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Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement

The United States–Jordan Free Trade Agreement is the first free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and an Arab country (and the United States' fourth FTA overall behind Israel, Canada, and Mexico). It is Jordan's second free trade agreement, after the 1997 Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement.[1] The agreement, which grants duty-free status to nearly all Jordanian exports to the United States, was signed on 24 October 2000 and went into force on 17 December 2001.[2] Rules of origin require that goods be composed of a minimum of 35 percent Jordanian content to be eligible for duty-free entry.[3]

  • United States–Jordan Free Trade Agreement (JOFTA) (American English)
  • اتفاقية التجارة الحرة بين الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والأردن (Arabic)

24 October 2000

24 October 2000

17 December 2001

2 months after notification of each state that all internal procedures have been completed

As a result of the agreement, Jordan became a "magnet for apparel manufacturing," as U.S. companies such as WalmartTarget, and Hanes established factories so they could cut costs by eliminating tariffs. In 2019, U.S. exports to Jordan were $1.5 billion, while imports were $2.2 billion, about 80 percent of which were apparel and textile goods.[4]

Long title

To implement the agreement establishing a United States-Jordan free trade area.

Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–43 (text) (PDF)

Rules of Origin

Market access

Free-trade area

Tariffs

Congressional Research Service Report on Jordan FTA

Congressional Research Service Report on Jordan FTA and Labor Issues

Citizens' Trade Campaign Site on Jordan FTA