The Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports has cancelled the $115 diesel tax imposed on Syrian and Jordanian buses in both directions.
The authority announced in an official statement today, Wednesday, June 25, that the cancellation came as a result of bilateral coordination and ongoing discussions between the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports and relevant authorities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Under the agreement, the cancellation is reciprocal. Diesel tax will not be imposed on Syrian buses heading to Jordan, nor on Jordanian buses entering Syrian territory.
The agreement contributes to alleviating the financial burden on transportation companies and stimulating transportation between the two countries.
This step, according to the authority, comes within the framework of efforts by Syria and Jordan to remove obstacles to movement and facilitate procedures in line with their shared desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
It also opens new horizons for partnership in the transportation and logistics sector, according to a statement from the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports.
On February 27, the Jordanian Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply announced the resumption of operations at the joint Syrian-Jordanian free zone.
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply spokesperson Yanal Barmawi said that trucks had completed their entry procedures into Syria through the joint free zone, according to Jordan’s Al Mamlaka TV channel.
He added that the trucks were loaded with various types of goods, following an agreement on procedural and technical mechanisms between the Jordanian and Syrian sides.
Operation at the joint Syrian-Jordanian free zone had been suspended on December 7, 2024, due to the security situation in Syria prior to the fall of the ousted Syrian regime president, Bashar al-Assad.
For his part, the head of the Syndicate of Owners of Clearing and Transport Companies, Daifallah Abu Aqouleh, explained that the Customs Department handles approximately 650 trucks daily at the Jaber border crossing, compared to 200 trucks previously.
He added that approximately 9,000 trucks have crossed from Jordan into Syria since the beginning of the month, including 4,000 trucks loaded with Jordanian exports such as cement, furniture, and other Jordanian export goods.
Enab Baladi