Can you bring cash to Morocco?

• Cash

  allowed, must be declared

  Payment instruments and financial instruments denominated in foreign currency must be declared to Customs on entry when their value is equal to or greater than 100,000 Moroccan dirhams (MAD); declaration is optional below that threshold. Separately, Moroccan dirham (MAD) banknotes themselves may not be imported or exported at all, except that travelers may carry up to 2,000 MAD in banknotes for incidental expenses.

  Legal basis: Article 66 bis of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Code, added by the 2022 Finance Law. Declaring the imported amount also lets the traveler re-export unspent foreign currency later. Foreign currency itself (banknotes, cheques, cards) can otherwise be brought in without an amount limit — it is the >=100,000 MAD threshold that triggers a mandatory declaration, and the dirham import/export ban that is separate and absolute (2,000 MAD carve-out).

  Also covers: cash, currency, money, banknotes

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Office des Changes (Kingdom of Morocco foreign-exchange authority) — FAQ: mandatory declaration of imported banknotes

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history