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Morocco Wields Antidumping Measures to Shield Key Industries from Foreign Price PressuresF

Posted On 6 June 2025

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Morocco isn’t making much noise about it, but a subtle shift is taking place in how the country handles foreign competition. Over the past year, authorities have launched a string of antidumping investigations and trade measures aimed at shielding local industries—from school supply manufacturers and chemical producers to pharmaceutical labs and lighting companies. At first glance, each case seems isolated. But taken together, they suggest that the government is more willing to intervene when Moroccan companies say they’re being undercut by artificially low prices from abroad. Whether this marks a new industrial strategy or simply a series of defensive moves remains to be seen—but for now, the message is clear: unfair pricing won’t be tolerated without a fight.

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