Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (West, South & Central) |
| ISO 3166-1 | JO / JOR |
| Registry | Companies Control Department (CCD) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Jordan and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TIN | Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | CRN | Companies Control Department (CCD) |
Sector regulators
CBJ · JSC · AMLU
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Liability Company | LLC / ذ.م.م | Quota-based private company with 2–50 shareholders; minimum capital JOD 1; managed by a manager or management committee; members’ liability limited to their capital contribution. The dominant SME vehicle. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Private Shareholding Company | Pvt SC / ش.م.خ | Closely-held share-capital company with minimum 2 shareholders and JOD 50,000 paid-in capital; shares not publicly traded; governed by an elected board of directors. Used for larger private ventures. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (private). |
| Public Shareholding Company | PSC / ش.م.ع | Publicly listed share-capital company; minimum 5 founders; governed by an elected board; subject to Jordan Securities Commission oversight and can list on the Amman Stock Exchange. Equivalent to a US public C-Corp. |
| General Partnership | GP / ش.ت.ع | Two or more partners who are jointly and severally liable for all debts of the partnership; registered with the CCD. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Limited Partnership | LP / ش.ت.م | At least one general partner with unlimited joint liability and one or more limited partners whose liability is capped at their capital contribution; limited partners may not manage the firm. Registered with the CCD. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Limited Partnership in Shares | LPS / ش.ت.أ | Hybrid entity under Jordan Companies Law Art. 50–60: one or more general partners with unlimited liability plus share-capital tranches held by limited partners as transferable shares; the general partner manages. Uncommon but registrable with the CCD. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Civil Company | CC / ش.م | Partnership-style entity reserved for licensed professionals (lawyers, doctors, engineers, accountants) who wish to practice jointly; partners bear unlimited liability; registered with the CCD under Jordan Companies Law. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (professional partnership). |
| Sole Proprietorship | — | Individual trader operating under their own name or a registered trade name; registered with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (not the CCD Companies Law); the proprietor bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Non-Profit Company | NPC / ش.غ.ر | Separate legal-personality company registered with the CCD whose objects are non-commercial (charitable, cultural, scientific); no profit distribution to members. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation (501(c)(3)). |
| Foreign Company Branch | — | A branch of a foreign-incorporated company licensed to carry out commercial activities in Jordan; registered with the CCD as a ‘working foreign company’; the parent bears full liability for branch obligations. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
| Representative Office | — | A non-commercial presence of a foreign company registered with the CCD as a ‘non-working foreign company’; may promote the parent and conduct market research but cannot enter into revenue-generating contracts. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Commercial Registration Certificate |
| Constitutive Documents | Memorandum & Articles of Association |
| Tax Registration | Tax Registration Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Vocational License |
| Ownership Records | CCD Company Extract |
| Governance Records | Any one of: CCD Extract — Management Committee · Board of Directors List |
| Signing Authority | Board Resolution or Notarized Power of Attorney |
| Address | Any one of: عقد إيجار · فاتورة خدمات · كشف حساب بنكي |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Commercial Registration Certificate (CCD) | Legal Registration |
| Memorandum & Articles of Association (عقد التأسيس والنظام الأساسي) | Constitutive Documents |
| Tax Registration Certificate (ISTD TIN Certificate) | Tax Registration |
| Vocational License (رخصة مهنية) | Operating Permit |
| CCD Company Extract | Ownership Records |
| CCD Extract — Management Committee | Governance Records |
| Board of Directors List | Governance Records |
| Board Resolution or Notarized Power of Attorney | Signing Authority |
| عقد إيجار | Address |
| فاتورة خدمات (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| كشف حساب بنكي (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | CBJ License, JSC License, Insurance License |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by CCD at incorporation; renewed annually; primary proof of legal existence.
- Constitutive Documents: Submitted to and certified by CCD; standard-form for LLCs; filed as a bundle (Memorandum + Articles).
- Tax Registration: Issued by ISTD; separate GST certificate required if annual turnover exceeds JOD 75,000 (standard goods), JOD 30,000 (services), or JOD 10,000 (SST goods). Collect both where applicable.
- Operating Permit: Issued by Greater Amman Municipality (or relevant municipality). Chamber of Commerce/Industry membership is also required.
- Sector-Specific License: CBJ for banks, payment institutions, exchange companies; JSC for brokers, fund managers, listed companies; CBJ Insurance Supervision for insurers.
- Ownership Records: CCD extract lists registered shareholders and current share allocation.
- Governance Records: LLC: manager or management committee. PSC/Pvt SC: elected board of directors. Both reflected in CCD extract.
- Signing Authority: Board resolution for corporate signatories; notarized POA for individual representatives; must be authenticated by a Jordanian notary if executed abroad (Jordan is not a Hague Apostille party — full consular legalization chain required).
- Address: Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Accepted for both registered-address and operating-address verification.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manager / مدير (LLC) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Day-to-day executive authority in an LLC; binds the company toward third parties (Art. 60, Companies Law 22/1997). |
| Management Committee Member (LLC) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Collective management body of an LLC where no sole manager is appointed. |
| Board Member / عضو مجلس إدارة (PSC/Pvt SC) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Elected member of the board of directors in a shareholding company. |
| Board Chairman / رئيس مجلس الإدارة (PSC/Pvt SC) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Chair of the board; governance role. |
| General Manager / مدير عام (PSC/Pvt SC) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive officer appointed by the board for day-to-day operations. |
| Authorized Signatory / مفوض بالتوقيع | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person holding a board resolution or POA to legally bind the company. |
Notes
- Jordan is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Documents executed abroad must go through the full consular legalization chain (foreign notary → foreign MFA → Jordanian embassy/consulate). This materially slows onboarding of foreign-incorporated entities.
- AML statute is Law No. 20 of 2021 (Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing), in force since 16 September 2021. Citations to the older Law No. 46/2007 are stale.
- CCD e-services portal is Arabic-only for company searches; official document requests require in-person or Arabic-language online application. Integrators relying on automated registry lookups should account for translation requirements.
- Capital payment rule (April 2024): 50% of declared capital must be paid at incorporation; the balance is due within 60 days. This affects LLC formation timelines and documentary evidence of paid-up capital collected at onboarding.