Jordan: Jordan - Fresh Apple Imports Labeling and Inspection and Sampling Standards

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This FAIRS Jordan report includes fresh apples import labeling requirements, as well as the cause leading to consignment rejections at the port-of-entry. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan) sources fresh apples (Harmonized Tariff System – HS No. 0808.10.00) primarily from the European Union (EU-28), the United States, and Turkey. In 2020 (January-May), Jordan has imported already some 24,539 MT (about $18.5 million by value) of apples, roughly equivalent in volume terms to the same period in 2019, but 46 percent higher by value than last year.

Jordan: Jordan - Fresh Apple Imports Labeling and Inspection and Sampling Standards

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