Jordan Introduces New E-Commerce Customs Platform
Jordan recently implemented its new online platform for e-commerce customs processing, according to a Sept. 6 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The system, which took effect in August and aims to “to protect Jordanian traders, sellers and…
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producers from consumers’ unwillingness to buy locally-produced goods,” requires express shipping companies to provide certain data through the system, the HKTDC said. At the same time, Jordan is also “drastically” reducing personal allowances for tax-free e-commerce imports from about $3,300 per year to just about $700 per year, the report said. The new limits apply only to footwear, clothing, children’s toys and “food items” and will be monitored for the first three months “to assess whether an effective balance is being achieved,” the HKTDC said.