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Jordan Tariff Adjustment For Clothing Imports

2010/7/27 10:08:00 50

Jordanian Customs Department recently adjusted

Imported garments

Tax rules for products.

The original method of taxation is 20% of imports.

The new tariff will be calculated according to the amount of $1.4 / kg, and the ad valorem tax will be calculated according to the tax rate of 5%, and the two item will be collected from the high tax.

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The clothing industry believes that the new tariff will lead to increased tariffs on clothing products, and the average cost per container will increase by 5500-7000 US dollars. The cost will eventually be passed on to consumers, resulting in the rise of domestic clothing prices in Jordan.

The head of the customs and Excise Department of Jordan said that the purpose of the tariff adjustment is to encourage the import of high quality clothing products.

At the same time,

Second hand clothing

New tariffs will not apply to textile products.

Supplement:

With the continuous improvement of domestic labor productivity and the gradual implementation of free trade agreements with related countries, Jordan's export industry performed well in 2006, and exports increased substantially.

According to the data released by the Central Bureau of statistics, Jordan exported $4 billion 100 million in 2006, an increase of 12.9% over the previous year and an additional 1 billion yuan in re export trade.

In exports, the apparel industry still took the lead, increasing by 18%, accounting for 30.3% of Jordan's exports and 1 billion 230 million of foreign exchange earnings.

The United States remains Jordan's largest export market, exporting about US $1 billion 260 million to the US, accounting for 31.2% of its exports.

However, the export products to the United States are relatively simple, and 91% of the products exported to the United States are garments, mainly thanks to the implementation of the United States free trade agreement in 2001.

Exports to the US have increased 5 times since 2001.

Jordanian finance minister Mohamed Hamar said the Jordanian cabinet approved a wide range of tariffs on industrial imports that must be made for clothing.

According to the instructions of King Abdullah of Jordan, Hamar announced that the joint proposal issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of industry and trade has been submitted to the Ministerial Committee for lowering tariffs on these industrial inputs, excluding early tariff reductions.

The categories of tariff reductions include cotton, wool and fiber, with the aim of supporting Jordan's garment manufacturing sector to increase its competitiveness in the international market and increase exports.

The garment industry has become the main export industry in Jordan, and the garment industry accounts for 30% of Jordan's total exports.