Jordan National Customs : external and internal communications baseline assessment -- final report  

Jordan has a long history of serving as a crossroads for trade in the Middle East region.
The British established the first customs office in Amman in 1922 to regulate the flow of
goods and levy taxes on traders. Today’s modern Jordan National Customs has grown to
encompass 2,500 employees, with 500 employees in the Amman headquarters building
and 2,000 employees working in the field at 35 Customs Centers across the Kingdom. At
the international level, Jordan maintains a prominent role in the modern trading
community by occupying one of six vice chairmanships of the World Customs
Organization (WCO)