Jordan customs clearance guide

Jordan Customs Clearance Guidelines 1. Import Tariffs Jordan Customs uses the Harmonized Commodity Names and Coding System (HS) to conduct tariff classifications and implement a single tax system, which is based on ad valorem taxes. The average tax rate is between 45-49%. Items exempt from customs duties and import duties include: royal palaces, diplomatic missions, projects imported by Royal Jordanian Airlines, personal and family belongings, goods transshipped or shipped to free trade zones, and equipment required by scientific, technical, religious and charitable institutions And supplies and so on. Goods eligible for tax exemption are subject to a surcharge of 2% of their value. Most imported goods that are subject to import duties must be subject to a 13% surcharge to support the construction of social welfare services and public facilities. Goods exported to Jordan that are found to be of a different type, quality value, model number, weight, and origin are inconsistent with reality. Jordanian customs will be fined with a sum equivalent to the value of the goods and the tariff.

Second, import documents 1. Commercial invoices:

Must include the following: 8-digit HS code; date; name and address of manufacturer or company, including country, province, city, and street name; name and address of exporter, importer, or shipper; , price and total value; additional costs incurred by exporters; quantity of goods and their gross and net weight; trademarks and numbers; weight, size and capacity per case; country of origin; means of transport; name and date of departure of cargo ship; If you are shipping textiles and textiles, you must state the texture of the textile, the raw materials used, and the percentage of blended fibers. In addition, the invoice must be obtained by Jordanian consular legal approval. Under normal circumstances, the Chamber of Commerce requires a copy of the additional notarized text for its information. The original is returned by the consul to the consignor.

The invoice must be accompanied by the following notarized oath:

I (name, title and company name) swear by this that the price of the relevant goods issued in the invoice is the current price in the export market, and the goods shipped are from XX countries. These products are manufactured by XX countries. I take full responsibility for any inaccuracies. (signature)

2. Bill of lading: After the document is presented to the Jordanian Consulate, no legal approval is required unless the importer requests it. In general, the following items should be marked on the bill of lading: the country of transport, the name of the consignor, the name and address of the consignee, the port of destination, the contents of the goods, the list of freight and other charges, the serial number of the bill of lading, the date, and The carrier formally recognized the signature that had been loaded by the ship.

3. Certificate of origin: The standard document of the certificate of origin can be purchased at a commercial paperwork institution. It must be noted that, even if an independent certificate of origin is required, the origin must still be indicated on the commercial invoice. In the certificate of origin, it must be stated that "the goods shipped are originated by XX and they are manufactured in XX". If these products contain any foreign-made ingredients, their country of origin and their proportion must be indicated on the certificate. The certificate of origin must include the name and address of the factory or company producing the goods, including the name of the country, the province, the city and the street, and the name of the shipping vessel, together with a certificate of authenticity of the information. A notarized statement of correctness.

III. Labels and Markings 1. Labels: For appliances with a rated power of more than 25 watts, manufacturers or agents, importers, and sellers must attach labels to prominent positions on the appliance and indicate in Arabic or English how much electricity is consumed per hour. (Consumption per hour XX Kwh). The letters on the label are printed in black and must not be smaller than the 13th letter. The background color of the label should be orange. For pesticides, the following must be indicated in Arabic: Percentage of manufacturer or source of pesticide, commercial name, chemical composition and active ingredient; registration number in Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture; date of production and expiry date; degree of poisoning of pesticides and preventive measures and many more.

2. Marking: According to the Jordanian government's regulations, the underwriter's mark must be on the package, including the port mark. What should also be marked include: the country of origin, the name and address of the underwriter, the type, weight, and container number of the goods.

4. Free trade zone Jordan has established two free trade zones. One is Aqaba, which is located at the southernmost tip of the country, on the shores of the Red Sea. It is 340 kilometers away from the capital Amman; the other is Zalka in the northeast of Amman. Jordan's free trade zone is exempted from import duties, domestic excise taxes, and all other taxes. Companies that are allowed to set up trade centers in the Aqaba free trade zone are exempted from 12 years of income tax and exempt from social security taxes, registration fees, and employment taxes. Goods shipped to foreign countries from the free trade zone are exempt from customs or domestic goods taxes. Other preferential measures include: property tax, license tax and construction tax exempted from houses built by investors and their equipment; capital can be withdrawn to the country, shares and profits can be transferred freely; foreign employees in foreign offices are exempt from social service tax and Import of family property, imports of a car and other imported items every two years, exempt from customs duties and so on. The functions and service areas of the free trade zone are: import, storage, mixing, packaging, refrigeration, transshipment, exhibition, deployment and re-export. The competent authority of the Jordan Free Trade Area is the Jordan Free Trade Zone Corporation.