LAST EDITED ON Apr-27-09 AT 04:23 PM (GMT)
To: Transit Ouenniche S.A.R.L., Import/Export
Angle Rue Baghdad et Rue Imam Ibn Taymia
TAnger, Morocco
Read your Mar-26-09 post stating "german...40 years experience with [car] transit and customs in morocco." Since you are in Tanger, I can only assume that the bulk of your business is from German/EU tourists/expats transporting cars to Morocco.
However, since Algeciras, Spain is also a major port and only an hour or 2 ferry ride from Tanger, I'm hoping you can help with shipping via Algeciras to Tanger.
Most US eastern seaboard port cities with car shipments to Casablanca first stop at Algeciras, Spain before continuing to Casa. So, shipping to Algeciras could be both quicker and cheaper than shipping to Casa.
As a "tourist," I plan to take my SUV to my home in Kenitra, Morocco. The items I load in my SUV will be for specific use/installation in my Morocco home (no electronics) and, as I understand, are exempt any douana import taxes.
Also, I'm told any EU "green card" SUV insurance I purchase in Spain will be fully valid in Morocco, so additional Morocco insurance purchases won't be necessary.
And the Algeciras-Tanger Ferry cost for my SUV is around 1,000 MAD.
So, apart from confirming the above, here are my the questions: Will Spanish authorities charge me import duty on my household items even though my final destination is Kenitra, Morocco? And, are there any outrageous, i.e. Casablanca-like, "unloading 'fees' " that I may have to pay in Algeciras just to remove my SUV from its shipping container before driving it away (across the port to the Tanger Ferry landing)?
Your assistance here would be most appreciated as I, and many friends, have been trying to figure out how to get our vehicles to Morocco.
Please contact me via my above email address at your earliest convenience.
Thanks.