Food and Drug Administration

To know more about the services listed below, you can check the services guide.

Registration Department Services

Accreditation of an infant milk company, special formula, and supplemental meals for infants

700 Dinars manufacturing site accreditation fee.

Registration of infant formula, special formula and their complementary foods

100 Dinars as registration fees

Adding a new indication, a new age group, a new treatment dose, and a new method of internal leaflet administration.

700 Dinars as manufacturing site accreditation fee.

Approval of a manufacturing facility for radioactive elements or pharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine (cold kit)

100 Dinars internal leaflet fee.

400 Dinars fee for clinical studies.

400 Dinars approval fee for new indication (in case the committee decides to consider the indication as new).

Preliminary classification of plant/ vitamin/ food products

25  Dinars initial classification service fee

Adding a new production line for a drug at an approved manufacturing site

700 Dinars fee for each new production line.

25 Dinars modification fee for any procedure on any manufacturing site.

Transferring a manufacturing site for a registered drug

100 Dinars for a stability study of the product from the new site.

100 Dinars comparative solubility study fees (if needed)

100 Dinars internal leaflet fee when any change occurs on it

400 Dinars evaluation fee for the study of bioequivalence (if needed).

25 Dinars fee for the updating of the external cover.

Submitting a file for a drug manufacturing site 

700 Dinars for each production line required to be approved in the manufacturing site.

Approval of registration of a new plant-based drug

1000 Dinars fees for a new plant-based medicine or 100 Dinars fees for a similar registered herbal medicine.

100 Dinars assessment fee for stability study.

The registration of pharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine (cold kit)

100 Dinars registration fee for a drug with a similar.

100 Dinar stability study assessment fee.

Application for registration of medicines that have a similar

100 Dinars fee for a drug with a registered similar.

100 Dinars stability study assessment fee and 25 Dinars analysis fee.

400 Dinars bioequivalence study evaluation fee (or 100 Dinars comparative solubility study evaluation fee if exception is requested)                                                              10 Dinars guarantee fee (if needed).

Registration of new medicines.

1000 Dinars new drug fee.

100 Dinars stability study assessment fee.

25 Dinars analysis fee.

400 Dinars bioavailability study assessment fee.

400 Dinars fee for evaluation of clinical studies.

10 Dinars guarantee (if needed).

Submitting an objection to the decision of the committee

100 Dinars objection fee

Change the shelf life of a registered product (extension or reduction ) / change the shelf life of a product after opening or dissolution

100 Dinars stability study fee

Change the packaging material for the product

100 Dinars stability study fees

25 Dinars fee for any modification of the registered drug.

Change the name of a manufacturing site without changing the approved address

25 Dinars

Change the commercial name of the drug

100 Dinars internal leaflet fee.

25 Dinars on any change on the registered medication.

Change in storage conditions

100 Dinars for stability study (when needed).

100 Dinars fee for new internal leaflet in case the leaflet was affected by the storage conditions.

25 Dinars fee on any change on registered medication.

Modification on the label of the drug (packaging and/ or labelling card)

25 Dinars fees on changing the packaging and/or the labelling card

Update an internal leaflet by adding pharmaceutical safety information, modify the text without changing the scientific content or modify the design of the leaflet

100 Dinars internal leaflet fee.

10 Dinars guarantee fee to bring a duly certified leaflet.

Update the final characteristics of the drug and / or methods of analysis

100 Dinars assessment study fee (if provided)

100 Dinars dissolved study fees if submitted.

25 Dinars fees on any change on a registered drug.

Certification of pharmaceutical forms classified as vitamin and/or mineral preparations

100 Dinars assessment study.

100 Dinars as certification fee for vitamins and/ or minerals.     

 25 Dinars laboratory analysis fee.

Certificate of a drug that has been categorized as a plant-based drug

100 Dinar stability study evaluation.

100 Dinar fees for a licence of an herbal drug.

25 Dinar modification fee for any procedure on registered medicines.

Registration renewal of a registered drug

200 Dinars registration renewal fee.

Fees due on required changes to the product when present. Example: 100 Dinars leaflet update fee.

Agency transfer(Agency or distributor)

25 Dinar fees for agency transfer

Change name and address of the company with advertising rights

25 Dinars change fees

Change of location responsible for change

25 Dinars change fees

Add or replace a factory for an active substance

25 Dinars change fees

Pricing Section

New packaging pricing for medicines

50 Dinars for each

Objection to the price of the drug

100 Dinars

Issuance of price certificates for export purposes

20 Dinars for each copy

Authenticate a true copy of the product registration certificate

10 Dinars for each copy

Authentication of export price certificates

10 Dinars for each copy

Raising the price of a medicine

100 Dinars

Getting new price lists

20 Dinars for each list

10 Dinars on each page of the lists

Change of shipping type

None

Change import currency

None

Reduce the price 

None 

Pricing a medicine under registration

None

Import and Export Section

Approval on importing registered medicines

10 Dinar in case the original receipt is not available

Approval on importing unregistered medicine  (in the local market) 

10 Dinars if the original receipt is not available

20 Dinars fees on each receipt of an unregistered medicine

Approval for importing registered and unregistered medicines 

10 Dinars in case a receipt is not available

20 Dinars on each importing receipt of an unregistered medicine

Approval for importing registered milk

10 Dinars in case the original receipt is not available

Approval for importing unregistered milk


20 Dinars on each receipt for unregistered milk

10 Dinars guarantee (in case original receipt not available)

Approval for importing semi-manufactured medicines

None

Approval for importing vitamins, minerals, and herbs

Analysis fees

Approval of import of raw materials and materials in the local pharmaceutical industry

Guarantee to bring original certificate (10) Dinars in case the original is not available

Approval to import raw material but not for factories

Guarantee to bring original certificate (10) Dinars in case the original is not available

Approval to import registered and unregistered serums

Guarantee to bring and adjust the receipt and pledge of serums, vaccines and an invoice (10 Dinars), in the absence of an original invoice.

20 Dinars fees of completion of each receipt

Approval to import free medical samples which have been registered for 7 years

10 Dinars (in case the original receipt is not available) + stamp 100 Fils

Approval to import free medical samples which have not been registered for 7 years

10 Dinars (in case the original receipt is not available) + 100 Fils stamp

Approval of the import of personal parcel registered medicines

None

Approval of the import of personal mail parcels medicines have no registered replacement

None

Approval of the import of registered radioactive materials

None 

Approval of the import of unregistered radioactive material.

20 Dinars fee per receipt

Approval of the export of milk and registered infant food

10 Dinars guarantee for re-export 

10 Dinars for every extra copy

Approval of re-exporting a registered imported medicine

10 Dinars guarantee for re-export

10 Dinars for every receipt

Approval of exporting raw material

10 Dinars per extra receipt

Approval of exporting registered locally manufactured drugs

10 Dinars per extra receipt

Approval of exporting unregistered locally manufactured drugs

20 Dinars per export receipt

10 Dinars per extra receipt

Approval of exporting  a medicine with a different packaging or commercial name

10 Dinars for every extra receipt

Control and Inspection Section

Destruction of medicines, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies

None 

Issuing  Ml, GMP certificates for the first time

20 Dinars for each copy of the certificate

Permission to trade a product marked with a note

None 

Convert medicines into free medical samples and allow their trade

None 

Track public’s complaints

None 

Reopening pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical companies 

10 Dinars declaration and guarantee + 100 Dinars re-evaluation

Re-export of medicines, pharmaceutical products, and medical supplies

None 

Drugs and Psychotropic Substances section

Issuing a permit for the export of narcotic substances and Psychotropic Substances

20 Dinars

Issuance of a permit for the export of psychotropic products

20 Dinars

Export permit for chemical precursors issued

20 Dinars

Issuance of import permit for narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances

20 Dinars

Issuance of a permit for the import of psychotropic products

20 Dinars

Issuing an import permit for chemical precursors

20 Dinars

Cancellation of an import or export permit for substances listed in the schedules of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or chemical precursors

None 

Approval of the entry of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors by transit through the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to neighbouring countries

10 Dinars

Granting a license for the trading of narcotic substances and psychotropic substances for a doctor

20 Dinars

Granting a license to trade narcotics and psychotropic substances to a pharmacist


20 Dinars

Approval of the import of chemical precursors for a converted commercial company from the Directorate of Environmental Health in the Ministry of Health

None 

Consent to purchase narcotic or psychotropic substances from drug warehouses or pharmaceutical companies

None

Approval of injection destruction

None 

Approval to destroy broken or missing injection while empty

None 

Termination of narcotic substances and Psychotropic Substances licence 

None 

Revocation of approval of the purchase of narcotic substances

None 

Exchanging a record of private prescriptions for a doctor who has a license to deal with narcotics

20 Dinars

Delivery of records of narcotics and psychotropic substances / narcotic products

20 Dinars

Department of pharmacological studies

Adoption of an institutional committee belonging to IRB

None 

Approval of a clinical study and bioavailability studies

Medical studies Phase I, II, III 400 Dinars

Study phase IV 500 Dinars

Bioequivalence studies 1000 Dinars 

Accreditation of centres for conducting pharmacological studies ( bedside manner, laboratory of vital examinations, and laboratory of diagnostic examinations)

Depends on the fees included in the Regulation No. 49 of 2004, the system of licensing fees for entities and accreditation of laboratories to conduct pharmaceutical studies, and the service allowances of the committee for pharmaceutical studies for the year 2011 found on the website of the institution.

Amendments of the Protocols of clinical studies

None 

Laboratory Affairs Division

Issuing a trading certificate for registered products

If the operation values are more than (5000) the fee is 100 Dinars.

If the operation values are less than (5000) the fee is 25 Dinars.

Directorate of Food Control / Department of The Food in The Market

Clearance of foodstuffs containing food additives

None 

Responding to inquiries about food additives that are allowed to be used in the industry

10 Dinars 

Import of cleaning agents and disinfectants used in the food industry

100 Dinars for each product under study

Import and trading of materials intended for contact with food

100 Dinars for each product under study

The import and trade of food additives used in the food industry

100 Dinars for each product added to study

Requests for shawarma trading, central kitchen licensing, and health permit for meat chopping and chicken cutting

Payment of 100 upon application for each of the above transactions except for inspection of food warehouses.

Request of a food warehouse license

None 

Request to establish new food industrial projects

Payment of 100 Dinars upon applying for a licence for new industrial projects (fees for assessing site)

Payment of 100 Dinars upon inspection of the factory or workshop (fee for the evaluation of health production lines), and control of production processes upon issuance of the decision to disclose and attach the receipt with the decision.

Request the addition of new production lines in existing and licensed food factories or laboratories

Payment of 100 Dinars upon the detection of each new product line added for the purposes evaluating it 

Imported and Exported Food Department

Objection to inspection procedures and testing of imported food (retesting)

Payment of 100 Dinars for any request submitted to object to the inspection procedures or laboratory tests. If the objection is accepted and it is decided to re-inspect, the objector is exempted from paying the inspection fee. However, paying the laboratory tests fee is obliged, and the fees for the objection request are levied by the Food Control Directorate under an official receipt.

Department of Specifications and Food Quality

Importing or trade of food and supplements for athletes

100 Dinars for each product under study

Importing or trading of special food and supplements

100 Dinars per product to be studied

Food advertising licence

25 Dinars per ad format.

Objection to the committee’s decision

100 Dinars for each product objected upon

Directorate of Medical Devices and Supplies / Department of Registration of Medical Devices and Supplies

Completion of the bill for the import of medical supplies that decompose such as (cotton, gauze, bandages,)...

10 Dinars fees for completion of a receipt

10 Dinars pledge for lab analysis

Analysis fees depending on the amount of imported product 

More than 5000= 100 Dinars

Less than 5000= 25 Dinars

Receipt completion fees of non-decomposing medical supplies

10 Dinars receipt completion fees

Medical supplies, sanitizers, and disinfectants trading licence

100 Dinars fees for trading licence

100 Dinars fees for stability study 

25 Dinars for analysis fees

Production and trading of medical supplies

700 Dinars

Cosmetics Registration Department

Approval of producing and trading pharmaceutical cosmetics

700 Dinars

Trading licence for pharmaceutical cosmetics

125 Dinars per type

Trading licence for cosmetics

25 Dinars per type

Completion of import invoices and Customs statement for cosmetic and pharmaceutical cosmetics

None 

District Directorate Branches in Governorates (Amman branch, Zarqa branch, Irbid branch, Karak branch)

Certified true copy of the health certificate

10 Dinars 

Reporting on how to avoid weaknesses in food establishments

None 

Requesting time in order to avoid weaknesses in food establishments

None 

Obtaining a certificate to chop and spice meat and / or poultry

100 Dinars

Obtaining health permits for food transportation and distribution

None 

Request for destruction of food items

None 

Request for permission for reproducing

100 Dinars

Approval of temporary opening to avoid weaknesses in food establishments

100 Dinars

Approval of permanent opening after avoiding weaknesses in food establishments 

None 

Obtaining a food hygiene certificate for export purposes (in English or Arabic)

Depending on types of samples

Obtaining a health permit for the preparation and sale of ready-made salads within the food establishment

100 Dinars

Risk Management Unit

Golden list

30 Dinars

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