AMMAN — The volume of clearance of vehicles increased by 15 per cent during the first eight months of 2020, President of the Jordanian Free Zones Association Mohammad Bustanji said on Sunday.

 

Despite the suspension of the free zone's work for 50 days, necessitated by the coronavirus crisis, the Kingdom saw the clearance of 23,244 vehicles during the January-August period, compared with 20,108 vehicles during the same period in 2019, he said in a statement cited by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

 

A total 48,791 vehicles were reexported in the first eight months, compared with 45,026 vehicles in the same period of 2019, he said.

 

The statement attributed the increase in sales to the bank facilities offered by the Central Bank of Jordan in June, as well as the government's incentives provided to the sector in October of 2019. To maintain the growth rate, Bostanji also called on the concerned bodies to suspend the 5-per cent increase in custom fees on hybrid vehicles until 2022.