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Chapter One
Presentation of Goods to Customs Authorities
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Article 34: |
A
summary declaration shall be presented for each commodity
entering the Kingdom or leaving therefrom.Such goods shall
be presented without delay to the customs authorities at the
nearest customs house as specified by the Department. |
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Chapter Two |
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Prohibition and Restriction
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Article 35: |
Ships
of whatever load capacity shall be forbidden from anchoring
at seaports other than those assigned for them except under
a maritime emergency as a result of a force majeure. In such
case, the captain of the ship shall inform the customs house
or security post without any delay.
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Article 36: |
The
ships whose load capacities are less than two hundred
maritime tones each shall be forbidden from ferrying,within
the sea customs limit, restricted or prohibited goods or
goods subject to heavy duties‚ or the specific‚ prohibited
goods prescribed in Article 2 of this Law. |
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Article 37: |
Ships of load
capacity less than two hundred maritime tones each and which
ferry goods mentioned in Article ( 36 ) of this law shall be
denied entry into the sea customs zone and shall also be
forbidden from sailing inside the zone or changing their
course inside it except under conditions created by maritime
emergency or force majeure.In such case, the captain shall
inform the nearest customs center or security post without
any delay.
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Article 38: |
Airplanes
shall be forbidden from taking off or landing at airports
where no customs houses are available except under force
majeure. In such case the captain shall at once inform the
nearest customs house or security post and submit a report
on that to the Department attested by the party which was
notified.
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Article 39: |
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The
specified prohibited goods shall be seized even if they were
declared by their real nomenclature unless they were
licensed in advance to enter or leave the country.
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Other
prohibited goods whose real nomenclature are declared shall
not be seized but shall be returned to outside or inside the
Kingdom whenever necessary.
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The
official customs formalities shall not be allowed for any
commodity whose importation or exportation depends on the
issue of a license or permit or a certificate or any other
document before obtaining the required document.
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Article 40: |
Foreign
goods which carry marks, names or signs which may suggest
that they are locally produced whether on the products or
their pickings or their rapings, shall be considered as
prohibited. The prohibition shall be also applicable in
conditions where duties are outstanding.
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Article 41: |
The entry of
foreign goods which do not meet the terms incorporated in
the Laws and regulations for the protection of origin and
ownership shall be forbidden unless the pertinent
authorities agree to remove such prohibition. |
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Article 42: |
The Director
may impose special rules for the packing of certain goods
for the purposes of simplifying inspection procedures. |
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Chapter Three |
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Sea Transport
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Article 43: |
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Every commodity arriving by sea shall be registered in
the cargo Manifests even if the commodity is to be
dispatched to free zones.
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One
Manifest shall be prepared for full cargo to be signed
by the ship master or its agent at the port of loading,
and should include the following information:-
- Name of the ship, nationality and registered tonnage.
- Kinds of goods and their total weight and the weight of
unpacked goods if there were any. If the goods are
prohibited they should be mentioned by their real
nomenclature.
- The number of packages and pieces and description of their
covers, marks and numbers.
- Name of the shipper and consignee.
- The harbors from which the goods were shipped.
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Upon entering the customs zone, the captain of the ship
must submit, at the first request from the Department's
officials, the original cargo manifest for endorsing and
deliver a copy thereof to the Department's officials.
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Upon the entry of the ship into the harbor the ship's
captain should deliver the following to the customs house:
The cargo manifest and its preliminary translation when
necessary.
The manifest of supplies in the ship, and the crew's luggage
and belongings. A list of the passengers names A list of the goods which will be unloaded at this harbor.
All documents and bills of lading which the Department may
request for the purpose of applying customs regulations.
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The manifests and documents shall be presented within
thirty six hours of the ship's entry into the harbor.
Official holidays are not to be included in this period.
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The Director shall determine the form of the cargo
manifest as well as the number of copies which should be
presented.
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Article 44: |
Should the
manifest belong to a ship which does not make regular trips
or has not a shipping agent at the Jordanian harbors or if
it is a sailboat, it should be endorsed as thus by the
customs authorities at the shipment harbor.
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Article 45: |
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Cargoes of ships and all other water means of transport
shall not be unloaded except at the premises of harbors
which include customs houses. The unloading of any commodity
or its transfer from one ship to another shall not be
permitted except through a written approval from the
concerned customs house and in the presence of its
officials.
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The unloading and transfer from one ship to another
shall be carried out during office hours and within the
conditions determined by the Department.
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Article 46: |
Subject to
the provisions of Article 71 of this Law, the master of the
ship or its representative or agent shall be responsible for
any shortfall in the number of pieces or packages or the
contents thereof, or in the quantity of unbound, loose or
bagged goods until the delivery of such goods at Customs
stores or warehouses or by the owners thereof, where they
are allowed to take said delivery. The Director shall have
power to issue directives specifying tolerance percentage,
in relation to any excess or shortfall, in respect of
unbound loose or bagged goods, as well as the percentage of
partial shortfall in goods due to forces of nature or weak
packages causing the contents thereof to break loose. Such
directives shall be published in the official Gazette. |
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Article 47: |
In the event
of any shortfall in the number of pieces or packages
unloaded, compared to the contents of the freight
declaration ( cargo manifest ), or shortfall in the
quantities of unbound, loose or bagged goods exceeding the
tolerance percentage specified in the directives issued by
the Director, the master of the ship or his representive
shall justify such shortfalls through supporting
documentation which confirms that such shortfall existed
outside the maritime customs territory. Should it prove
impossible to immediatly submit such evidence, the captain
or his representices shall be granted a period of six
months, from the date of drawing the report or receipt of
delivery, to submit such evidence, following the submission
of a bond guaranteeing the rights of the Department. The
Director shall have the power to issue directives as to how
reports of receipt deliveries shall be drawn and the
extension periods granted therein.Such directives shall be
published in the Official Gazette. |
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Chapter
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Land Transport
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Article
48: |
The goods
imported by land should be driven from the border to the
nearest customs house. The transporter should adhere to the
appointed routes leading directly to this customs house. The
transporter of the goods shall be forbidden from overpassing
the customs center without a license or depositing the goods
in other buildings and places before driving them into this
house.
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Article
49: |
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The
transporter of the goods and the escorters thereof shall
present upon their arrival at the customs house a bill of
lading or a document which substitutes the cargo manifest
signed by the driver of the transport means and the
representative of the transport company if there is such a
company and prepared in accordance with terms prescribed in
Article 43 of this Law, and added to it the value of the
commodity. When necessary, the Director may decide on some
exceptions from this rule.
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The bill
of lading or the document shall be accompanied by documents
confirming its contents in accordance with the terms
determined by the Director.
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Chapter
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Air Freight
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Article
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When crossing
the Kingdom's borders, airplanes shall fly within the air
routes appointed for their flight.
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Article
51: |
The goods
transported by the airplanes should be recorded in a cargo
manifest signed by the pilot and prepared in accordance with
the terms prescribed in Article (43) of this Law.
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Article
52: |
The pilot
should present the cargo manifest and other lists prescribed
in Article ( 43 ) of this Law to the Department's staff upon
their request. He shall also deliver these documents to the
airport customs houses, together with translated copies when
necessary, immediately following the airplanes arrival.
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Article
53: |
It shall be
forbidden to unload the goods or throw them out of the
planes during flight. The pilot, however, may order the
throwing of the goods if this was necessary for the safety
of the plane. In such a case, he shall inform the Department
upon landing.
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Article
54: |
The
provisions of Articles 45, 46, 47, of this Law shall apply
to land and air transport. Drivers, pilots and transport
companies shall be responsible for any shortfall in case of
land and / or air transport.
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Chapter
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Mail and Postal Parcels Transport
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Article
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The
importation or exportation of goods through maile or by
postal parcels shall be carried out in accordance with Arab
and international postal agreements as well as the internal
legal provisions in force.
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Chapter
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Export and Re- Export
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Article
56: |
Every ship or
car or plane or any other transport means, whether loaded or
not, shall be forbidden from leaving the country before
presenting to the Department a manifest corresponding to the
rules of Article 43 and obtaining a departure permit except
in cases of exclusions given by the Department.
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Article
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Goods
intended for exportation should be brought to the concerned
customs house and a detailed declaration of them should be
submitted. Transporters heading to the land borders are
forbidden from bypassing customs houses without obtaining
departure permits or taking routes which enable them to
evade these houses. The rules decided by the Department
shall be observed with regard to the goods which are subject
to the control of the customs zone.
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Article
58: |
Foreign goods
entering the Kingdom may be re - exported abroad or to a
free zone in accordance with the conditions, procedures and
guarantees determined by the Director.
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Article
59: |
Authorization
may be given in certain cases to transfer goods from one
ships to another or to take out goods not brought into
stores from quays to ship boards according to conditions
determined by the Director.
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Chapter
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Common Provisions
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Article
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The
manifest or its substitute should not include several sealed
parcels or parcels put together in any way to look as if
they were one parcel. Instructions issued by the Director
shall be applied with regard to containers, crates and
trailers.
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The
Director or whomever he authorizes may permit that single
consignments of goods be divided when there are reasons
justifying the partition provided that no loss whatsoever be
sustained by the Treasury. The Director shall have the power
to issue directives to this effect.
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