orocco’s Ministry Delegate for Foreign Trade opened an anti-dumping investigation on November 12 into imports of tomato sauces from Spain, following a complaint by the Federation of Agricultural Products Canning Industries of Morocco (FICOPAM).
The federation acted on behalf of three producers, Vinaigrerie Moutarderie du Maroc, Agro Juice Processing and Les Conserves de Meknes, which account for 90% of national output. According to the ministry, Spanish imports have been rising since 2023 and sell below prices on the Moroccan market.
The applicants put the dumping margin well above the 2% de minimis threshold, comparing ex-factory prices in Spain with export prices to Morocco, both estimated from 2025 supermarket prices.
The investigation covers ready-to-use tomato sauces, ketchup excluded. It will examine dumping from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and the threat of injury since January 2023.
Interested parties, Spanish producers and importers among them, have until December 18 to come forward to the ministry.
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Ministère délégué chargé du Commerce extérieur - Avis public n° DDC/13/2026 relatif à l’ouverture d’une enquête antidumping sur les importations de sauces tomate originaires de l’Espagne
