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The twenty imports Jordan is best placed to replace.

Jordan imported USD 16bn of manufactured goods in 2024 and exported USD 7.2bn. These are the twenty that sit closest to what it already makes well, with how concentrated the supply of each is.

USD 1.4bnthe twenty, imported in 2024
78products imported at scale, not yet exported well, and close to existing strengths
447products Jordan already exports well
301product lines imported at USD 10m or more
The twenty

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Each line shows the import bill, where it comes from, the nearest thing Jordan already exports well, and how many countries make it. It does not say whether a plant in Jordan would pay. That reason is not in any trade record, and it is the maker's question.

This edition is trade and capability only, scored out of 8. The UK edition adds which public bodies buy each product and which region holds the capability; those layers are built only where a country publishes contract awards and regional trade, and Jordan does not publish them in a form this record can read yet.

  1. 1

    Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 70%, 17 source countries
    Nearest export strengthFood preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa (exports USD 7m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 89k
    Countries that export it well44

    Score 8 of 8: import bill USD 178m, top 3 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 6 per cent (3); Saudi Arabia supplies 70 per cent (2).

    USD 178mdown 18% on 2022
  2. 2

    Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or...HS 640299

    Comes fromChina 97%, 23 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 333k
    Countries that export it well16

    Score 7 of 8: import bill USD 86m, top 7 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 14 per cent (2); China supplies 97 per cent (2).

    USD 86mdown 11% on 2022
  3. 3

    Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)HS 252310

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 95%, 3 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well36

    Score 7 of 8: import bill USD 59m, top 14 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 3 per cent (3); Saudi Arabia supplies 95 per cent (2).

    USD 59mdown 39% on 2022
  4. 4

    Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyedHS 600632

    Comes fromChina 60%, 14 source countries
    Nearest export strengthSewing thread: of artificial staple fibres, whether or not put up... (exports USD 92k)
    Exports of this lineUSD 558k; 4 more lines in the heading, USD 79m
    Countries that export it well13

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 186m, top 3 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 48 per cent (1); China supplies 60 per cent (2).

    USD 186mdown 39% on 2022
  5. 5

    Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 99%, 9 source countries
    Nearest export strengthEthylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific... (exports USD 23m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 10m
    Countries that export it well26

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 139m, top 5 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 32 per cent (1); Saudi Arabia supplies 99 per cent (2).

    USD 139mup 64% on 2022
  6. 6

    Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or...HS 220299

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 88%, 28 source countries
    Nearest export strengthSauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces (exports USD 2m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 2m
    Countries that export it well41

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 66m, top 12 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 11 per cent (2); Saudi Arabia supplies 88 per cent (2).

    USD 66mdown 17% on 2022
  7. 7

    Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 71%, 22 source countries
    Nearest export strengthVegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible... (exports USD 12m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 2m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 12m
    Countries that export it well32

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 33m, top 26 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 5 per cent (3); Saudi Arabia supplies 71 per cent (2).

    USD 33mup 105% on 2022
  8. 8

    Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730

    Comes fromUnited Kingdom 48%, 44 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 11m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 37m
    Countries that export it well17

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 100m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 50 per cent (1); United Kingdom supplies 48 per cent (1).

    USD 100mdown 18% on 2022
  9. 9

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Comes fromItaly 13%, 55 source countries
    Nearest export strengthFood preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether... (exports USD 31m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 10m
    Countries that export it well51

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 92m, top 7 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 13 per cent (2).

    USD 92mdown 37% on 2022
  10. 10

    Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary formsHS 390319

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 91%, 10 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 834k
    Countries that export it well21

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 70m, top 10 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 44 per cent (1); Saudi Arabia supplies 91 per cent (2).

    USD 70mup 95% on 2022
  11. 11

    Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not...HS 721049

    Comes fromChina 84%, 10 source countries
    Nearest export strengthIron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief... (exports USD 2m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 21k; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 58m
    Countries that export it well26

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 42m, top 22 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 37 per cent (1); China supplies 84 per cent (2).

    USD 42mdown 7% on 2022
  12. 12

    Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not...HS 160414

    Comes fromThailand 50%, 8 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 153k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 10m
    Countries that export it well21

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 38m, top 23 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 19 per cent (2); Thailand supplies 50 per cent (1).

    USD 38mdown 12% on 2022
  13. 13

    Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereofHS 902830

    Comes fromChina 99%, 11 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 10k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 15m
    Countries that export it well16

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 36m, top 25 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 45 per cent (1); China supplies 99 per cent (2).

    USD 36mup 238% on 2022
  14. 14

    Clothing: parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 621790

    Comes fromEgypt 96%, 18 source countries
    Nearest export strengthJackets and blazers: women's or girls', of wool or fine animal hair... (exports USD 5m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 20k
    Countries that export it well23

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 32m, top 28 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 16 per cent (2); Egypt supplies 96 per cent (2).

    USD 32mup 95% on 2022
  15. 15

    Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419

    Comes fromChina 93%, 22 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 1m
    Countries that export it well24

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 23m, top 42 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 19 per cent (2); China supplies 93 per cent (2).

    USD 23mup 17% on 2022
  16. 16

    Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390

    Comes fromUnited States 49%, 35 source countries
    Nearest export strengthSauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces (exports USD 2m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 6m
    Countries that export it well45

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 23m, top 44 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 10 per cent (3); United States supplies 49 per cent (1).

    USD 23mdown 38% on 2022
  17. 17

    Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition...HS 870210

    Comes fromSouth Korea 33%, 32 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 2k
    Countries that export it well30

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 83m, top 8 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 28 per cent (1).

    USD 83mup 10% on 2022
  18. 18

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Comes fromChina 46%, 61 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 3m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 10m
    Countries that export it well23

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 52m, top 16 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 47 per cent (1); China supplies 46 per cent (1).

    USD 52mup 28% on 2022
  19. 19

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110

    Comes fromChina 53%, 31 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 5m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 52m
    Countries that export it well28

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 45m, top 21 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 40 per cent (1); China supplies 53 per cent (1).

    USD 45mdown 25% on 2022
  20. 20

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not...HS 392010

    Comes fromSaudi Arabia 43%, 26 source countries
    Nearest export strengthPlastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the... (exports USD 22m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 2m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 11m
    Countries that export it well39

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 35m, top 26 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Jordan's export strengths in the top 15 per cent (2); Saudi Arabia supplies 43 per cent (1).

    USD 35mup 1% on 2022

The bill and its path, the sources and their unit values, who exports the line well, the nearest strengths, the public buyers where a country publishes them, and the method. We reply by email. Privacy

One line per customs heading. Products Jordan already exports well and still imports are below, because they are a different conversation. No employment figures appear on this page, by decision.

Made here already, still imported

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

  • Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of... imports USD 150m, exports USD 25m, top source Saudi Arabia 95%
  • Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of... imports USD 145m, exports USD 23m, top source Saudi Arabia 91%
  • Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no.... imports USD 373m, exports USD 280m, top source Switzerland 21%
  • Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of... imports USD 71m, exports USD 8m, top source Saudi Arabia 53%
  • Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not... imports USD 42m, exports USD 3m, top source Saudi Arabia 97%
  • Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other... imports USD 44m, exports USD 8m, top source Saudi Arabia 72%
  • Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not... imports USD 44m, exports USD 12m, top source Saudi Arabia 69%
  • Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or... imports USD 48m, exports USD 16m, top source Switzerland 49%
  • Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa imports USD 31m, exports USD 7m, top source Belgium 19%
  • Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not... imports USD 54m, exports USD 31m, top source Saudi Arabia 53%
How the twenty were chosen

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

Import bill, 0 to 3, by percentile among the 301 lines imported at USD 10m or more: above the median one point, top quarter two, top tenth three.

Proximity to export strengths, 0 to 3, on the same percentiles: the product-space method (Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabasi and Hausmann, Science 2007) on CEPII's BACI file of every bilateral trade flow for 2024, 157 countries and 5,388 products. Two products are close when the countries that export one well tend to export the other well. Only products in the upper half for proximity can enter the list at all: best placed is a proximity claim.

Supply concentration, 0 to 2: one point when a single country supplies 40 per cent or more, two at 60 per cent.

Scope. Manufactured goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, excluding ores, fuels and precious metals. Primary agriculture is out of scope for a page about manufacture.

What it cannot tell you

A map of where to look.

Trade data says what crossed the border, not why. Cost, scale, patents, tariffs and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. The world file reconciles what each pair of countries reports, so a national customs file would differ in detail. Nothing on this page is a forecast or a promise.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601, years 2022 to 2024. Edition of 2026-11-03. The UK edition with its procurement and regional layers is at /made-here/.

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