Improving Customs Transit Systems

In the Islamic Countries

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After carrying out the inspection and the survey, the exit manifest or transit declaration

is signed by the authorised customs officer and the goods and the means of transport

are allowed to exit.

4.3.3.7

TIR

Jordan has signed acceptance of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of

Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) on Jordan December 1985.

The Royal Automobile Club of Jordan (RACJ) has been designated issuing and guaranteeing body

for TIR Carnets in Jordan and is authorized to issue and guarantee TIR Carnets as of December

2001. The price of TIR Carnet (14 Volets) for Member/ National and Non-member/ Foreign is

141.24 USD dollars.

In 2014, 2016 and 2017 has issued in total 150 TIR Carnets (50 each year)

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4.3.3.8

Use of Customs convoys and Customs escorts as transit guarantee

Jordan’s electronic transit monitoring and facilitation system have led to a significant reduction

in the cost and time of moving goods through Jordan as there is no longer a requirement to travel

in convoy. Truck congestion at the customs yard (where the trucks used to wait for the formation

of a convoy) has been eliminated.

4.3.3.9

CTR Guarantee Management and Monitoring System

Jordan Customs is accepting the following non-monetary guarantee: Cash deposits (national or

foreign currency), Temporary placement of funds on the Customs administration’s bank

account, Tradable securities, Bank guarantee, Surety contract, International guarantees, and

Regional guarantees.

Special bank guarantees and pledges provided by persons concerned to guarantee the contents

of customs declarations, and which require special procedures for refunding to the banks from

which they were issued, are refunded by the Department according to the following

mechanism

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Concerned persons submit a guarantee refund application to the Department’s bureau

and attach duly issued copies of the declarations;

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The bureau refers the application to the Guarantees and Transit Divisions for review;