Morocco 2030: natural stone and the World Cup build-out

Morocco co-hosts the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and the building has already started. For a stone supplier the market comes down to three things: the investment pipeline, a very large tariff gap between origins, and an import market that keeps growing.

1. The building has started

• 6

  World Cup host cities in Morocco

• MAD 38 bn

  airports programme (ONDA «Aéroports 2030»)

• MAD 53 bn

  high-speed rail Kénitra–Marrakech (ONCF)

2. The price edge of EU origin

Under the EU–Morocco Association Agreement, EU-origin stone enters duty-free. Worked stone without preference pays an MFN duty of up to 40%. VAT at 20% applies to every origin. Same stone, same project, very different landed price.

Import duty on worked stone

0%

EU origin, EU–Morocco Association Agreement

up to 40%

Without preference (MFN)

3. The market is moving

Morocco imported USD 211 million of natural stone in 2025, 7.8% more than in 2024 (USD 196 million; 2025 is still provisional), and 65% more than in 2020. Worked marble and travertine alone (HS 6802.91) reached USD 90.5 million in 2024.

• Spain44.5
• Italy35.9
• Türkiye34.8
• India23.8
• Egypt20.9

Where the stone goes: 20 projects, Tangier to Agadir

Airports, stadiums, rail stations, hotels and waterfronts built for 2030. Our project sheets identify 20 of them still choosing their materials, with their timing, value and procurement window.

Import figures: UN Comtrade (Morocco's reported imports, HS 2514–2516 and 6801–6803). Programmes: ONDA, ONCF. Tariffs: EU Access2Markets and the Moroccan customs tariff. Projects: KEYSTONE. Morocco studies 2026–2030.