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smuggling attempts has decreased while at the same time, transit journey time and costs have
reduced by more than 60 percent111.
4.3.3.1 Statistics
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is connected via roads to all neighboring countries: Saudi
Arabia, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria. In total, there are 11 BCPs, of which: eight (8) Road BCPs, one
(1) Sea port BCPs and three (3) international airports. The volume of transit (in ton) in 2018 is
presented i
Table 57: Jordan total volume of Transport
The total volume of Transport (annual basis - 2018) tons
Transit for exportation Transit for importation International transit
5.329.503 12.358.308 9.765.814
Source: Jordan Customs CTR Survey
The number of transit declaration (TR8) in 2017 is 173,048 and 175,234 in 2018112 .
4.3.3.2 Assessments of Relevant Organizations
In the past years, several international and regional organizations have launched surveys on
Trade Facilitation, including the CTR. These surveys capture the current state of implementation
of different trade facilitation concepts, including Customs Administrations. The following part is
providing analysis of the Assessments of Relevant Organizations.
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) - Logistics
Performance Index ranks and score analysis report contains data analysis the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, using data collected during the years 2016 and 2018, respectively. The
Logistics Performance Index (LPI), launched in 2007, is an interactive benchmarking tool
created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their
performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance113. The index
is conducted every two years and ranks 160 countries on the efficiency of international supply
chains. The World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) analyses countries through six
dimensions. Scores range from 1 to 5, the highest score representing the best logistics
performance. Each dimension is defined as follows:
 Customs: measures agility clearance processes, regarding speed, simplicity, and
predictability of formal issues conducted by customs control bodies;
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