Our Golden List Memberships

Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. has been a member of the Jordan Food and Drug Administration’s Golden Trader Program since 2018 and has proudly maintained its membership continuously to the present day.

Being part of this distinguished program represents an important milestone in our company’s history and reflects our long-standing commitment to regulatory compliance, product safety, responsible importing practices, and professional business standards.

According to the official Golden List published by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA), our company is among only 85 companies across Jordan currently included in the program.

The Golden Trader Program is a pioneering initiative established by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration to recognize importers and exporters that demonstrate a high and consistent level of compliance with the Authority’s regulatory requirements, technical standards, and food-safety procedures.

The program applies modern risk-management and compliance-auditing principles to evaluate participating companies. Rather than being granted automatically, membership is based on an assessment of the trader’s operating history, regulatory record, import or export activity, documentation, storage facilities, and overall adherence to the requirements established by the JFDA.

Companies seeking membership must satisfy a range of general and category-specific requirements. These include maintaining regular import or export activity, complying with applicable technical rules, maintaining suitable storage facilities that meet health requirements, ensuring the proper completion of customs transactions, fulfilling documentation requirements, and maintaining a satisfactory compliance record.

The JFDA uses modern compliance-audit techniques to assess companies applying to the program and to determine whether they meet the standards required for Golden Trader status.

For Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co., membership in the Golden Trader Program is far more than a certificate or title.

It represents an independent regulatory recognition of the systems, procedures and standards that have been built into our business over many years.

Since joining the program in 2018, we have continued to maintain the standards required by the JFDA. Maintaining this status year after year requires consistency, disciplined internal procedures and continuous attention to regulatory requirements.

This long-term membership reflects the principles upon which our company operates:

• Regulatory Compliance – conducting our import activities in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and technical requirements.
• Quality and Food Safety – maintaining strict attention to the quality, safety and conformity of imported products.
• Responsible Supply Chain Management – working carefully with suppliers and ensuring that products and documentation meet the required standards before reaching the Jordanian market.
• Transparency and Documentation – maintaining proper records and supporting documentation throughout our import and supply processes.
• Consistency – maintaining these standards continuously, not simply at the time of application to the program.

Membership in the Golden Trader Program is granted to companies that demonstrate a level of compliance that enables the JFDA to apply a risk-based approach to their transactions.

Under the program, qualifying traders may receive priority in certain procedures relating to inspections, sampling, document review and laboratory analysis. Depending on the relevant program category and continued compliance, additional facilitation measures may also apply.

These privileges are important, but to us, the greater value of Golden Trader membership is what it represents.

It demonstrates that Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. has developed a sustained record of responsible trade and regulatory compliance with one of Jordan’s principal regulatory authorities.

Obtaining recognition is important. Maintaining it over many years is even more significant.

Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. joined the Golden Trader Program on 7 November 2018 and has maintained its position on the Golden List since that time.

This continuity reflects the experience, stability and institutional discipline of a company that has been active in Jordanian trade for decades.

As our operations have expanded and our supply network has developed, our fundamental approach has remained unchanged: to conduct business responsibly, to comply with the requirements of the authorities we work with, and to protect the trust placed in our company by government entities, customers, suppliers and business partners.

Being listed among only 85 companies nationwide in the JFDA’s published Golden Trader list makes this recognition particularly meaningful to us.

It places Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. among a select group of Jordanian businesses whose compliance records and operating practices have met the requirements established under the program.

For international manufacturers and suppliers working with us, this status also provides an additional indication of the level of professionalism expected throughout our supply chain.

We do not view compliance as a procedural obligation alone. We consider it an essential part of building reliable, sustainable and long-term partnerships.

Our continuous membership in the JFDA Golden Trader Program since 2018 is one of several recognitions that reflect the standards upon which Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. has built its reputation.

It represents years of consistent performance, responsible importing, regulatory compliance and commitment to quality.

For us, trust is not simply claimed — it is built through decades of experience, demonstrated through compliance, and maintained through consistent performance.

Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. is proud to be a member of the Golden List Program of Jordan’s Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD), operating under the Ministry of Finance.

This recognition represents an important achievement for our company and reflects a demonstrated record of tax compliance, financial responsibility, transparency, and adherence to Jordanian tax regulations.

Golden List membership is not a standard registration available automatically to every company. It is a selective status granted to taxpayers that satisfy specific compliance requirements established by the Income and Sales Tax Department.

For Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co., this recognition is another reflection of the principles that have guided our business for decades: integrity, transparency, regulatory compliance and responsible corporate conduct.

The Golden List Program was established by Jordan’s Income and Sales Tax Department as an initiative to strengthen trust between compliant taxpayers and the tax administration, while promoting a genuine partnership between the public and private sectors.

The program is specifically designed to recognize taxpayers that demonstrate a strong and sustained record of compliance with their tax obligations.

According to the Income and Sales Tax Department, eligibility is linked to a taxpayer’s compliance record over the preceding five years. The Department has stated that qualifying taxpayers should have no violations related to filing tax returns or paying taxes due within the required deadlines, no tax discrepancies resulting from tax audits and inspections, and no tax cases before the courts.

These requirements make Golden List membership fundamentally different from an ordinary registration or business certificate.

It represents recognition based on the company’s actual compliance history.

Golden List membership is reserved for companies and taxpayers that meet the Department’s defined requirements.

The program therefore serves as an important indicator of the quality of a company’s financial and administrative practices.

For a business to qualify, it must demonstrate consistency over time — not simply compliance at the moment an application is submitted.

The program evaluates a record that includes the proper filing of tax returns, timely payment of tax liabilities, the results of tax audits and inspections, and the taxpayer’s overall standing with the Income and Sales Tax Department.

This makes membership particularly meaningful for companies operating at scale, where financial transactions, imports, government contracts, supplier relationships and regulatory obligations require disciplined accounting and internal control systems.

Membership demonstrates that Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. has met the standards established by one of Jordan’s principal financial and regulatory authorities for compliant taxpayers.

It reflects several important qualities within our organization:

• Proven Tax Compliance — maintaining compliance with income and sales tax obligations and required filing procedures.
• Financial Discipline — managing tax obligations and financial reporting in an organized and timely manner.
• Transparency — maintaining financial records and practices capable of meeting government audit and compliance requirements.
• Institutional Reliability — demonstrating consistency over a sustained period rather than through a single transaction or assessment.
• Responsible Corporate Governance — treating compliance with Jordanian laws and regulations as an integral part of the way we conduct business.

The importance of the Golden List extends beyond recognition alone.

When the program was introduced, the Income and Sales Tax Department explained that it was designed to provide enhanced services to compliant taxpayers and facilitate their dealings with the Department.

Officially stated benefits have included faster processing of qualifying tax refunds, expedited completion of certain tax-audit procedures, and the ability for qualifying members to defer payment of General Sales Tax on imports. The Department also stated that a Golden List membership certificate may be recognized in place of a tax-clearance certificate for certain purposes related to receiving amounts due from ministries and government departments.

Current tax instructions also continue to recognize Golden List status in connection with tax-payment deferral for qualifying traders, demonstrating the practical importance attached to the program.

These advantages illustrate an important principle behind the program: companies with a demonstrated history of compliance can be treated as trusted taxpayers within a risk-based and compliance-oriented administrative framework.

Not every company in Jordan qualifies for Golden List membership.

The Department maintains specific eligibility and compliance requirements, and membership is therefore limited to taxpayers whose records satisfy those standards.

This selectivity is precisely what gives the recognition its value.

For our customers, suppliers, international manufacturers, financial partners and government-sector clients, our Golden List membership provides an additional indication that Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co. operates within a structured, transparent and professionally managed business environment.

It demonstrates that our reputation is supported not only by decades of commercial experience, but also by our record with the official institutions that regulate our activities.

At Zidan Al-Kiswani & Partners Co., we believe that a company’s reputation is built not only through the products it supplies or the contracts it completes, but also through the way it conducts its business.

Compliance, transparency and accountability have always been essential elements of our approach.

Our membership in the Income and Sales Tax Department Golden List reinforces that commitment and stands alongside our other government recognitions as evidence of the standards we have worked to maintain throughout our history.

For us, regulatory compliance is not simply an obligation.

It is part of the foundation upon which long-term trust is built.

Recognition on Jordan’s Income & Sales Tax Department Golden List reflects a proven record of responsible financial conduct, sustained tax compliance and institutional reliability.