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