Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has concluded its anti-dumping investigation into galvanized wire imports from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, confirming that unfair pricing practices caused significant injury to domestic producers. The findings pave the way for the implementation of anti-dumping duties in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, reinforcing the Kingdom’s commitment to protecting its steel and metal industries.

Dumping—selling imported goods below their normal value or production cost—is one of the most damaging forms of unfair trade. It undermines local manufacturers, discourages investment, destroys industrial jobs, reduces tax revenues, and weakens national industrial sovereignty.

Although Morocco has not published an official estimate of the annual cost of dumping, its economic impact is substantial. Manufacturing accounts for approximately 25% of the country’s GDP, employs more than 1.3 million people directly, and generates hundreds of billions of Moroccan dirhams in exports each year. Even a modest loss of domestic market share due to unfair imports can translate into billions of dirhams in lost production, investment, and fiscal revenues.

Beyond the steel industry, several strategic sectors remain highly vulnerable to dumping, including plastics, textiles, ceramics, household appliances, electrical cables, processed food, furniture, and emerging industries such as electric vehicle batteries, green hydrogen technologies, solar components, electronic equipment, and medical devices.

As Morocco accelerates investments in automotive manufacturing, aerospace, renewable energy, green hydrogen, and industrial decarbonization, safeguarding the domestic market against unfair trade practices has become a strategic priority. The galvanized wire case demonstrates the Kingdom’s determination to promote fair competition while firmly protecting its industrial base, economic sovereignty, investment, and employment.