Ammon News - The number of certificates of origin issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in the first eight months of 2021 to export goods went up by 18 percent from 21,423 to 25,221 certificates in the same period of last year, Jordan News Agency Petra reported.

The value of certificates of origin for the January-August period of 2021 totaled JD477 million against JD604 million in the same period of 2020, constituting a 21 percent drop, the chamber said in a statement.

The ACC noted that a total of 6,824 certificates were issued for shipments exported to Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE (3,454), Oman (1,545), Iraq (1,062) and Egypt with 703 certificates, according to Petra.

The majority of exports last year went to Iraq, which accounted for JD139 million, followed by the Saudi Arabia with JD48 million, the UAE and Oman with JD37 million each, and Egypt with JD35 million.

With regard to foreign product exports "re-exports", the chamber said they amounted to about JD240 million, while agricultural products exports reached JD104 million, industrial products exports reached JD75 million, and Arab products hit JD25 million.