The formal declaration of Aqaba as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will take place as planned on January 1st, according to Mohammad Kalaldeh, head of the SEZ council of commissioners, Jordan Times reported Sunday.
Kalaldeh, according to the daily, announced that merchants and importers of goods on which customs duty has already been paid will be allowed to keep their goods stored in the free zone warehouses for a renewable period of three months to clear them without paying storage fees -- Albawaba.com
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