Chinese Government provides RMB 81.1 million grant for Customs Inspection Equipment Project (Linked to Record ID#64589)

On December 30, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Jordan signed an exchange of letters, which committed RMB 81,100,000 (approximately $11,500,000) of grant funding for the Customs Inspection Equipment Project. This project involved the supply 10 sets of Chinese cargo and baggage X-ray scanners to Jordanian Customs.

The scanners were assigned to each of Jordan's most important border crossings: Jaber-Nassib Border Crossing, Ar Ramtha Border Crossing, Allenby Bridge Border Crossing, Sheikh Housein Bridge Border Crossing, Wadi Araba Border Crossing, Al-Karamah Border Crossing, Umari Border Crossing, Mudawara Border Crossing, Durra Border Crossing, and Queen Alia International Airport.

On January 16, 2020 the inauguration ceremony for the equipment installation took place at Queen Alia Airport in Jordan where the Embassy of China officially handed over 10 sets of cargo and baggage X-ray scanners for Jordanian border crossings at the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

The purpose of the project was to increase Jordanian custom's capacity in inspection and customs clearance efficiency, help prevent smuggling and increase Jordanian national security.