United States - Jordan Free Trade Agreement

Country / jurisdiction: United States · Year: 2001 · Status: In force · Level: International · Type: Voluntary

The United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others:

Electric generation equipment

Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery

Electric motors, transformers, batteries, and capacitors

Motor vehicles

Mineral ore and processed products including manganese, copper, aluminium, and nickel

Various products manufactured using above minerals and metals such as sheets, powders, bars, and plates

Photovoltaic cells (import into Jordan only)

The Agreement also includes rules of origin requiring goods to be wholly produced/manufactured in each country, and imported directly from one into the other. Additionally, production/processing costs need to represent the equivalent of at least 35% of the value of the good.

Official source: https://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/jordan-fta/final-text