JORDAN'S UPDATE OF 1999 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS RE-

UNCLAS AMMAN 001583

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR6350//TD/TM/OAA/JMCELROY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD JO BGMT
SUBJECT: JORDAN'S UPDATE OF 1999 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS RE-
MANUFACTURING REPORT.

REF: USDOC 00631

PER REFTEL, POST CONTACTED THE JORDAN GENERAL ASSOCIATION
OF AUTOMOTIVE AGENTS SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES TRADERS
TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON REGULATIONS FOR IMPORTATION OF
RE-MANUFACTURED, REBUILT, AND/OR USED MOTOR VEHICLE
PARTS.

(A) ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATION, THERE ARE NO
RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE IMPORTATION OF
RE-MANUFACTURED, REBUILT AND/OR USED PARTS. ALL TYPES
ARE TREATED THE SAME, BUT THE STATUS OF GOODS MUST BE
DECLARED IN THE PURCHASE INVOICE (NEW, RE-MANUFACTURED,
USED).

(B) RE-MANUFACTURED OR REBUILT PARTS ARE CONSIDERED AND
TREATED AS DESCRIBED (NEW IS NEW, USED IS USED, REBUILT
IS REBUILT AND SOLD IS SOLD)

(C) JORDAN'S PARTS RE-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS NOT WELL-
DEVELOPED. HOWEVER, USED PARTS ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE.

(D) RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE IMPORTATION
OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS APPLY EQUALLY TO RE-
MANUFACTURED, REBUILT AND/OR USED PARTS.

(E) THERE ARE NO QUOTAS OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPORTATION OF
THESE PARTS.

(F) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:-

- USED PART VALUES ARE DETERMINED BY INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMS
INSPECTORS DEPENDING ON THE PARTS' CONDITION. RE-
MANUFACTURED PART VALUES ARE DETERMINED BY INVOICE
VALUATIONS.

-MARKET PROSPECTS FOR RE-MANUFACTURED, RE-BUILT,
AND/OR USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS ARE PROMISING. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHING A RE-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN
JORDAN, ALTHOUGH THE MARKET FOR RE-MANUFACTURED PARTS FOR
U.S. MAKES/MODELS IS LIMITED, OWING TO THE SMALL NUMBER
OF U.S.-MADE VEHICLES IN THE KINGDOM.

- THE JORDAN INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS AND METROLOGY
(JISM) IS CONSIDERING A PRE-IMPORT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
FOR, INTER ALIA, NEW AND USED AUTO PARTS. SUCH A
PROGRAM, IF IMPLEMENTED, COULD IMPACT THE MARKET
PROSPECTS FOR REBUILT AND/OR USED AUTO PARTS.
GNEHM