AMMAN —
Minister of Finance Mohamed Al-Ississ
announced on Monday that the government's decision to reduce and standardize customs fees
will go into force next week after being published in the official gazette,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Ississ told journalists the decisions contribute to
strengthening Jordanians' purchasing power and revitalizing trade and tourism. Ississ
added that tax evasion and smuggling would be checked despite the many customs
reforms.
The new reforms will guarantee the exemption of over 53
percent of imported goods from customs fees, while 40 percent of the goods will
be subject to a 5 percent fee, said Ississ, highlighting that cars, alcohol,
and tobacco will not be exempted.
He added that the decision does not cover commodities bought
online, explaining that this is to encourage consumers to buy locally produced
goods. He said this would create an "equilibrium between electronic and
traditional trade."
Ississ added that this decision would positively reflect the
private sector and the economy in general. He also confirmed during a press
release held at the Ministry of Finance that “this decision is for the prosperity
of Jordanians; by strengthening their purchase capacity, as well as to
revitalize both trade and tourism sectors.”
The minister emphasized that reducing custom fee obligations
to come as close as possible to the cost of tax evasion and avoidance will
reduce smuggling and regulate the market.
The new decision
includes three categories starting January 1, 2027, and they are 0 percent, 5
percent, 15 percent. Under the new decision, all materials “except those
produced by the Jordanian industry in the engineering and construction
industries, furniture, food, and some other industries” will be subjected to
only to the 0 and 5 percent categories.
According to
Al-Mamlaka TV, Prime Minister
Bisher Khasawneh announced on Sunday that the
decision of the Council of Ministers to restructure customs fees to enhance the
competitiveness of the economy is "part of a comprehensive customs reform
plan" in Jordan.
He said that “the
restructuring is part of a comprehensive custom reform plan that includes
reviewing procedures to simplify them and ensure that powers are not abused.”
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