Jordan has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Jordan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Jordan has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Jordan has a legal framework that applies consumer protection to online transactions. Law No. 7/2017 on Consumer Protection Law aims to prevent retailers from gaining an unfair advantage over consumers.

Jordan does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties. Art. 2 of the 2021 Decision of the Council of Ministers, No. 1356 introduces a 10% custom fee for goods up to JD 200 (approx. USD 280), with a minimum of JD 5 (approx. USD 7).

Jordan requires a local representative to register for "com.jo" or ".jo". A copy of the company incorporation certificate issued by Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade or by Amman Municipality or registered/pending trademark valid in Jordan is required to register for the domain "com.jo".

Instruction No. 3/2020, issued pursuant to the provisions of Art. 3 (para. 5) and Art. 55 of the Bylaw No. 111/2017, sets in Art. 3 the conditions for the accreditation of international electronic payment systems. The regulation requires providers of international electronic payment systems to:
- provide their services in one country or more other than in Jordan, and
- provide their services for a period of not less than three consecutive years prior to the date of submitting the request for obtaining accreditation.

Companies need to submit their equipment for testing to the regulator or its delegated entity. The Instructions for Granting Conformity Certificates No. 2 of 2018 mandate that imported goods are subject to mandatory verification through laboratory testing approved by the Directorate of Conformity Certificates at the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) and in accordance with its internal procedure. It is reported that approved laboratories testing are exclusively in Jordan. The JSMO undertakes these responsibilities by cooperating with approved labs, including those at the JSMO, Ministry of Health, Greater Amman Municipality, Ministry of Agriculture, and Royal Scientific Society, all of which perform inspection and testing.

It is reported that technical standards (Jordan Quality Mark) are published in the Jordan Official Gazette in hard copy only and are registered in the Jordan Quality Mark database. Businesses need to purchase from the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JMSO) for the Jordan Official Gazette as well as a disk with the Jordan Quality Mark database.

According to Art. 6 of the Commercial Agents and Intermediaries Law No. 28/2001, foreign firms should import goods by appointing an agent registered in Jordan. The agent may be a branch office or a wholly-owned subsidiary of a foreign firm. The agent’s connection to the foreign company must be direct, without a sub-agent or intermediary.

The Regulation for Organising Non-Jordanian Investments sets the maximum percentage of foreign ownership of companies engaged in advertising to 50%.

Art. 49 of Law No. 8 stipulates that electronic publications – which publish news, press reports, press releases and comments relevant to the domestic or external affairs of Jordan – must be registered and licensed with the Media Commission, which was previously named the Press and Publications Department. The registration and licence requirements apply to all electronic publications irrespective of their location of operation. Electronic publications owned by individuals that reside outside Jordan, or that have administrative offices outside Jordan, are also subject to the provisions. In addition, one of the requirements for a general news site to obtain a license is to have an editor in chief who has been a member of the Jordan Press Association (JPA) for at least four years (Art. 23/A/1). On the other hand, Art. No. 13/A requires that to grant a license to issue a press or specialized publication, it must be registered as a company in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law in force. In 2019, 45 news sites were blocked after failing to obtain licenses - however, many of these sites have since successfully applied for licenses and their access has been restored.

Since 2015, the government ordered ISPs to block access to messaging apps on days that secondary school students sit for their national exam (Tawjihi). Since 2018, the number of blocked apps has reached seven, including WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, and Instagram. However, the restrictions are confined to locations near examination halls and limited to the time period surrounding the exams - on average two hours per day.

The Press and Publication Law No. 8 of 1998, as amended by Law No. 32 of 2012 on Press and Publication, imposes liability on intermediaries for the content posted on news sites, leaving outlets potentially responsible for readers’ comments. Art. 49 of the Law states that both the editors in chief and the owners of online publications are legally responsible for all content posted to their sites, resulting in a monitoring requirement. Moreover, websites must refrain from publishing any “untruthful” or “irrelevant” comments.