G/LIC/N/3/JOR/3  
 
5 October  2016 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3 OF THE AG REEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PRO CEDURES  (2016)  
JORDAN  
The following communication, dated  29 September 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegati on of Jordan . 
 
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Outline of System  
1.  Jordan’s policy is to increase trade liberalization and keep import licensing to a minimum. 
Import licenses are maintained mainly for statistical purposes as well as to fulfil Jordan’s 
obligations under  international agreements or to ensure that health, safety, environment, national 
security objectives are met.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  Product coverage  
  
No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
1  Used tires peel   Non-automatic   Ministry of Industry and Trade and  
Supply  
  2  Electrical appliances used and refurbished and 
Alstok    
3  Rebar lengths of 12 meters     
4  3-Hydroxyl – 1 methylpiperidin     
5  Potassium fluoride     
6  2-Chloroethanol    
7  Di-methylamine    
8  Di-methylamine  hydrochloride     
9  Hydrogen fluoride     
10  Methyl benzilate    
11  3-quinuclidone    
12  Pinacolone     
13 Potassium cyanide   
14 Potassium bifluoride   
15 Ammonium hydrogen fluoride   
16  Sodium fluoride    
17  Sodium b ifluoride    
18  Sodium cyanide    
19  Phosphorus pentasulphide     
20 Di-isopropyl amine     
21  Diethylaminoethano     
                                               
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  No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
22  Sodium sulphide    
23  Triethanolamine hydrochloride     
24 Triisopropyl phosphate     
25  O,O- Diethyl phosphorothioate     
26  O,O- Diethyl phosphorodithioate    
27 Sodium hex fluorosilicate     
28  Radio devices of all kinds, both sending and 
receiving together or receive or send  Non-automatic  Telecommunications  
Regulatory  
Commission  
29 Receivers allocated for n on-broadcast television 
satellite     
30 
  Wireless surveillance cameras    
31 Remote control devices of all kinds, whether 
moving motors gates, windows and lampshades; 
except videos control devices and the TV control  Automatic   
32  GPS devices  Non-automatic   
33  Ground stations of all kinds     
34  Carts and tethered satellite receiver through a 
computer     
35  Video sender     
36  Wireless router     
37  Wireless access point     
38  Cards and wireless devices used in wireless 
computer netwo rks    
39  Radar devices    
40  Disclosure of cables and metal devices  automatic  Ministry of Energy and Mineral  
Resources     
41 Petroleum      Non-automatic   
42 Nuclear materials and devices and related 
equipment  Non-automatic  Energy and Minerals  
Regulatory  
Commission (EMRC)  
43  Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates    
44 Uranium ores and concentrates    
45  Thorium ores and concentrates    
46  Chemical elements and radioactive isotopes 
(including the elements and isotopes of Chemical 
fissile or fertile) compounds and mixtures and 
residues containing these products     
47  Natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, 
dispersions (including metal -ceramic composites 
cermet’s), ceramic products and mixtures 
containing natural uranium or natural ura nium 
compounds    
48  Uranium -rich element uranium (U -235) and its 
compounds, plutonium and its compounds, 
alloys, dispersions (including metal -ceramic 
composites cermet’s), ceramic products and 
mixtures containing rich uranium enrichment 
element (u -235) or plutonium or compounds of 
these product’s    
49 Diluted uranium enrichment, which the element 
(U-235) and its compounds, thorium and its 
compounds, alloys, dispersions (including metal -
ceramic composites cermet’s), ceramic products 
and mixtures contain ing uranium diluted the 
element uranium (U -235), thorium or compounds    
50 Fuel elements (cartridges) consumer (exposed to 
radiation) Special Nuclear Reactors  
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  No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
51 Isotopes, other than those of item (44.28), 
organic compounds or non -membership of thos e 
isotopes that are specific or non -specific chemical 
traits    
52  Heavy water (deuterium oxide)    
53 Nuclear reactors, fuel elements (cartridges) was 
not exposed to radiation machines and devices 
for isotopic separation of nuclear reactors    
54 Nuclear reactors    
55 Machines and apparatus for isotopic separation, 
and parts thereof    
56  Fuel elements (cartridges) was not exposed to 
radiation    
57 Parts of nuclear reactors    
58 Radioactive material/equipment containing 
radioactive materials    
59  Elements and isotopes and radioactive 
compounds    
60  Devices rely on the use of alpha rays, beta or 
gamma, although the uses for medical, surgical, 
dental or veterinary medicine, including imaging 
devices or radiotherapy    
61 Parts and accessori es of the machines and 
gadgets of Chapter 90 not specified or included 
in the last chapter of this place    
62 Apparatus and instruments physical or chemical 
analysis, such as polarization "Pollarimitr" 
metrics and measurements refraction of rays 
"Rafract omitr" and devices to measure wave 
lengths of the spectrum "spectrometer" devices 
and gas or smoke analysis apparatus and 
instruments for measuring or testing the degree 
of viscosity or porous    
63   Analysis  chromatographic  separation  devices  
(Kroma turav) or change the concentration of 
electric    
64  Weighted flow meters (belt gauges)  Non-automatic  Energy and Minerals  
Regulatory  
Commission (EMRC)  
65 Density gauges    
66  Level gauges    
67  Thickness gauges    
68  Industrial radiography un its    
69  Moisture detectors    
70  X-ray fluorescence analyzer (XRF)    
71  X-ray diffraction analyzer (XRD    
72  Well logging units    
73 Calibration radioactive sources    
74  Electron capture detectors    
75  Tritium targets used for neutrons production    
76  Bone densitometers    
77  Brach therapy units    
78 Teletherapy unites (cobalt units)    
79 Blood irradiator units    
80 Gamma knife units    
81  Research irradiator units    
82  Tc-99m generators    
83  Liquid scintillation counte rs  
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  No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
84  Devices measuring rapid changes of electrical 
quantities (Awsaluscob) and spectrum analysis 
devices and other hardware tools to measure or 
monitor electrical quantities except for entering 
counters in item 28.90 apparatus and 
instrume nts for measuring or detecting dental X -
rays and alpha, beta and gamma radiations   Non-automatic  Energy and Minerals  
Regulatory  
Commission (EMRC)  
85  Remote control used for industrial X -ray 
radiography     
86  Apparatus and instruments for measurin g and 
detecting ionizing radiation   Automatic   
87  Check sources (Join calibration sources)    
88  Smoke detectors    
89 Light sources    
90  Radiation/devices containing radiation generators  Non-automatic   
91 Dental X -ray units (panoramic radiography   Automatic   
92  Dental X -ray units (panoramic radiography)    
93  General radiographic X -ray units    
94  Mammography X -ray units    
95  Interventional radiographic X -ray units    
96 Computed tomography units (CT scan)    
97  Fluoroscopic X -ray units     
98  Bone dosimeter units    
99 Lithotripsy units    
100 X-ray fluorescence analyzer units (XRF)    
101 X-ray diffraction Analyzer units (XRD)    
102 Goods inspection units    
103 Superficial X -ray units    
104 Accelerators  Non-automatic   
105 Radiotherapy simulators units  Automatic   
106 Industrial radiography units    
107 Electron microscope used X -ray    
108 Level gauges    
109 Neutrons generators  Non-automatic   
110 X-ray units used in calibration lab  Automatic   
111 Devices for medical  applications or surgical or 
veterinary medicine    
112 X-ray tubes    
113 Parts and supplies for X -rays, iPods    
114 Cars containing imaging scans devices / mobile 
clinics    
115 Tools and devices for medicine or surgery or 
dental or veterinary medic ine, including diagnosis 
of flash radiation (Sntejrav) and other electrical 
medical devices, as well as considering the test 
devices    
116 Diagnosis of flash radiation devices    
117 X-ray devices, although the medical uses or 
surgical, dental or veteri nary medicine, including 
imaging devices or radiotherapy    
118 Radioactive waste   Non-automatic  Energy and Minerals  
Regulatory  
Commission (EMRC)  
119 Chemical elements and radioactive isotopes 
including chemical elements and isotopes fissile 
or fertil e and their compounds, mixtures and 
residues containing these products  
 
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  No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
120 Elements and radioactive isotopes and 
compounds other than those of subheadings 
10.2844 or 20.2844 or 30.2844, mixtures of 
dispersions, including metal -ceramic composites 
cermet, ceramic products and mixtures 
containing these elements or isotopes or 
compounds, radioactive waste.    
121  Any ionizing radiation sources or any materials 
emitting ionizing radiation not mentioned above    
122 Parts and fittings for the plant and e quipment 
and tools of Chapter 90 is not mentioned or 
included elsewhere in this chapter    
123  Number mechanism to fill all the materials 
truncate the article using a laser packages or 
other optical or photonic packages or ultrasonic 
or electric discharg e one way or the way 
electrical or chemical firmly electronics or ion 
beam or plasma arc manner    
124  Machinery & Electric Welding and were able to 
cut, including those that operate electrically 
heated gas, acting decisively, laser or with other 
beams o f light, or photon, or ultrasonic or firmly 
electrons or magnetic pulses    
125  Machinery and electrical appliances with individual 
functions not specified or included elsewhere    
126  Particle accelerators    
127  Prospecting for water equipment (exc avators)  Non-automatic  Ministry of Water and Irrigation / 
Water Authority  
128  Postal franking machines  Non-automatic  Jordan Post Company  
129  Military clothing   General Command of the Armed 
Forces  
130  Antiquities   The Ministry of Tourism and 
Antiquities  
131 Live animals  Non-automatic  Ministry  of Agriculture  
132  Frozen semen of animals    
133  Frozen and refrigerated fresh meat     
134 Olive oil    
135  Stuffed wild animals    
136  Fertilizers    
137  Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides an d 
disinfectants    
138  Veterinary medicine    
139 Seeds used for planting and fruit    
140  Dairy    
141  Potatoes, onions and garlic      Automatic       
142  Fresh fruits and vegetables    
143 Saplings of fruit seedlings, ornamental plants and 
cut flowers    
144  Dairy products    
145 Powdered milk for factories    
146 Honey (within containers of not more than 2 kg) 
+ natural beeswax, pollen (bee feed) royal jelly    
147 Alfrionat(CFC11,CFC12,CFC113,CFC114,CFCS115)  Non-automatic  The Ministry o f Environment  
148  Halons (Halon 1211, Halon 1301, Halon 2602)    
149  Methyl bromide    
150  Solvents (CTC,10101 TCA)    
151  Mineral oils consumed (Instructions   G/LIC/N/3/JOR/3  
 
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  No.   Item   Type of 
license   Licensing agency  
  
administration mineral oils consumed and traded 
for the year 2014  
152  Special food and dietary supplements and herbal 
products  Automatic  General Organization for Food and 
Drug Administration  
153 Food additives    
154  Milk and baby food  Non-automatic   
155  Medicines, antibiotics, vaccines and serums     
156  Panels and pipes mad e of asbestos (there are 
restrictions on its use only in the field of industry 
Albraikat and sewage pipe)  Non-automatic  Ministry of Health  
157 Chemicals   Lists of prohibited chemicals and 
conditional issued by the Ministry of 
Health and published in t he Official 
Gazette under its issue number 
5187 Date 11/14/2012  
158  Weapons and gear of all kinds  Non-automatic  Ministry of Interior / Public Security 
Directorate  
159  Explosives of all kinds    
160  Razors piston and the like    
161  Automobile aero dynamic children fue lled play    
162 Children's toys managed by remote control (car / 
plane / boat )which works by electric motors or 
fuel   
163 Gaming machines, electrical and electronic 
allocated for commercial use    
164 Electrical appliances for self -defense    
165 Ammonium nitrate    
166 Alarms and high lighting on imported cars    
167 Three -dimensional printers    
168 Decoding devices   Non-automatic  
  Radio and Television Corporation  
169 Satellite receivers    
170 Asphalt material or substance (V.R.)   Ministry of Energy and Mineral  
Resources  
 
3.  The system applies to goods imported from all countries.  
 
4.  Jordan’s import licensing procedures are not intended to restrict the quantity or value of 
imports. They are maintained mainly for statis tical purposes as well as to fulfil Jordan’s obligations 
under international agreements or to ensure that health, safety, environment, national security 
objectives are met.  
 
5.  The Importation Instructions No. (109) of 201 5, issued pursuant to the Import  and Export     
Regulation No. (114) of 2004 and its amendments. The Import and Export Law No. (21) of 2001 
and its amendments authorizes the minister of industry and trade to identify goods subject to 
licensing.  The licenses specified above.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable . 
 
7.(a) No period is specified for applying for a license in advance of importation.  
  
(b) A license can be granted immediately on request.  
  
(c) Permits may be issued at any period of the year.  
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  (d) The licenses are subject to the ap proval of any government entity are required.  
 
8.  An application for a permit will only be refused if it does not meet the ordinary criteria  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons permitted to engage in importation are eligible to  apply for a license with an import 
card. 
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Information required:  
 
- Name and address of importer;  
- Commercial name;  
- Importer registration number (import card);  
- Commodity to be importe d;  
- H.S. code;   
- Value in JD;  
- Quantity or weight;  
- Country of origin;   
- Country of importation;  
- Clearance center.   
 
11.  The license upon actual importation should be accompanied by an import card . 
 
12.  10 JD for import licence.  
 
13.  No deposit or advanc e payment is required.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  According to the Import and Export Law No (21) of 2001 and its amendments, licences issued 
for one year period. However in practice the ministry issues licenses which are valid for three 
months (Reinforc ing Steel licenses).  
 
15.  There is no penalty.  
 
16.  The personal import license may not be transferred or waived without the approval of the  
competent authority subject to the availability of legal requirements for the transfer or  
assignment, according to article (9) from Import and Export Law No. (21) of 2001 and its  
amendments  
 
17.  None.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  None.  
 
19.  None.     
 
 
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