Trade with Jordan
How you import from and export to Jordan.
UK-Jordan association agreement
The UK has signed an association agreement with Jordan, which has been in effect since 1 May 2021.
This guidance provides information on aspects of trade covered by the UK-Jordan association agreement. It is for UK businesses trading with Jordan.
What the agreement covers
This association agreement covers:
- trade in goods (including provisions on preferential tariffs, tariff rate quotas, rules of origin and sanitary and phytosanitary measures)
- trade in services
- intellectual property
Import tariff rates on goods
Tariff rates for bilateral trade in goods between the UK and Jordan continue to apply as set out in the agreement. However, in some cases, the non-preferential applied rates may in fact be lower because of changes in the UK’s Most Favoured Nation tariff schedule.
You can use online tools UK Integrated Online Tariff and check how to export goods to check product-specific and country-specific information on tariffs and regulations that currently apply to UK trade in goods. These tools are regularly updated to reflect any changes.
Import tariff rate quotas
Tariff rate quotas in the agreement have been tailored specifically to the UK.
To find out the new tariff rate quotas, see table 3 of the parliamentary report.
Rules of origin
Finding the correct rule of origin for export
Depending on the type of good you are seeking to export, in order to claim preferential treatment it will need to be either wholly obtained or sufficiently processed.
To be considered sufficiently processed your good will need to meet the relevant product specific rule (PSR). The PSRs for this agreement use the 2002 version of the Harmonised System (HS) nomenclature. You should apply the PSR for your good using the code in which it was classified under this nomenclature.
In a limited number of cases the code for your good may have changed during HS revisions. We are currently updating our online services to reflect these changes. In the interim correlation tables tracing these changes have been made available by the World Customs Organization and the United Nations.
Claiming preferential rates for your exports from the UK
Unless you are permitted to provide an invoice declaration, you will need to fill in a certificate of origin to claim preferential treatment.
Updated certificates of origin are available from your usual provider, for example chambers of commerce. Certificates will look very similar to those previously used. They will show the UK as the place of origin rather than the EU.
Using EU materials and processing in your exports to Jordan
You can continue to use EU materials or processing in your exports to Jordan. The UK and Jordan must have fulfilled the necessary requirements set out in the Rules of Origin Protocol. You must also ensure the working or processing you do in the UK goes beyond the minimal operations listed in the agreement and the other relevant conditions are met.
For example, you will not be able to simply package or label a product from the EU and export it to Jordan as a good originating in the UK.
See the list of minimal operations in Article 7 of the Rules of Origin Protocol in the UK-Jordan agreement text.
The ability to consider materials from, or processing carried out in, another country as originating when incorporated into your product is called cumulation.
Using materials and/or processing from other countries in your exports to Jordan
If both the UK and Jordan have an agreement with one of the other countries provided for in the Rules of Origin Protocol, you can continue using materials, and in some cases processing, from that country in your exports to Jordan. You must ensure that the working or processing you do in the UK goes beyond the minimal operations listed in the agreement and the other relevant conditions are fulfilled.
Sending your goods to Jordan through the EU and other countries
Goods transited through the EU – and any other country with whom cumulation is applicable – will not be subject to the same restrictions as those in transit through other third countries.
For example, you will be able to split a consignment in the EU when exporting goods to Jordan, provided the goods comprising the consignment have not been entered into free circulation in the EU.
Transit through any other third country is possible provided your goods remain under customs surveillance and do not undergo operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to preserve them in good condition.
Goods in transit and retrospective certificates of origin
For goods that were in transit when the EU-Jordan association agreement ceased to apply to the UK, you can obtain a retrospective certificate of origin. This will show that the goods originated in the UK and are eligible for preferential terms if your goods arrived on, or within 12 months after, the date the UK-Jordan association agreement came into effect.
You can get retrospective certificates of origin from your usual provider.
Next steps
Get further guidance on:
- exporting goods from the UK: step by step
- moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland
- rules of origin between the UK and the EU
- using freight forwarders
Businesses can get specialist export help and support from great.gov.uk.
This guidance is for information only. You should consult your legal advisers if you wish to ensure you understand the legal implications of trading for your business.
Contact
If you have queries about trade, contact the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
Updates to this page
Last updated 1 January 2022 + show all updates
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Added guidance on finding the correct rule of origin for export.
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Updated information on certificates of origin following ratification of UK-Jordan association agreement.
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Updated with the date that the agreement is expected to come into effect (1 May 2021).
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Page updated to provide detailed guidance on how to trade with Jordan from 1 January 2021. This includes information on import tariff rates and rules of origin.
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First published.