How gold is priced in Jordan
In Jordan gold is quoted in dinars per gram, and 21K is the benchmark most people follow, alongside 24K for bars and 18K for lighter jewellery. The dinar has been pegged to the US dollar (about JD 0.709) since 1995, so Jordanian prices move with the international price. The figures here are spot converted to dinars, before hallmarking charges, the trade margin and making charges.
Sales tax and hallmarking charges
Gold is on the list of goods exempt from Jordan's 16% general sales tax, so you do not pay a percentage tax on the value of the metal. Instead the state collects a fixed charge per gram when the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) tests and hallmarks gold. The charge is higher for imported jewellery than for pieces made in Jordan; it replaced a 5% tax in 2018, when a sales-tax element was added to it, and the Cabinet cut it in 2020. These charges are already built into the daily trade price. Making charges (المصنعية) are separate, vary from shop to shop and are added to your bill.
Who sets the daily gold price
The daily price is published by the General Syndicate of Owners of Jewellery Trading and Crafting Shops (النقابة العامة لأصحاب محلات تجارة وصياغة الحلي والمجوهرات), which issues selling and buying prices per gram for 24K, 21K and 18K gold, and prices for the gold lira, and updates them during the day as the world price moves. Since April 2026 shops have been installing electronic screens carrying the syndicate's name and showing its prices, linked directly to the global price; the syndicate calls them the official price reference. The buying price for old gold is set below the selling price.
Hallmarks, the gold lira and buying tips
Jordan's precious metals law (Law No. 10 of 1975) sets the legal gold standards at 22K (916.5), 21K (875), 18K (750), 14K (583) and 12K (500), and gold may not be sold or displayed for sale unless it is hallmarked; imported pieces must be stamped before they leave customs. JSMO hallmarked about 6.6 tonnes of gold jewellery in the first half of 2026 and now checks purity in shops with portable XRF analysers. Look for the JSMO hallmark and ask for an itemised invoice showing the karat, weight in grams, the syndicate's price on the day, the making charge and the total.
For saving, many Jordanians buy the gold lira: the English lira (8 g) and the Rashadi lira (7 g), both priced in the syndicate's list as 21K gold by weight, plus small bars.
Tax and duty information last reviewed October 2026. Rules change — confirm with your dealer or tax authority before a large purchase.