Amman, Nov. 12 (Petra) – The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply has handled five safeguard and anti-dumping cases, involving household products and construction materials facing scrutiny in other countries, since the beginning of the year until the end of October.
Ministry spokesperson Yanal Barmawi said Wednesday that the National Production Protection Directorate received 16 complaints from local manufacturers affected by a surge in imports or by products entering the market at dumped or subsidized prices. The complaints were reviewed and referred with recommendations to the concerned authorities.
He added that the ministry also reviewed 221 applications for aluminum profile import licenses and provided three technical and legal consultations to help local industries complete requirements before filing formal protection requests. Some companies were advised to proceed with safeguard or anti-dumping petitions if they wished to seek protection.
According to Barmawi, the ministry regularly submitted notifications and reports to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under safeguard, anti-dumping, and subsidy agreements.
The ministry also launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels from one country, following claims by local producers that these imports were flooding the Jordanian market and causing material harm to domestic manufacturers.
In the same context, the ministry imposed final safeguard duties on one safety and protection product after confirming damage to local industry.
Barmawi noted that the National Production Protection Directorate is expanding cooperation with its counterparts abroad on safeguard, anti-dumping, and subsidy measures, with several cooperation protocols already signed.
Jordan joined the WTO 25 years ago, leading to the establishment of the National Production Protection Directorate as the body responsible for implementing agreements and regulations protecting domestic industries from harmful trade practices such as import surges or dumping.
The Directorate applies these agreements through Jordanian laws and regulations to provide protection and support for local manufacturers affected by unfair or harmful trade practices, including excessive imports or products sold at dumped or subsidized prices.
//Petra// AO
