Customs duty calculator for Jordan 2026: duty and tax on what you import

Customs rules in Jordan

Valuation basis

Value of the goods + shipping + insurance (CIF).

General sales tax

16% on the value plus duty.

Small shipments

There is no full exemption for parcels; parcels with a customs value up to 200 dinars are exempt from customs duty but are subject to 16% sales tax with a minimum of 5 dinars.

Parcel regime

From 1 February 2026, postal parcels with a customs value of no more than 200 dinars are subject to 16% sales tax and zero customs duty, with a minimum of 5 dinars, for all personal and commercial parcels from all countries, collected through the e-commerce customs centre. It was previously 10% with a minimum of 5 dinars. Anything above 200 dinars is subject to the normal tariff.

Traveller allowance

The 200-dinar personal gift limit comes from unofficial travel sources and we could not confirm it on the customs website. A decision allowing one carton per traveller was issued in August 2019.

Cars

Cabinet decision of 28 June 2025, applied from 29 June 2025: total taxes on petrol cars 51% (previously 71%), hybrids 39% (previously 60%), and electric cars a flat 27% for all categories instead of the tiered system of up to 55%. The integrated tariff shows the breakdown: zero customs duty, 16% general tax, and special tax of 30% for petrol, 20% for hybrids and 10% for electric; (1 + special) x 1.16 gives the announced totals. Petrol, 5 years old or less: customs 0%, special tax 30%; petrol, more than 5 years old: customs 0%, special tax 94%; non-plug-in hybrid: customs 0%, special tax 20%; fully electric: customs 0%, special tax 10%; electric with a range extender (using another power source): customs 0%, special tax 20%.

Phones

Smartphones: zero customs duty, zero general sales tax and 16% special sales tax. Parcels up to 200 dinars are subject to the flat 16% rate.

Common customs duty rates for individuals

The exact rate depends on the item's Harmonized System (HS) code. The table covers the categories individuals buy most often.

• The tariff restructuring decision (January 2022) reduced the bands to 0%, 5%, 15% and 25%, with the top band cut to 20% for two years and then to 15% from 1 January 2027. But the live integrated tariff on 4 October 2026 still shows 25% for lines such as furniture, coffee and leather bags, so we used the tariff figures.
• Approximate formula: customs duty on the value, then special tax, then 16% general sales tax on the total.
• The main customs.gov.jo website does not respond from outside Jordan, but services.customs.gov.jo works.

Official calculator: Jordan Customs vehicle calculator

Sources

1. Jordan Customs: integrated customs tariff
2. Jordan Customs: estimated duties enquiry for cars
3. Al Mamlaka: 16% tax on parcels from 1 February 2026 (secondary source)
4. Jordan News: statements by the Director General of Customs on parcels (secondary source)
5. Al Mamlaka: vehicle tax decision, June 2025 (secondary source)
6. Al Mamlaka: customs tariff restructuring 2022 (secondary source)
7. PwC: 16% general sales tax (secondary source)

Amounts in Jordanian dinar (JOD).

Other countries and tools

Results are estimates based on common band rates. The final rate depends on the item's HS code and the customs valuation, and the courier may add clearance fees.