There are 16 chambers of commerce in Jordan, all of which fall under the auspices of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (located in Amman), while there are 3 chambers of industry in Jordan,all of which fall under all under the auspices of the Jordan Chamber of Industry (located in Amman). Each export operation requires membership in the Chamber of Commerce or Industry. Youcan check the sector in which your company is active among these sectors, in order to determine the chamber to which your company shall subscribe.

• Sectors

Documents required for membership vary according to the type of company. These documents are:

The applicant shallprovide the Original of the following documents when filling the Membership Registration Form for the Chamber:

• Membership Registration Form

• Company's Registration Certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply.
• Trade Name Certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (if any)
• Original copy of the Rent Agreement or the Real Estate Title along with a Copy of the Occupancy Permit.
• ID Document issued by the Civil Status Department for Jordanians; and a proof of identity for foreigners (Passport).
• Signature of the delegated administrative legal of the Commercial Sector form.
• Commercial Sector form

See the detailed guide of all the documents required for different companies.

• Documents

Exports do not normally require licenses. There are, however, certain categories of goods, which need to fulfil standards and other controls. For these goods, licenses are the authorization to export, when all requirementshave been fulfilled.

Categories of goods requiring an authorization shall be the following:

• Membership Registration Form

• Foodstuffs and chemicals Authorization is obtained from the Ministry of Health.
• Agricultural products Authorization is obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and is valid for a single shipment.
• If seasonal products are exported يُa seasonal registration shall be undertaken at the Ministry before applying forthe export authorization. The Ministry of Agriculture also issues the phytosanitary certificate, after an agronomistfrom the Ministry checks that the farm complies with the requirements. The agronomists check takes one day andno fees are charged.
• In case the importer requires additional analysis, it shall be possible to have them completed at the Ministry of Agriculture and the results attached to the documents are sent to the importer.

The following section summarizes the procedures to be followed to issue an export license:

• The application form to obtain an export license shall be filled out by the concerned person or the authorized representative with the necessary documents to the auditor
• To obtain an importer card, electronic issuance and renewal of import and export licenses
• Import card
• The requisition and attached documents are checked by the official and presented to the person authorized to sign.
• The quantity of flour input in the product is calculated at the Reserves Directorate/ mills section, to determine the quantity of imported flour or that bought from accredited mills; or the subsidy difference of flour input in the product is calculated and the requisition is referred to the Financial Affairs Directorate, where the applicant pays the subsidy difference
• Export license fees are paid.
• Data is entered into the system and the export license is issued.
• The license and requisition are double-checked by the official and presented to the person authorized to sign.
• The license is stamped with the official seal of the ministry and the applicant receives their copy, while the rest of the documents are archived.

Certificates of origin are necessary to benefit from preferential tariff treatment. They differ from one country to another

• The clearing agent receives the products on behalf of the exporter and starts the process of transferring goods on to the international carrier (the shipping procedures).
• The international carrier can be paid either on “Freight Collect” where the importer pay the carrier or on “Freight Pre-paid basis where the exporter has already paid for the carrier.
• The clearing agent shall confirm cargo space and load the shipping container (if not done at the exporter factory).

The following are the documents to be prepared prior to shipping:

• Insurance
• Bill of Lading / Airway Bill
• Invoice.
• Packing List.
• Shipping Documents