chocolate Tariffs- US Remains at Zero Duty

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