Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs): QIZ of Egypt, QIZ of Jordan and QIZ of Palestine via the FTA of USA and Israel
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs): QIZ of Egypt, QIZ of Jordan and QIZ of Palestine via the FTA of USA and Israel
The Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) includes two separate Trilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): the QIZ of Egypt-USA-Israel and the QIZ of Jordan-USA-Israel, which both of them are based on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the USA and Israel. Still, the QIZ of Palestine can be considered either under the FTA of Israel-USA (Occupied territories) or through the QIZ of Jordan (West Bank). Anyway, all QIZs are based on the rationale that some textile production in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine is considered like the production carried out in Israel, which allows exporting the textiles to the USA based on the FTA between the USA and Israel. That was done to lead to a ‘Warm Peace’ between Israel-Egypet, Israel-Jordan, and Israel-Palestine. However, the ongoing Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation alongside the Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank makes the QIZ of Palestine irrelevant, regardless of the ‘Cold Peace’ between Israel-Egypet and Israel-Jordan, which makes the QIZ of Egypt and the QIZ of Jordan much less active than it was planned to be, because the ‘Arab Street’, and in particular, the Arab business communities in Egypt and Jordan are less willing to do business with Israel when Israel has carried out its harsh occupation against the Palestinians. That has led to the situation that over the last two decades, governmental authorities, media outlets and research papers have rarely published data or articles about the QIZs. Nevertheless, when Israel ends its occupation in Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), then it is likely that the QIZs will get a boost in their trade activities.
No Official Website.
Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) https://www.trade.gov/qualifying-industrial-zones
QIZ of Palestine https://tcc.export.gov/Trade_Agreements/All_Trade_Agreements/exp_005416.asp
Chart of QIZs
QIZ of Egypt: USA, Israel, and Egypt
QIZ of Jordan: USA, Israel, and Jordan
QIZ of Palestine: USA, Israel, and Palestine
List of Countries included in the QIZs, sorted by Alphabetical Order
QIZs by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/qiz
Section E32 - List of Contents
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section E32.1 QIZs - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Section E32.2 QIZs - Members: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Relevant Items From the Research Projects of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2021). The Chess Game of Forming International Trade Agreements: Shaping Global Economic and Political Power. Unpublished Research Paper, PD10. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/unpublished-research-papers/pd10
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2004). The Perception of the Israeli Jewish Feminism in relation to Palestinian Women in light of the Ongoing Conflict Between the Jewish and the Palestinian People. M.A. Working Paper in Hebrew, University of Haifa. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/s/The-Perception-of-the-Israeli-Jewish-Feminism-in-relation-to-Palestinian-Women.pdf
Section E30. Multilateral Trade Alliances Led by USA: QIZ and USMCA, 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/30
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Cluster Analysis for Prediction of Which Countries Joined or May Join the Gaz War (10/2023) against Israel With Various Types of Involvement, Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 07 July 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-risks/07/07/2024
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Israel - Apartheid State?: Two-State Solution vs. One-State Solution, Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 6 February 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-risks/06/02/2022
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Political Assassination, Global Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 11 July 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/forum/2021/07/11/political-assassination
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Ending Gaza War via One-Point Plan: Establishing the State of Palestine by Ending the Israeli Occupation of Gaza and West Bank, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 September 2025, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/30/09/2025/0732
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Is Needed a ‘Final Solution’ in Gaza for Release of the Israeli Hostages?: Exchange of Prisoners/Hostages versus Jewish Riviera in Gaza without Palestinians, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 28 July 2025, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/28/07/2025/1103
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Are Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariff’ Illegal?: The Violation of the USA’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 29 May 2025, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/29/05/2025/1824
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Can Israel Afford the Occupation of Palestine?: ‘Soft Extinction’ versus ‘Hard Extinction’, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 17 April 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/17/04/2024/0634
Rozen-Bakher, Z., King of Jordan: Not for Long?, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 14 April 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/14/04/2024/1539
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Do We Have an Islamic Resistance of Jordan?, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 12 March 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/12/03/2024/0555
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty is Not For Long Under Rafah Bombarding by Israel, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 12 February 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/12/02/2024/0323
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Starvation as a War-Weapon: The Case of Palestine, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 06 February 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/06/02/2024/0751
Rozen-Bakher, Z., To Be or Not to Be State of Israel: Ending the Occupation of Palestine, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 04 July 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/04/07/2023/1312
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Pogroms by Jewish Settlers against Palestinians, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 28 June 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/28/06/2023/1016
Rozen-Bakher, Z., The Civil War between Israeli Settlers and Palestinians in the Occupied Territory of Palestine, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 21 June 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/21/06/2023/1115
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Egypt: The Dramatic Shift from USA Ally to Russia-China Ally, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 May 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/30/05/2023/1031
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Risk of Revenge: Israeli Occupation of Palestine, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 14 May 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/14/05/2023/0906
Rozen-Bakher, Z., 75th Anniversary of Israel: What’s Go Wrong?, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 01 May 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/01/05/2023/0519
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Israeli Far-Right Government will Flam the Middle-East: AlAqsa ‘Takeover’ as a Symbol, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 January 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/30/01/2023/0838
Rozen-Bakher, Z., The Power of the ‘Arab Street’ related to Israeli Occupation of Palestine: The Case of Jordan, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 28 December 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/28/12/2022/1703
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Does the State of Israel have a Future Under a Warmonger Doctrine – Holding Occupations and Offensive Attacks?: Historical Reflection From the Ten Tribes of Israel kingdom that were Extinct, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 20 December 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks2/20/12/2022/0147
Rozen-Bakher, Z., The Tragedy of the Israeli Win in Six Days War: Invading Palestine and Egypt Territories without any Defence Reason but Only Because of the Military Capabilities to Do It, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 03 September 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/03/09/2022/0413
Rozen-Bakher, Z., What Israel could Learn From its History regarding the Occupation of Palestine?: Resistance versus Terrorism, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 08 April 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/08/04/2022/1828
Rozen-Bakher, Z., The Illusion of Israel about 'One-State Solution', Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 March 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/30/03/2022/0756
QIZs by the Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher by Alphabetical Order https://www.rozen-bakher.com/search-blog-1
The copy of this section was carried out under the cyber of ICCG
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Egypt, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 22 November 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/11/22/egypt
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Israel, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 10 August 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/08/10/israel
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Jordan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 15 December 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/12/15/jordan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Palestine, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 August 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/08/30/palestine
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , United States, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 21 April 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/21042021/united-states
From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books
Governing through extra-territoriality: Jordan's clothing production zones as tools of imperial power and authoritarian rule Grüneisl, K. (2025). Governing through extra-territoriality: Jordan's clothing production zones as tools of imperial power and authoritarian rule. Political Geography, 123, 103430.
The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process Singer, J. (2002). The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process. Fordham Int'l LJ, 26, 547.
Peace and Prosperity: Israel's Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt Rosenblatt, D. (2020). Peace and Prosperity: Israel’s Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 15(3/4).
Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan. Global Networks, 14(4), 495-513.
Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan. Geoforum, 57, 57-66.
Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt Malkawi, B. H. (2004). Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt. Currents: Int'l Trade LJ, 13, 3.
Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel Carter, A., Gong, Y., & Nugent, J. B. (2015). Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel. Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, 17.
Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies Awni, A., & Shafei, K. (2012). Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies. Measuring Business Excellence, 16(3), 3-16.
Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan Al-Khouri, R., & Al-Qudah, K. (2006). Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Business Administration, 2(1).
Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative Arieli, T., & Kahn, Y. (2019). Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 25(3), 20180032.
Workers' Rights in the QIZs in JordanAl-Qatarneh, S., & Bataineh, A. (2021). Workers’ Rights in the QIZs in Jordan. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 33(4), 311-336.
