The Chairman of the Jordanian Free Zones Investors Commission, MP Mohammad Al-Bustanji, announced a 34% decline in vehicle clearance from the Zarqa Free Zone during the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.
In a press statement, Al-Bustanji explained that the number of cleared vehicles during the first three months of the current year amounted to approximately 12,000 vehicles, compared to around 18,000 vehicles during the same period last year.
He pointed out that the clearance of hybrid vehicles was the only category that recorded an increase, rising by 28%, with 3,249 vehicles cleared compared to 2,540 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024.
On the other hand, electric vehicles witnessed a sharp decline of over 49%, with the number of cleared vehicles dropping to 6,426 compared to 12,617 during the same period last year.
Clearance of diesel vehicles also decreased by 38%, reaching 1,097 vehicles compared to 1,757 vehicles during the same period in 2024. Meanwhile, gasoline vehicles recorded a slight decline of 3.5%, with 1,302 vehicles cleared compared to 1,355 in the first quarter of the previous year.
On the other hand, re-export operations witnessed a significant increase of 57%, with the number of re-exported vehicles exceeding 17,000 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to around 11,000 during the same period in 2024.
Al-Bustanji attributed the decline in electric vehicle clearance to the decision to increase the progressive tax on them, which negatively impacted market performance and shifted demand toward vehicles not affected by the tax increase.
Regarding re-exports, Al-Bustanji explained that the increase was driven by a large number of traders redirecting vehicle re-exports to Syria.