Data rank Iraq as top beneficiary of ACC's certificates of origin

AMMAN — The  Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) issued 36,226 certificates of origin during the first eight months of 2015 totalling JD817 million, according to an ACC statement issued Sunday. Iraq topped the list with JD256 million (1,809 certificates), followed by JD181 million (7,728 certificates) for the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia with a value of JD74 million (7,108 certificates), the ACC data showed.

Regarding the types of the certificates during the first half of 2015, re-exports ranked first with 4,799 certificates valued at JD465 million, according to the data. Agricultural products, whose value stood at JD165 million, came second during the January-June period with a total of 29,222 certificates, followed by JD94-million-worth of industrial products with 510 certificates, while Arab products accounted for 546 certificates with a value of JD51 million.