DocShipper organizes for your shipping, import and export needs, no matter how big or small your company is. We will share our knowledge of the different stages of shipping, from purchasing services to logistics on a national and global scale.
This guide will explain in detail all our shipping methods, the regulations for importing goods to Morocco, to leave you in no doubt about the conditions of shipment.
By identifying your needs, our DocShipper experts will study the best possible offer and solution for your shipment.
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Docshipper services in Morocco
Sea freight from/to Morocco
Marine transportation is a reliable way to transport and transport high-volume containers. The two most used types of shipments are (For you, we will suggest the best shipping method to choose):
These two choices are the Complete container Load (FCL) or fewer than container load (LCL).
The FCL consists of transporting all the cargo in a single container, for a single person.
The LCL is cargo for shippers or importers packaged and transported together in a single container.
Costs and types of goods will vary according to business needs.
For example, an LCL is often used and more suitable for high-volume goods, while an LCL allows for smaller capacity.
Air Freight from/to Morocco
The air shipment is the fastest and most used way of shipping. This type of shipment allows safety on the risk of damage to your products.
There are two different ways to send your products by air: fast air freight and traditional air freight.
The difference between these two ways:
Fast air freight is organized by companies that offer door-to-door service such as DHL, UPS, FedEx, or TNT.
Traditional air freight: this is organized by commercial flights of scheduled airlines such as Emirates or American Airlines.
Road freight from/to Morocco
DocShipper handles the road transport from loading to unloading of your goods in Morocco destined for Europe. Take advantage of the most assessable security standards.
For complete import and export shipments, the most popular countries to and from Morocco are Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Great Britain and Belgium.
DocShipper organizes daily road shipments to Europe.
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Post-Transport Service in Morocco
DocShipper has set up a service called 3PL, for the purpose of making shipments for the customer easier and less complicated for him. DocShipper accompanies it on: Quality control, procurement, compliance...
We manage your entire shipment of your goods:
Sourcing: DocShipper finds the best suppliers for your shipping, we negotiate products and track productions for you.
Quality control: We pay attention to the products to validate the quality so that it is consistent with your expectations.
Compliance: We take the time to inspect the various instructions and licenses requested during distribution and clearance.
International Logistics: DocShipper manages the chartering of your goods (packing, storage, freight, and customs clearance.
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Customs Clearance service in Morocco
With DocShipper, customs clearance is easy and efficient. We have our own customs officers scattered across all the major ports and at the most widely used border roads.
Morocco uses a unified customs system. A document called "Import Undertaking, Prior Import Declaration, Import Permit" must be used by the importer for any product authorized for import.
This document must be provided in 5 copies followed by a Pro-forma invoice in 5 copies which indicates:
-The commercial description of the goods
-The unit price expressed in value EXW, FOB, FAS
-The quantity expressed in appropriate units of measure
This immunity from customs duties shall be inserted within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and shall be issued by that Department after deliberation by the Ministry concerned.
The acceptance or refusal of the duty exemption shall be sent to the party concerned by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. The exemption from customs duties is valid for 6 months (maximum duration) from the date of the stamp given by the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Procurement Service in Morocco
Morocco is qualified as a functional country with many ports and airports. The country has a strategic position, since it opens up to the Atlantic and can therefore serve many countries such as the United States or its neighboring countries.
DocShipper offers you a tailor-made service on your purchasing activities, from the identification of a reliable supplier, to the purchase of a correct product, at a suitable price.
Procurement: We introduce you to the partners you need for your business.
Price negotiation: With our years of experience, we can negotiate prices for you.
Sampling: Samples will be provided to you so that you can try the product before its launch.
Compliance: Most products from Asia do not comply with the regulations of the destination country, so we check whether the product is compliant or not.
Quality control: We check the quality of the product and the quality of the product at each shipment.
International Logistics: DocShipper takes into account the logistical practices of the shipment to the warehouse.
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Operational capacity across Morocco
Logistics Services in Tanger
The port of Tangier is located a few kilometers from the Strait of Gibraltar, in terms of capacity, it is the largest in the Mediterranean. Recognized for its management of many passengers, it was relegated to the new port of Tangier, Mediterranean, placed at 40 kilometers from it.
The new port Tangier Mediterranean is headed by the port authority of Tanger Med. This port is now in operation since 2015, it has 8 wharves for each of its two terminals, with an area of 35 hectares. These terminals have already stored more than one million containers per year. Its expansion makes it the largest port in the Mediterranean Sea.
Logistics Services in Casablanca
Based on the Atlantic coast, with its 450 hectares, the port of Casablanca is designated as the most important Moroccan port.With an 8-kilometre long port coast and a depth of 14 metres that alone can accommodate nearly 40 vessels simultaneously, the port has many strengths.
In addition, it has a tram-train organization travelling 17 kilometers around the port. This transmission line in the annex continues to expand with 4 new lines that will be usable in the year 2022.
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Transport terminals in Morocco
International ports in Morocco
The port of Casablanca
For the port of Casablanca, it follows the port of Tangier, it is in second place of the largest ports of Morocco. The port of Casablanca has several container terminals:
-Terminal Roulier: 9.6 hectares
-Container terminal I: with an ability of 700,000 containers, done by Marsa Maroc
-Container terminal II: with an ability of 1000 containers done by Somaport
-Terminal des Agrumes: 18.6 hectares
In order to accommodate more goods, a third terminal is under construction.
The port of Tanger
The port of Tangier is a port consisting of a port area with 3 ports, passenger and ro-ro ports, the port of Tangier 1 and the port of Tangier 2. It covers a capacity of 1000 hectares.
It concentrates a passenger and ro-ro port and several rail links for freight, which facilitates trade.
With two car terminals for a total of 20 hectares of storage and four container terminals with a total capacity of 9 million containers
The port of Tanger Med has a fairly high processing capacity with the equivalent of 9,000,000 containers.
International airports in Morocco
Agadir Al Massira Airport
As a reminder, Agadir Airport is one of the Moroccan international airports that is located near the city of Agadir.
It is the third Moroccan airport presented as such with a traffic reaching 1,922,344 people in 2018.
The Agadir-Casablanca route is ranked among the best airlines in Morocco.
Agadir Airport offers a 26,550 m2 terminal with a capacity of 3 million passengers per year, a 19.4 hectare aircraft parking area. The airport and a 2.5 hectare parking lot.
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Al Hoceima-Charif al Idrissi Airport
The Al Hoceima-Charif airport has 2 terminals with more than 300,000 passengers/year. The airport is located 17 kilometres from the city of Agadir. It has 18,000 m2 of aircraft parking and a capacity of 6 Boeing 737/A320. Its terminal has a surface area of 1,350 m2 and a capacity of 300,000 passengers/year.
Casablanca Mohamed-VI Airport
Casablanca Mohamed VI Airport is structured with two large freight terminals, with the first terminal covering an area of 11 200m2 with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes/year, and a second of 20,000 m2 with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes/year.
The Moroccan airport counts in particular on its three passenger terminals, with for the first terminal an area of 76,000 m2, the second 66,000 m2, then for the third one an area of 4000m2.
FAQ | Freight forwarders and Sourcing supply agent in Morocco
How much will I pay for DocShipper services?
We have some fixed prices for some services, but it would be difficult for us to give you a fixed price. The costs of a file are quite different from each other, depending on what you would like to add to our offerings. If you want to realize a project, contact us! Our team is very reactive, an answer and estimate will be given to you within 48 hours.
How can DocShipper help me find a supplier?
DocShipper is known for its professionalism, including its extensive network of certified providers and agents around the world. We have providers in our database that may be of great interest to you. It refines your search by quality, price and quantity.
What do we want to explain in a door-to-door service?
This type of shipping is the most efficient for a company that wants to do the bare minimum for the shipment of a product. Indeed, this service encompasses all points of your requirements: packaging, international freight, customs clearance or storage. It is our specialty to provide this type of service.
Is DocShipper a freight forwarder?
For our customers, we are more than just a forwarding agent. We accompany them from the beginning to the end, i.e. from the search for the best supplier for the company in question, from the handling activities (packaging) to the storage of your products. Our 3PL service will accompany you in the handling of B2C orders.
How can DocShipper help me in Morocco?
DocShipper is one of the few logistics services that can help you and solve your problems with its tailored offer. Our specialists take care of the order process, dispatch, compliance monitoring, transfer and customs clearance.
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