How to find your HS code in Morocco in 2026 (manual method vs AI)

Before looking for a code, you need to understand your product thoroughly. ADII (Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration) officers in Morocco do exactly this during inspections.

• Composition: steel, plastic, rubber, fabric? The dominant material often determines the chapter.
• Use: the same product can be classified differently depending on its application (a water pipe versus a chemical-industry pipe).
• State: finished, semi-finished, raw? Semi-finished goods often have headings of their own.
• Dimensions/weight: for some products, weight or size thresholds change the classification (electrical wire, for instance).

The Moroccan Integrated Tariff is published by ADII. It is a PDF running to several thousand pages, containing every 10-digit code with its duty rates and applicable measures.

You open the PDF. You look for the chapter that matches your product (chapter 85 for electronics, chapter 39 for plastics). Then you work down the hierarchy (heading → subheading → 10-digit national code).

You may well have found 2 or 3 candidate codes. Now you apply the GRI to decide. This is where many operators go wrong.

GRI 3c, "the last one wins": where two codes are equally relevant, you take the one that comes last in numerical order. It is a universal convention.

GRI 2a, "incomplete products": if your product is unfinished (loose parts), you look for the code of the finished assembly, not each part individually.

This is the step 80% of operators skip. Section and chapter notes can exclude your product from a chapter outright, even when it looks like it belongs there.

• The confidence score is > 85% (the AI is sure of itself).
• It is a standard, well-known product (a phone, a t-shirt, a tin of food).
• You have historical data: the AI has classified this product successfully before.
• The import duty stays low (< 10%), so the financial risk of an error is limited.

You want to import lithium-polymer batteries for your electronics. The technical sheet says: "Li-Po battery, 2200mAh, 3.7V, protection circuit, ABS plastic".

Yes. Digits 7-10 reflect national policy on import duties and taxes. They are less standardised than an international HS code. That is why the AI gives a confidence score. Above 85% on the 10-digit code is generally reliable for standard products. For borderline cases, checking with ADII is recommended.

That is your responsibility, not the AI's. Customs can ask you to justify your code. If the AI got it wrong, you face the penalties. That is exactly what the confidence score is for: use it to decide whether to check by hand.

No. An RTC is a formal request to the administration (ADII) for an official ruling on classification, and it takes 15-30 days. You only need one if: (1) the product is unusual or new, (2) the AI's score is low (< 60%), or (3) you are importing large quantities at a high duty rate and want a legal guarantee.

Yes. The 6-digit codes (WCO level) change every 5 years. Moroccan national codes (digits 7-10) can change annually when the Integrated Tariff is revised, usually in January. The AI has to be updated regularly to stay accurate.

If you declare a code at 10% duty when the correct rate was 25%, customs collect the unpaid tax plus fines (often 50-100% of the amount avoided) and can suspend your activity. In Morocco, a deliberate "false declaration" is treated as a serious customs offence.