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U.S. and Jordan sign Reciprocal Trade Agreement: Key regulatory takeaways for global traders

Date of publication: July 22, 2026.
The United States and Jordan have signed a new , building on the existing U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement that entered into force in 2001. The new agreement is designed to expand market access, reduce non-tariff barriers, and align the two countries more closely on customs, labor, environmental, digital trade, and economic security matters. The agreement is expected to enter into force 60 days after signing, in middle of September 2026.

What is changing?

Under the agreement, Jordan will continue to provide duty-free market access for almost all U.S. goods exported to Jordan, consistent with the existing U.S.-Jordan FTA. The United States, in turn, will apply tariff treatment for Jordanian originating goods as set out in the new agreement's Annex I.
According to Jordan's official news agency, Petra, the United States has committed to capping reciprocal tariffs on Jordanian imports at 10%, while providing enhanced preferential access for Jordan's textile and apparel sector. Jordanian officials stated that this preferential treatment is expected to support exports to the United States, particularly in garments and textiles, which are a major component of Jordan's U.S.-bound trade.

Key compliance and regulatory commitments

The agreement includes several commitments that may affect importers, exporters, manufacturers, and supply chain teams:
  • Technical barriers to trade
    : Jordan will allow U.S.-originating goods that comply with applicable U.S. or international standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures to enter without additional conformity assessment requirements, and will remove duplicative or unnecessary testing requirements.
  • Agriculture and SPS measures
    : Jordan has committed to ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary measures are science- and risk-based and not used as disguised trade restrictions.
  • Labor and forced labor
    : Jordan will prohibit, within five years of entry into force, the importation of goods made wholly or partly with forced or compulsory labor, and will recognize U.S. determinations under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
  • Customs modernization
    : Jordan will implement technology solutions within five years to support pre-arrival processing, paperless trade, and digitalized procedures for U.S. goods crossing its borders.
  • Digital trade
    : Jordan will not impose discriminatory digital services taxes or customs duties on electronic transmissions and will support a permanent WTO moratorium on such duties.
  • Economic security and duty evasion
    : The parties will cooperate on export controls, investment security, sanctions-related matters, and efforts to prevent transshipment or duty circumvention.

Business impact

For U.S. exporters, the agreement may reduce practical barriers to selling into Jordan by streamlining standards, conformity assessment, customs procedures, and market access for sectors such as agriculture, motor vehicles, digital services, and certain industrial goods. For U.S. importers of Jordanian exports, particularly in textiles and apparel, the agreement is expected to preserve a competitive position in the U.S. market through the 10% reciprocal tariff cap and enhanced preferential treatment.
Jordan's Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yarub Qudah emphasized that it addresses newly imposed U.S. global tariff measures while maintaining the 2001 FTA as the core framework for bilateral trade.

What companies should do now

Companies trading between the United States and Jordan should:
  1. Confirm product eligibility
     under the existing U.S.-Jordan FTA rules of origin and the new agreement's tariff provisions.
  2. Review customs documentation and origin support
    , particularly for apparel, textiles, vehicles, agricultural goods, and goods vulnerable to transshipment scrutiny.
  3. Assess forced labor and supply chain controls
    , especially where goods or inputs may be linked to entities subject to U.S. forced labor determinations.
  4. Monitor implementing guidance
     from U.S. and Jordanian authorities, including details on Annex I tariff treatment and any sector-specific measures for textiles and apparel.
  5. Prepare for expanded customs and digital trade requirements
    , including paperless processing and compliance with digital trade commitments.
Bottom line
: The U.S.-Jordan Reciprocal Trade Agreement reinforces the long-standing bilateral FTA while adding new commitments on non-tariff barriers, customs modernization, labor, digital trade, and economic security. Businesses should begin mapping affected product lines and supply chains now, while watching for implementing measures and sector-specific guidance.
For more information on how ONESOURCE Global Trade solutions can assist you in managing supply chain risk, tariff challenges and regulatory compliance, please contact your Account Manager or Customer Success Manager.