Morocco’s 27 % LED anti-dumping duty: and solar?

Morocco applies a 27 % anti-dumping duty on LED public-lighting luminaires of Chinese origin (tariff line 9405.42.00.10): provisional duty since 23 May 2025, investigation closed on 24 December 2025. The product covered is the urban public-lighting luminaire — streets, avenues, parks and public squares; the text does not settle the case of the all-in-one solar street light, the solar floodlight or the garden wall light, whose classification is confirmed model by model with the customs broker, and a binding tariff ruling is being requested for 3 to 5 LALOGO models. This guide to the Morocco anti-dumping duty 27% LED public lighting measure explains what it covers, its timeline, the landed-cost arithmetic and how to structure a solar lighting project for a commune, a housing development or a farm.

What exactly does the 27 % anti-dumping duty on LED luminaires cover?

The measure targets LED luminaires for urban public lighting (streets, avenues, parks, public squares), classified under tariff line 9405.42.00.10 and originating in China. The 27 % rate equals the dumping margin found by the Foreign Trade department over the investigation period of 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. The complaint was lodged by the domestic producer Lux Lighting (Casablanca), which according to the business press accounts for about 82 % of Moroccan output of LED public-lighting luminaires.

Three points matter to a buyer: origin (Chinese only; a luminaire of another origin does not fall under this measure, although it still pays ordinary duties and needs the Cم marking), function (urban public lighting) and the declared tariff heading. A yard floodlight, a façade wall light or a garden bollard do not, on a plain reading, match the description of the product covered; LALOGO nevertheless claims no exemption until the binding ruling is issued, and the classification of each model is confirmed by our customs broker.

What is the timeline of the anti-dumping measure?

Official notices are published on the Ministry's anti-dumping portal; the dates above are those reported consistently by LesEco, Le360, Hespress and Le Matin.

Which solar lighting products are exposed to the 27 % duty?

The answer depends on the standard family and the declared function. Morocco's list of mandatory standards (Bureau Veritas VoC list, version 1.7 of February 2021, to be checked against the current PortNet list before shipping) distinguishes street-lighting luminaires NM EN 60598-2-3 (NM 06.7.083), floodlights NM EN 60598-2-5 (NM 06.7.085), portable and garden luminaires NM EN 60598-2-4 and batteries NM CEI 62133, all under Arrêtés 2573-14 (low voltage) and 2574-14 (electromagnetic compatibility).

The table reflects LALOGO's reading of the text and our customs broker's position; it is not a customs decision. That is why the all-in-one, split and head category pages carry the line ‘customs classification confirmed by our broker’ and not ‘exempt’.

What does an imported luminaire really cost with the 27 % duty?

The duty stack on a Chinese public-lighting luminaire reads as follows: CIF value, plus the 2.5 % import duty of heading 9405.42, plus the 27 % anti-dumping duty, plus 20 % VAT calculated on the duty-paid value. On a CIF value of MAD 1,000, the landed cost moves from about MAD 1,230 including VAT without anti-dumping to about MAD 1,554 with it, an increase of about 26 %, in line with the 27 points of the measure. This is an estimate to be confirmed by the customs broker: the exact base and the order in which duties apply are matters for the customs declaration.

In a grid-connected public-lighting project, the luminaire sits next to the pole, the foundation, the trench, the cable, the cabinet and the ONEE or SRM subscription; public lighting represents 30 to 40 % of a territorial collectivity's energy consumption according to the IMANOR guide of February 2026. A solar street light removes the trench, the cable and the energy bill, which often weighs more than the customs duty in the full cost.

How should a solar lighting project be structured around these duties?

Four levers.

1. Choose the category by actual function. School yards, douar squares, farm sheds, car parks and façades call for a solar floodlight, and communes know it: notice 31/2026 of the rural commune of El Maader El Kabir (Tiznit province) covers 160 LED solar floodlights of 200 W and 20 of 500 W ‘with solar panels for public lighting’, monocrystalline panel, IP65, 50,000 h, warranty of at least one year.
2. Separate the head from the pole. The pole is of Moroccan origin (25 % safeguard on imported poles, HS 7308.90.10); the customs classification of the luminaire is confirmed by our broker. A split kit LS-S60 (LED head 50–60 W, tilting 80–120 Wp panel, LiFePO4 12.8 V 30–50 Ah) is designed around a 5–6 m hot-dip galvanised conical pole made in Morocco; our guide on poles and the 25 % safeguard covers that local purchase in detail.
3. Retrofit existing poles. Standard NM 06.8.001 explicitly covers all-in-one modules mounted on existing poles: an LS-H60 head (LED 60 W, 40 Wp panel, IP65, 12–16 h) replaces a sodium luminaire without trench or grid connection.
4. Write the tender specification with the right references. Law 12-06 (art. 35) and Decree 2-22-431 (art. 5) make reference to NM standards mandatory in public procurement: NM 06.8.001 for the solar street light, NM EN 13201 for the lighting class, NM EN 40 and NM ISO 1461 for the pole, Cم marking (Law 24-09, Arrêté 3228-13, Arrêtés 2573-14 and 2574-14) with a declaration of conformity.

The budget context raises the stakes: MAD 200 billion are committed around the 2030 World Cup, including grid-connected urban public-lighting lots, which are precisely the perimeter of the anti-dumping duty; off-grid solar lighting finds its place on secondary roads, in douars, in housing developments and in areas without a grid.

Why does LALOGO lead with floodlights, garden and security lighting?

For consistency with how each product is actually used. The LS-F100 and LS-F200 floodlights (IP66, remote control, dusk sensor, timer, 12–16 h autonomy), garden and residential lighting and the LS-C100 security light with dual 4G camera are sold and declared for what they are. All-in-one street lights are described as off-grid outdoor lighting, delivered head-only for a Moroccan or existing pole, with the note that classification is confirmed by the customs broker. The classification question for all-in-one units remains open until the binding ruling; we prefer to say so rather than to work around it.

Key takeaways

• 27 % anti-dumping duty on urban public-lighting LED luminaires of Chinese origin, line 9405.42.00.10; provisional since 23 May 2025, investigation closed 24 December 2025.
• Chinese origin only; the pole, by contrast, carries a 25 % safeguard whatever its origin (HS 7308.90.10).
• Landed cost: about +26 to +27 points on the luminaire (CIF + 2.5 % + 27 % + 20 % VAT), an estimate to be confirmed by the customs broker.
• Floodlights, garden and security lighting do not, on our reading of the text, match the description of the product covered; all-in-one units, kits and heads: classification confirmed by the broker, binding ruling pending, no exemption claimed.
• Structure the project: floodlights for squares and yards, head-only on a Moroccan pole, retrofit of sodium poles, tender specification referencing NM 06.8.001 / NM EN 13201 / NM EN 40 / Cم marking.
• Official notices are on the Ministry's anti-dumping portal; check the PortNet list of mandatory standards before shipping.

Sources

• LesEco, public lighting: a 27 % anti-dumping duty on Chinese LED luminaires (in French) — https://leseco.ma/business/eclairage-public-un-droit-antidumping-de-27-sur-les-luminaires-led-chinois-instaure.html
• Le360, LED luminaires: the Foreign Trade department's investigation confirms dumping (in French) — https://fr.le360.ma/economie/luminaires-led-lenquete-du-departement-du-commerce-exterieur-confirme-le-dumping-des-importations-en_H4IP4JRDBZHW5COL66LGQMJQBM/
• Le Matin, an anti-dumping investigation into LED luminaires imported from China (in French) — https://lematin.ma/economie/une-enquete-antidumping-sur-les-luminaires-led-importes-de-chine/241007
• Ministry of Industry and Trade (MCINET), anti-dumping notices — https://www.mcinet.gov.ma/fr/antidumping
• MCINET, products subject to technical regulation requiring the Cم marking — https://www.mcinet.gov.ma/fr/content/les-produits-soumis-une-reglementation-technique-exigeant-le-marquage-cm
• Bureau Veritas, VoC Morocco, compiled list of mandatory standards v1.7 (February 2021) — https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/sites/verigates/files/2021-02/VoC%20Morocco%20-%20Compiled%20List%20of%20mandatory%20standards%20and%20ministerial%20decrees%201.7_Verigates.pdf
• IMANOR, guide on applying standards in public procurement – public lighting (February 2026) — https://www.imanor.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/guide-specifique-IMANOR-Eclairage-public.pdf
• IMANOR, draft standard NM 06.8.001 (public enquiry EP 52/2024) — https://www.imanor.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/EP-52-2024-DC-30-09-2024-PNM-06.8.001.pdf
• Le360, 2030 World Cup: MAD 200 billion committed (in French) — https://fr.le360.ma/economie/mondial-2030-200-milliards-de-dirhams-engages-et-26-millions-de-touristes-vises_XQSMMCB73BC3TNBUGHY3ZY4WWE/
• Moroccan public procurement portal (notice 31/2026, rural commune of El Maader El Kabir) — https://www.marchespublics.gov.ma/