Law No. (20) of the Year 1998 - Customs Law
Definitions
By the Official Gazette For the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Amman: Thursday 10 Jumada II 1419 H.
Corresponding to October 1, 1998
No. 4305
INDEX
Article 1:
This Law shall be called The Customs Law of 1998, and shall be entered into force after the expiry of three months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 2:
The following words and phrases used in this Law shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto unless the context indicates otherwise:
Minister:
The Minister of Finance.
Department:
Jordan Customs Department.
Director:
Director General of Jordan Customs Department.
Tariff: Customs Tariff:
The schedule listing types of commodities, units of fees, categories of customs duties payable thereon, as well as the rules and notes included therein.
Customs Zone:
The area determined by the Minister in each seaport or airport or any other place where a customs house/center authorized to perform all or some customs formalities sits.
Customs Line:
The line that marches with the political borders which separate the Kingdom and neighboring states as well as the seashores surrounding the Kingdom.
Customs Territory:
The part of lands or seas subject to the customs control and measures specified in this law. Customs territory has two types:-
A. The maritime customs territory: which includes the sea area lying between coasts and the limits of the territorial water borders of the Kingdom.
B. The land customs territory: which includes the territory lying between coasts or land borders on one hand and an internal line on the other. Such territory shall be decided by the Minister and promulgated in the official gazette.
Goods:
Any natural, material, animal, agricultural or industrial product, including electrical energy
Type of Goods:
The description mentioned in the customs tariff nomenclature.
Prohibited Goods:
Every commodity whose importation or exportation is prohibited in accordance with the provisions of this law or any other legislation.
Specific Prohibited Goods:
The prohibited goods which the minister specifies through a decision promulgated in the official gazette for the purpose of customs control.
Customs Value:
The value approved for goods pursuant to the provision of this law. Such value shall apply to all customs approved status unless the law provides for otherwise.
Identical Goods:
Goods that are in conformity with the goods under valuation in all respects, including physical characteristics, quality, brand name and country of production. Minor variations in appearance shall not preclude the goods to which this definition applies from being regarded as identical.
Similar Goods:
Goods which are produced by one country and have similar physical characteristics and components to the goods under valuation which will, in turn, enable them to perform the same functions and to be commercially interchangeable. Although they are not similar in all respects, quality, brand name and presence of a trademark shall be taken into account as to determine whether the goods are similar or not.
Confined Goods:
Goods in respect of which a decree is issued by a competent authority limiting importation or exportation thereof to/by a certain party.
Goods subject to heavy fees
The goods which are specified via a decision from the Director and promulgated in the official gazette for the purpose of customs control.
Restricted Goods:
Goods whose import or export is suspended pending a license, permit, certificate or any other document by the competent authorities.
Declaration - Customs Declaration:
The goods Declaration submitted to department, which specifies the distinctive features of declared goods, as well as the itemized quantities thereof in details in accordance with the provisions of this Law. The documents required by the law and which shall be attached to the customs declaration shall be deemed an integral part of the declaration.
Declarant:
The person who prepares the customs declaration in his own name. Such person shall have the right to present the goods to customs, follow through and complete customs procedures.
Clearance Agent:
Any person whose job, under the provisions of this Law, entails preparing, signing and presenting customs declarations to the department and complete the necessary procedures related to the clearance of goods on behalf of others.
Storehouse:
The place or the building designated for the temporary storage of goods pending withdrawal under the relevant customs status, whether such a store is operated directly by the department or through a governmental or non –governmental public agency or investing body.
Investing body:
The department or any other natural or legal person undertaking responsibility for the storage, portage or stacking of goods as safeguarding the integrity of packages in return for specified fees and under customs supervision.
Warehouse:
اThe premises or the building where the goods are stored under the supervision of the department pending the collection of duties in accordance with the provisions of this law.
Carrier:
The owner of the means of carriage or the authorized representative thereof.
Specific routes:
The routes specified by the minister, under a decision promulgated in the official gazette, for the carriage of goods which are imported into or exported from the kingdom or goods transiting through it
Article 3:
The provisions of this law shall apply to the territories subject to the kingdom's sovereignty and its territorial waters. Notwithstanding, free zones, totally or partially exempted from customs provisions, may be established in these territories.
Article 4:
Any goods crossing the customs line, for importation or exportation, shall be subject to the provisions of this law