Photo: Jordan Customs Department
Jordanian customs officers inspect a truck at the Jordan-Iraq border.
“Jordan is now considered a pioneer in customs automation in many ways. USAID... didn’t just provide equipment—they were one of our main partners in the process.” —Marwan Gharaibeh, Director of Planning, Department of Customs
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Initiative
USAID provided extensive assistance to Jordan’s Department of Customs to overhaul its operations. Legal advisors reviewed the national customs code and helped draft amendments to bring it into compliance with World Trade Organization requirements. To improve the department’s ability to process goods that cross Jordan’s borders, USAID provided support and equipment to install the ASYCUDA system—the most widely used automated customs management program in the world. Customs officers were trained in the new procedures and traveled to the United States in September 2000 on a study tour. Using what was learned on the officers’ visit, Jordan adopted a strategy for further reform based on the U.S. model.
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