Moving to Morocco? What the UK government and the ports say, what could not be read, and every city named with its census figure.
International Movers to Morocco
Shipping to Morocco mostly means Tanger Med, Casablanca or Agadir, plus Moroccan customs paperwork that we could not read. Partner firms receive your details and quote for packing, the sea or road leg and the papers they will need from you.
What do the official sources say about moving to Morocco?
The UK government publishes the entry, driving and border rules for a British passport holder. The Moroccan customs rules for a household move could not be read, so each point says whether it is sourced or not yet confirmed.
Entry and staying: sourced for visitors only
The UK government’s Morocco page was “Still current at: 5 November 2026 Updated: 19 August 2026” Its entry page says: “To enter Morocco, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you arrive.” It adds: “You can visit Morocco without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism.” And: “To stay longer than 90 days, you must request an extension at a Moroccan police station.” A move is not tourism. For work, study or living there, it says: “If you’re going to Morocco for reasons other than tourism, check visa requirements with the Moroccan Consulate General in the UK.” The residence route for a household move is not yet confirmed here.
Customs relief for household goods: not yet confirmed
The Moroccan Customs site (douane.gov.ma) has a menu section for foreigners established in, or coming to settle in, Morocco, but the pages behind it returned nothing to our script on 5 November 2026. The travellers’ page answered “Request Rejected The requested URL was rejected.” We found no duty-free conditions, deadline or inventory rule for a household move, so none is stated. The UK government says only: “There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of Morocco” It also says: “You must declare foreign currency worth 100,000 Moroccan dirham or more”
Cars: visitor rules sourced, import rules not yet confirmed
For driving there, the UK government says: “You’ll need to have both the 1968 version of the international driving permit (IDP) and your UK driving licence with you in the car.” It adds: “If you stay longer than one year, you need a Moroccan driving licence.” And: “You must get a green card from your insurer and carry it with you to prove you have the minimum insurance cover in Morocco.” A permanent car import is a different matter. The customs home page offers a duty estimator for clearing a vehicle, but we could not open it, so age limits, duty and papers for importing your own car are not yet confirmed. Our car shipping guide compares the ways of sending one overseas.
Passports must not go in the post
The UK government says: “It is illegal to send passports by post to or through Morocco.” It also says: “The authorities will confiscate British passports sent to or through Morocco by post or courier.” Carry passports yourself and keep them out of boxes and courier parcels.
Borders: Algeria is closed, Western Sahara is separate
The UK government says: “The authorities have closed land and sea borders between Morocco and Algeria.” It adds: “Do not attempt to cross the border – it is illegal to cross without authorisation.” So plan no overland route through Algeria. It also says: “Western Sahara is a disputed territory.” For emergency help there, it says to “contact the British Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, who provide consular assistance for Western Sahara”. This page does not cover Western Sahara.
Planning a move to another African country? The Africa page gives the UK government entry rule for each one and shows which have a page of their own.
Ports
Which Moroccan ports matter for a shipment from the UK?
Tanger Med faces Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, Casablanca is the Atlantic port beside the biggest city, and Agadir serves the south. Which one your goods use is for your partner company to confirm, because no port authority tariff or schedule could be read.
Tanger Med
The port’s operator describes itself this way: “It manages Tanger Med port complex, the leading port in the Mediterranean and Africa.” That is the operator’s own claim. Its port authority site lists these activities: “Activities Containers Ro-Ro New Vehicles Solid bulk” For a family driving south, the passenger operator’s home page names these ports: “Algeciras Motril Barcelona Sète Marseille Genoa”. Wikipedia describes the complex as “located 45 km northeast of Tangier and opposite Tarifa, Spain (15 km north) on the Strait of Gibraltar” The Casablanca entry on the same site gives “Tanger-Med (40 km or 25 mi east of Tangier)”, a different figure, so we give no distance from Tangier.
Casablanca
Wikipedia says Casablanca “is the largest city in Morocco and the country’s economic and business centre”. It calls its port “the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med” and says: “The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in Morocco and in the world” The city’s own figure is in the list of places below.
Agadir
Wikipedia says: “The commercial port of Agadir handles a total cargo traffic of 7.5 million tonnes by the end of 2025.” It adds that the port “handles an annual containerized traffic volume exceeding 150,000 TEUs”.
What is not yet confirmed
The National Ports Agency page returned only its title, “The National Ports Agency”, and the Marsa Maroc site could not be reached at all. Container and ro-ro rules, handling charges, storage time and the port a UK household shipment normally uses are therefore not yet confirmed.
All the places named
Where is my city or town named?
Every place that had an address on the earlier version of this site is named below, grouped by region, with its population from the 2024 census. None has a moving rule of its own in our sources, so none has a separate page.
The figures are the High Commission for Planning census of 1 September 2024, as reprinted by City Population (opens in a new window). Wikipedia gives the national total as 36,828,330 and says the number of foreign residents rose to 148,152. The reprint leaves out Western Sahara.
The ten largest cities
The 2024 census, as reprinted by City Population, gives: Casablanca (3,218,036), Tangier (1,275,428), Fès (1,182,963), Marrakech (1,014,813), Salé (945,101), Meknès (556,512), Rabat (515,619), Kénitra (507,736), Oujda (506,224) and Agadir (504,768). Casablanca is the largest by a wide margin, and every other city is named in the cards below.
Greater Casablanca - Settat region
Besides Casablanca, the region holds Mohammedia (194,358), Dar Bouazza (302,970) and El Jadida (237,464). Dar Bouazza is the largest of the three, a town beside Casablanca rather than part of its central count.
Rabat - Salé - Kénitra region
Rabat is the capital: “Rabat has served as the legislative, diplomatic, and executive capital of Morocco since 1956” Salé and Kénitra are in the ten largest above, and the region also holds Témara (297,098), a neighbour of Rabat.
Tanger - Tétouan - Al Hoceïma region
Tangier is the gateway to Tanger Med. Wikipedia says: “Tangier is Morocco’s second most important industrial centre after Casablanca” Tétouan has Tétouan (422,757).
Oriental region
Oujda is in the ten largest above. The region also holds Nador (158,202), counted with the Touima area.
Souss - Massa region
Agadir is in the ten largest above, and its port is described in the ports section. The same region holds Aït Melloul (210,870).
Marrakech - Safi and Béni Mellal - Khénifra regions
Marrakech is in the ten largest above. The Marrakech - Safi region also holds Safi (323,888). In Béni Mellal - Khénifra, the cities are Béni Mellal (209,594) and Khouribga (195,931).
Fès - Meknès region
Fès and Meknès are in the ten largest above, and the region also holds Taza (150,763). Fes-Boulemane, a name on the earlier version of this site, is a region name and not a city, so Fès is the city to give in an enquiry.
Place not listed? Put its name in your enquiry.
Related guides
Guides that apply to every Morocco move
There is only this page for Morocco. Shared guides handle the steps that are identical in every country.
No. The Moroccan Customs pages for settlers did not load.
The duty-free conditions and deadlines are not yet confirmed. Ask your removal company to check them with Moroccan customs before you book.
Which port will my container use?
Not confirmed. Tanger Med and Casablanca are the two big candidates.
Wikipedia calls Casablanca the third-largest port in North Africa after Tanger-Med, and no port authority schedule could be read.
Can I post my passport to Morocco?
No. The UK government says it is illegal.
Passports sent to or through Morocco by post or courier can be confiscated, so carry them yourself.
Can I drive through Algeria?
No. The UK government says the border with Morocco is closed.
It says crossing without authorisation is illegal. Plan the road or ferry route through Spain instead and read the current advice.
Is my city covered here?
Yes. Every city from the earlier site is named with its census figure.
If yours is missing, put its name in the enquiry.
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