Market Access

Arab Market 
European Market Access 
US Market Access 
Asian Market Access

Jordan has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since the year 2000, which permits Jordan to benefit from lower trade barriers, including tariffs, import quotas and excessive regulations. This enables access to larger market for their goods, leading to greater sales, more jobs and faster economic growth for all parties concerned.

Arab Markets

The Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement, 1998. Declared within Social and Economic Council of the Arab League as an executive program to activate the Trade Facilitation and Development Agreement in its membership of 17 Arab Countries:
These include: Jordan; UAE; Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Kuwait, Tunis, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon and Egypt.

The Arab Euro-Mediterranean Countries (Agadir Agreement) 2004.

European Market Access

The Jordan-EU Association Agreement signed in 1997 and entered into force in 2002: Aims at creating a free trade area between EU and Jordan and establishing a comprehensive framework for political, economic, trade and investment, social and financial cooperation. 

The Jordan-EFTA Free Trade Agreement entered into force in 2002: Aims to create favorable conditions for the development and diversification of trade and to promote economic cooperation on the basis of quality, mutual benefit and non-discrimination.

US Market Access

The Jordan-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed in the year 2000: Covering trade in goods and services, protection of intellectual property rights, environment, labor and e-commerce with trade to be fully liberalized by 2010. 

The Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement was signed in year 1996.

Asian Market Access

The Jordan-Singapore FTA was signed in the year 2004: Aims at promoting economic relations and developing partnerships between Jordan and Singapore considering the distinguished experiences that Singapore enjoys in economic development, technology, and improving investment climate.

Jordan also signed Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments agreements with many countries around the world.

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