Types of Crimes, The Mechanisms
of Their Prosecution, and The Possibility
of Reconciliation or Settlement
with The Customs Department
Import and export procedures
Duties and taxes related to import or export
Fees for services related to import, export, or transit
Rules for the classification and evaluation of goods
Restrictions or prohibitions relating to import, export, or transit
Penalties for violations related to import, export, or transit procedures
Appeal and review procedures
Rules of origin and free trade agreements to which Jordan is bound
Tariff quotas
Action or Precautionary Measure and Its Legal Basis | Cases of Taking This Action and Who Has The Authority | The Possibility of Cancelling It and Who Has The Authority To Do So | Procedures for Objection and Appeal |
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Precautionary seizure of goods and materials that are the subject of or used in a customs crime | a. The organizers of the seizure report have the authority to confiscate the products involved in the violation or smuggling offense, as well as the materials used to conceal them and the means of transportation. They also have the right to turn over all papers in order to show smuggling violations or crimes, as well as to assure the payment of fees, taxes, and fines. | b. The director shall release the goods, materials, tools, and means of transport seized in connection with any contravention or smuggling offence in exchange for cash or bank insurance at the value estimated at the time of the commission of the offence to ensure that they are not disposed of, and shall be provided upon request for the execution of the sentences handed down in respect thereof. | According to Article 222/B of the act, the customs court has the authority to consider requests for the release of seized goods in pending cases in exchange for a bank guarantee equivalent to the value of the goods, as well as the release of impounded means of transportation after the seizure notice has been filed with the competent services. |
Reservation of movable and immovable funds belonging to the perpetrator of the crime or customs or to those required by the Department for any amounts of money |
The procurator-general may order the seizure of the movable and immovable property of any person from whom the Chamber has demanded customs or tax fines, fees, or taxes in excess of ten thousand dinars, or who has committed any act in violation of the law, until the amounts due have been paid or a decision has been issued and within the amounts claimed. This is only when the chamber has sufficient evidence that the offender is attempting to smuggle or dispose of his assets in order to avoid execution in any way.
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Being a judicial decision, it can only be annulled by appeal to the competent judicial authority | The decision to suspend the reservation is subject to appeal to the primitive customs court within fifteen days from the date it is made aware of the reservation decision. |
Arrest-pre-trial detention of perpetrators of an offence of smuggling and customs violations, under Article 192 of the law |
Pre-trial detention of persons may not be carried out except in:
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Being a judicial decision, the decision can only be annulled by appeal to the competent judicial authority | According to the provisions of Article 222/B of the law, the customs court is competent to arrest and consider the request for the release of persons prosecuted for committing custom crimes and violations. If the case has not yet been received to the court, the president of the court may request any person charged under this law to provide bail to ensure his attendance in the court. Otherwise, he will be arrested until the case ends or he provides a bail. |
Prohibition the travel of violators and those responsible for smuggling | Based on the provisions of Article 193 of the law, the director has the right to request the competent authorities to prevent violators and those responsible for smuggling from leaving the country if the seized material is insufficient to cover fees, taxes, and fines | If the violator or the person responsible for the smuggling provides a bank guarantee equivalent to the amounts that may be claimed and if the seized funds are found not to be sufficient to cover these amounts, the director shall cancel this request. | Based on the provisions of Article 222/B of the law, the court of Customs is competent to consider the request to prevent the travel of persons accused of committing customs crimes and violations. |
Closing stores | The attorney general may close the shop whose owners, or any of those responsible for its management, or any of its employees using the tools belonging to the shop or its accessories or its owners have committed the crime of Customs smuggling of certain prohibited or prohibited goods, restricted or subject to excessive fees for more than two times and until the | Being a judicial decision, it can only be annulled by appeal to the competent judicial authority | The attorney general's decision to close the store can be appealed at the primitive customs court within fifteen days of its issuing. |