Key facts
Key facts for business in Morocco
The short answer
We could not confirm the company registry’s website for Morocco. Tax authority: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI). Requirements, fees and timelines change – confirm them with the body concerned and a lawyer admitted in Morocco before you act.
| Legal system | Mixed (French-based civil law and Islamic law) |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Arabic, Amazigh (Tamazight) |
| Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
| Regional blocs | Arab Maghreb Union |
| OHADA business law | No |
| AfCFTA (continental free trade) | Ratified (instrument deposited) |
| New York Convention (arbitral awards) | Party – in force since 1959 |
| ICSID Convention (investment disputes) | Contracting state – in force since 1967 |
| Apostille Convention (public documents) | Party – in force since 14 Aug 2016 |
Treaty status from the official depositary records (UNCITRAL, ICSID, HCCH), regional blocs from their own websites, AfCFTA from tralac – checked October 2026. Not legal advice.
Official bodies
Who does what in Morocco
| What for | Official body | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Investment promotion | Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations (AMDIE) – Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency | amdie.gov.ma |
| Tax | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) – General Directorate of Taxes | tax.gov.ma |
| Central bank, currency and foreign exchange | Bank Al-Maghrib | bkam.ma |
We could not confirm an official website for: registering a company, work and residence permits, courts and justice. We only link to sites we could open and confirm as the body’s own in October 2026.
Each link was opened and checked as the body’s own website in October 2026. Links to official sites only – never to agents or look-alike sites.
Getting started
What foreign businesses usually sort out first
- Choose how you will operate. A subsidiary, a branch, a representative office, or working through a local partner or distributor. The options and their conditions are set by national company law.
- Register the business. Company registration: the national company registry.
- Register for tax. Tax registration: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI).
- Check investment rules and incentives. Some sectors have licensing, local-ownership or registration rules, and some investors qualify for incentives. Investment agency: Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations (AMDIE).
- Permits for foreign staff. Work and residence permits: the national immigration authority.
- Banking and foreign exchange. Rules on accounts, moving money in and out and paying dividends abroad come from the central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) and the banks.
- Contracts and disputes. Agree the governing law, the courts or arbitration seat, and the language. Morocco is a party to the New York Convention, so arbitral awards made in other member states can be recognized there under it.
A general checklist, not legal advice. What applies to you depends on your sector, structure and nationality.
Law firms
Law firms in Morocco for business matters
A&O Shearman (Casablanca)
Casablanca
Amal Anouide Law Firm
Safi
Baker McKenzie (Casablanca)
Casablanca
Bassamat & Laraqui
Casablanca
Bennani & Associés
Casablanca
Benzakour Law Firm
Casablanca
Cabinet d'Avocat Maître Isaac Charia
Rabat
Cabinet d'avocat Maître Oumaima Tas
Tangier
Cabinet d'Avocats Maître El Youssoufi
Marrakech
Cabinet d'Avocats Oussama El Ansari
Rabat
Cabinet Maître Mohamed Tahiri
Rabat
Cabinet Maître Mounia Boujabha
Temara
25 firms in Morocco list corporate, tax, employment or other business work on their own websites – the first 12 are shown A to Z. See every firm in Morocco.
Checking a lawyer in Morocco
We could not find an official online source for who admits lawyers in Morocco. Ask any lawyer you consider for their bar or law-society membership and admission details, and confirm them with that body or with the courts.
Questions
Doing business in Morocco: questions
Is Morocco a party to the New York Convention?
Yes – in force since 1959 (UNCITRAL status table, checked October 2026).
Does Morocco accept apostilles?
Yes – Morocco is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 14 Aug 2016 (HCCH status table). A public document from another member state needs only an apostille from the issuing country.
What currency is used in Morocco?
Moroccan dirham (MAD).