US embassy cable - 03AMMAN1583

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