Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
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The below information is based upon the official source of Jordan
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
Section I Live animals; animal products
Chapter 1 Live animals
Nil.
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
02.01-10 All sorts of meat and offal.
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
03.01-07 All sorts of fresh or frozen fish.
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
04.01-10 Normal fresh milk and pasteurized milk.
All dairy produce, with the exception of dried or tinned products which are then subject to regulations. Birds' eggs.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Dried or tinned diary products.
Eggs, powdered egg whites or yolks.
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section II Vegetable products
Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Nil.
Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
07.01-14 Fresh or frozen vegetables. Preserved olives.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
08.01-10 Fresh fruit.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
09.01-02 Tea. Coffee beans and ground coffee.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
10.01-08 Dried edible cereals.
Rice.
Yellow and white maize (corn) for fodder. Pearled maize for making beer.
Pearled wheat.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
11.03 1103.11 Semolina.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Barley flour to improve bread quality.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
12.07 1207.40 Sesame seeds.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Nil.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Chapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
15.01-22 All kinds of vegetable or animal fats and oils.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
15.15 1515.50 Sesame oil.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
16.01-05 Sardines, tuna and other tinned fish.
Smoked and salted fish. Tinned meat.
All kinds of mortadella.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
17.01-04 Icing sugar.
Other kinds of sugar.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
19.01-05 All kinds of bread.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Macaroni and vermicelli. Biscuits.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
20.01-09 Preparations or preserves in vinegar and preserved vine leaves.
Tomato juice. Tinned tomatoes. Tomato pulp.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Ketchup.
Tinned chick peas and broad beans.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
21.04 Ready-made soups or broths.
21.06 Halawa (confectionery).
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
22.01-09 Mineral water for drinking.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Flavoured or non-flavoured aerated mineral water. Ready-to-drink natural beverages.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
23.01-09 Animal fodder products.
Food and milk concentrates for feeding calves and heifers.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Nil.
Section V Mineral products
Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
25.01 2501.00 Table salt.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Nil.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Nil.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Nil.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-06 Medicines and health therapies.
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Nil.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
34.01-02 Washing powder.
Soaps.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible prepa- rations
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
36.01-06 Explosives and fireworks or squibs.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Nil.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Nil.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Nil.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerwork
Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
48.03 4803.00 Toilet paper and sanitary towels.
48.20 4820.20 School/university exercise books.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
49.07 4907.00 Banknotes and bearer securities.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
49.05-06 Charts and maps.
49.11 Betting slips and lottery tickets, except for lotteries for charity authorized by the Government.
Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Chapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glassware
Chapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
85.25 Transmitters and receivers.
85.27
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 93 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
93.01-07 Firearms and ammunition, sporting guns and cartridges.
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Chapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.4 Beverages, alcoholic fluids
2.8 Pharma-ceutical products
2.11 Books, brochures, newspa- pers, printed matter
2.13 Television receivers
N.B.: The conditions laid down do not apply to personal gifts and commercial samples, with the exception of weapons, explosives and radio-TV transmitters and receivers.
2.1.1 Admission of dried milk products requires prior consent from the Ministry of Supply.
2.1.2 Similarly, admission of eggs, dried egg whites and yolks requires prior consent from the
Ministry of Supply
2.1.3 Admission of tinned sardines, other tinned, smoked or salted fish, tinned tuna, tinned meats and various types of mortadella requires prior consent from the Ministry of Supply.
Admission of fresh fruit, tea, coffee beans or ground coffee, dried cereals for food, rice, maize (corn), pearled wheat, barley flour and sesame requires prior consent from the Ministry of Supply.
2.2.1 Admission of icing sugar (for confectionery) and other types of sugar, chocolates, macaroni, vermicelli, biscuits, "ketchup", tinned chick peas, tinned broad beans as well as ready-made soups and broths requires prior consent from the Ministry of Supply. The same applies to products intended for animal fodder and to concentrates of these foods or of milk for feeding calves and heifers.
Admission of beverages, flavoured or non-flavoured aerated mineral waters and ready-to-drink natural beverages requires prior consent from the Ministry of Supply.
Admission of medicaments and therapies requires prior consent from the Ministry of Health. The admission of plant-based or veterinary medicaments and therapies requires prior consent from theMinistry of Agriculture.
The following articles require prior consent from the Ministry of Supply: toilet paper, sanitary towels, school/university exercise books.
Admission of geographical charts and maps (atlas) requires the consent of the Jordan Geography Centre; the admission of betting slips and lottery tickets requires the consent of the Ministry of theInterior.
Telecommunication transmitters and receivers must be authorized by the Ministry of Defence as well as by the Telecommunications Corporation, with the exception of radio and TV receivers.
2.15 War material Firearms and sporting guns, as well as their cartridges, caps and other ammunition, explosives and squibs or fireworks must be authorized by the Ministry of theInterior.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of customs declarations
3.2 Need to insert invoices
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of the goods
3.4 Miscellaneous customs provisions
A copy of the C 2/CP 3 Customs declaration must be enclosed and must contain clear, exhaustive information about the nature or quality of the contents, specifying whether a commercialsample, personal gift or commercial item (with indication of its value) is involved.
See annex 1 hereto. See annex 1 hereto.
All items contained in postal parcels are subject to customs duty. However, personal gifts whose value does not exceed 10 Jordanian dinars may be accepted.
Invoice and certifi- cate of origin
Exemption from pre- sentation of the authenticated invoice and certificate of origin
1 Irrespective of their place of origin or of dispatch, a certificate of origin must be provided for imported goods, stating the origin of the goods and the country where they were manufactured,be they animal, vegetable, natural or industrial.
2.1 Origin may be certified either by presenting the bill authenticated by the Chamber of Commerce or any other body designated for this purpose by virtue of a decision of the Director, in order toattest to the correctness of the charges and the origin, or by providing a detailed certificate of origin to prove this origin. In the latter case, the information on the certificate must correspond tothat on the invoice and to the date on which the goods were loaded.
2.2 The invoices or certificates of origin must be confirmed by the diplomatic missions, if any, in the city of origin of the goods. Otherwise, these documents may be confirmed by the chambers of commerce or any other authority in conformity with the above paragraph.
2.3 The first invoice attesting to the origin of the goods or the certificate of origin itself separately must establish with certainty the precise origin of the goods.
2.4 The separate certificate of origin, for which no specific model is prescribed, must mention the number of parcels, their nature, distinctive characteristics, numbers, the type of goods theycontain, the gross and net weights of the goods, their origin as well as the sender's and addressee's names.
2.5 The certificates of origin or the invoices for which specific forms or models are prescribed by virtue of international agreements or particular regulatory texts must comply with the modelslaid down in these agreements or regulatory texts.
1 Exemption from the obligation to present an authenticated invoice is granted in the following cases:
1.1 Postal items, parcels and airmail parcels of a personal nature, the estimated value of which does not exceed 200 dinars.
1.2 Advertising material, goods samples and models with no commercial value, the estimated value of which does not exceed 2000 dinars.
1.3 Newspapers, books, periodicals, catalogues provided they feature an obvious indication of their origin.
1.4 Importation by the diplomatic and consular corps working in the Kingdom.
1.5 Direct importation by Ministries, Government services and establishments.
1.6 Invoices proving the origin of goods which are made out by the authorities in relation to these goods may be accepted even though the authors of these invoices do not have their business headquarters or centre in the country of origin.
2 No proof of origin need be provided in the following cases:
2.1 Postal items and airmail parcels of a personal nature, the estimated value of which does not exceed 100 dinars.
2.2 Advertising material, goods samples and models with no commercial value, the estimated value of which does not exceed 100 dinars.
2.3 Used furniture imported by persons returning to Jordan permanently.
2.4 Newspapers, books, periodicals and catalogues provided they feature an obvious indication of their origin.