Jordan Certificate of Analysis Attestation

Certificates of Analysis for Products Entering Jordan

Jordan regulates imported food, medicines, supplements, cosmetics and many chemicals closely, and the certificate of analysis (COA) is one of the documents regulators and buyers use to check that a batch meets its specifications. For registration files and some shipments, Jordanian importers ask for the COA to be legalized: signed before a U.S. notary, authenticated by the state and the U.S. Department of State, and legalized by the Embassy of Jordan.

Food, supplements and JFDA

The Jordan Food and Drug Administration oversees imported food and drugs. For food and supplements, JFDA may sample consignments at the border and compare laboratory results with the product’s declared composition and Jordanian technical requirements. A COA showing composition, contaminants, microbiology and, where relevant, shelf life helps the importer demonstrate compliance and can speed release. For products that are registered rather than released shipment by shipment, the COA of a representative batch is often part of the registration dossier.

Medicines and medical products

For pharmaceuticals, batch COAs accompany shipments and are compared with the registered specifications, and samples may be tested by JFDA’s laboratories. The COA should show the batch number, manufacturing and expiry dates, test methods, specification limits and results, approved by the quality unit. Any difference between the COA and the registration dossier can delay release.

Chemicals and industrial products

Industrial buyers in Jordan, including mining, fertilizer, pharmaceutical manufacturing and water treatment companies, specify technical requirements in their purchase contracts and expect a COA for each lot. Some goods are also subject to Jordanian standards enforced by JSMO. Product names and lot numbers must match the invoice, packing list and drum or bag labels exactly.

Legalizing a COA

Because the COA comes from a laboratory or quality department, the quality manager or laboratory director signs it before a notary. The Secretary of State then authenticates the notary and the U.S. Department of State authenticates the state certificate, before the Embassy of Jordan in Washington, D.C., legalizes the document in about five working days. Jordan does not take apostilles. We file the embassy request through Jordan’s MFA portal and include the second copy. Since COAs often travel with a shipment, start as soon as the batch is released.