Tunisia drafts specifications to regulate motorcycle sales
The Commerce Ministry wants sales structured around professional networks, with about two million motorcycles on the roads but only 20,000 registered.
Tunisia's Ministry of Commerce is preparing a new set of specifications to regulate how motorcycles are sold, including how distribution channels are organised and the conditions under which vendors may sell. Salwa Fatnassi, director of quality and consumer protection at the ministry, confirmed the draft on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in a statement to Mosaique FM.
Fatnassi said the aim is to bring two-wheeler sales under a stricter framework built around professionals and organised sales networks, similar to the car sector. The ministry says this should also make motorcycles easier to register and easier to trace. The country has nearly two million motorcycles but only 20,000 are registered. A separate technical regulation for motorcycle helmets is also being prepared.
The exact conditions for sellers, how the rules will be applied, and when they will take effect have not yet been set. The status of motorcycles already sold and circulating without registration is also still to be clarified.
Why it mattersMotorcycle sellers will have to meet the new sales conditions and distribution rules once the specifications are finalised, and owners of unregistered bikes face a yet-to-be-clarified situation.