Name: Sameh Adel Ali

Mobile Number: 01150019500

International Marketing
3rd week assignment
Group: GB - 27C

Egypt - Morocco (April 1999) trade agreement

Egypt and Morocco signed free trade agreement entered into force on 28/4/1999
that will remain in force until terminated by either party through diplomatic
channels. Parties are to be notified at least six months in advance of termination.

The agreement included:

- A 100% reduction of customs duties and any other duties and charges having equivalent effect shall
be applicable on imports of products originating in Egypt and Morocco set out in Lists 1 and 2
respectively,
- A gradual phase-out shall be applicable for industrial products with tariff rates (from zero to 25%)
with regard to Table 3 of imports of products originating in Egypt and Table 4 of imports of products
originating in Morocco deemed to reach 100% tariff reduction five years after the date of entry into
force of this Agreement.
- A gradual phase-out shall be applicable to industrial products with tariff rates above 25% in relation
to Table 3 inclusive of imports of products originating in Egypt and Table 4 of imports of products
originating in Morocco deemed to reach a 25% tariff ceiling five years after the date of entry into
force of this Agreement, provided the Joint Trade Committee develops a program for the
liberalization of the remaining 25% on a 7-year phase-out ceiling basis as of the sixth year of the
entry into force of this Agreement.
- List 5 of imports of products originating in Egypt and List 6 of imports of products originating in
Morocco shall be inclusive of products subject to delayed liberalization.
- In conjunction with provisions cited in Article 3 of this Agreement, the study on trade in agricultural
goods in terms of the Harmonized System referred to in chapters 1-24, shall be postponed.

Major Egyptian Exports: Steel and steel products, coke, carbon, molasses, aluminum wires and foodstuffs.

Major Egyptian Imports: Meal of animal offal, mechanical wood pulp, frozen fish, food stuff, hot rolled iron and
pure lead.

In addition to Duty-free Egyptian Exports such as White cement, ammonium nitrate, sodium sulphate, seeds of
anise, fennel, caraway and juniper, tomato paste and ketchup, kaolin, coke, food and artificial gelatin, ceramic
bricks, flat rolled products of iron and steel sheets, unmixed iron and steel bars, raw aluminum, aluminum
powder, foils, plates and sheets, pitons, pumps and air conditioners.
And regarding Duty-Free Egyptian Imports, Iron ores, copper ores, lead and zinc ores, vaccines, fish products,
whole powder milk, white beans, lentils, kidney beans, hayseeds, prepared anchovy, table margarines, infant
milk, tomato paste, fish powder, natural graphite, sugar manufacturing waste (such as bagasse), barium
sulphates, salt, cork, fibers, piston sets and clutches.

But there are exports and imports excepted from tariff reduction:

Import: Powder and explosives, ferrochrome products, textiles, ready-made garments, automobiles, tires, and
iron or steel bars.

Export: Poultry products, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and its products, textiles and ready-made garments,
automobiles and iron or steel bars.

Egypt Trade Balance / Morocco

Year Export "in $" Import "in $" Trade Balance “in $"
1997 6,912 11,351 (4,438)
1998 5,957 12,879 (6,922)
1999 6,679 13,244 (6,565)
2000 6,651 30,290 (23,639)
2001 20,787 25,672 (4,885)
2002 8,134 30,896 (22,761)
2003 8,605 84,225 (75,620)
2004 8,025 42,614 (34,589)
2005 10,950 85,930 (74,980)
2006 13,985 84,777 (70,792)
2007 23,152 168,799 (145,647)
2008 38,303 335,232 (296,929)
2009 44,365 360,143 (315,778)
2010 67,980 402,138 (334,159)
2011 55,074 492,622 (437,547)
2012 101,849 397,324 (295,476)
2013 70,211 406,136 (335,925)
2014 117,336 487,935 (370,599)
2015 323,386 351,197 (27,810)
2016 398,258 340,867 57,391
2017 115,110 395,049 (279,939)
2018 166,645 504,840 (338,196)
2019 143,837 585,558 (441,722)
2020 144,834 446,143 (301,310)