Morocco has stepped up its commercial defense measures throughout 2025 to shield domestic industries from an alarming increase in imports sold at dumping prices or in excessive volumes. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has deployed a full arsenal of anti-dumping duties, provisional measures, safeguards, and extensions, to restore fair competition across several industrial sectors. Just weeks earlier, on November 24, the ministry imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on PVC imports from Egypt, citing some of the highest dumping margins ever recorded. On December 22, provisional anti-dumping duties were applied to galvanized steel wire imports from Egypt and the UAE. Imports had surged dramatically, up 43% in 2020, 98% in 2021, and 73% in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 30, 2025 17:11 UTC