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US import reform approved in Knesset

The Knesset has approved a landmark bill aimed at easing the entry of US-standard goods into the country without requiring additional local certification.

Nir Barkat in a video of the Carrefour chain
"Designkit helps e-commerce sellers quickly create professional product visuals without a studio."

Online shopping in Israel: Beware of foreign marketplaces and unverified products - opinion

Finance Minister and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Business owners protest at Knesset as Smotrich raises Israel's import tax exemption

Small-business owners protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem against the import reform and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, December 23, 2025.

'Smotrich is taking us hostage': Small-business owners protest new VAT, customs exemptions


Katz approves lifting taxes from vegetables on the eve of Rosh Hashanah

The decision would nix taxation of imported cucumbers and tomatoes, which respectively leaped 60% and 26% in prices recently.

FRESH PRODUCE is stacked in a store in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market

Israel Post to begin checking all mail for tariffs: delays, fees expected

Up until now, Israel's postal service was not required by law to check every package in order to evaluate and charge taxes and tariffs, as are private companies such as UPS and DHL.

A woman stands at the counter inside a Israel Post office in Jerusalem

Wissmann Holdings opens massive industrial center in North

(L-R) Arie Wissman, Chairman of the Boards; Nachum Wissman, President

Your Taxes: Easier e-commerce

The ruling makes it easier if there are multiple purchases by allowing a single combined monthly reverse charge self-invoice covering the consideration paid to all foreign suppliers that month.

Shopping for sales (illustrative)

Taking the BS out of BDS

Israel’s tariffs, regulations, cartel system and monopoly protection probably rob the Israeli people far more than BDS successes ever will.

SINGER LORDE attends the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, California, August 2017

Le pays où la vie est plus chère

Israël est l’un des Etats de l’OCDE où le coût de la vie est le plus élevé. Comment cela s’explique-t-il ?

Protestations de 2011 contre la vie chère

The company home: sweet and sour

US dollars and euros banknotes are seen in this illustration photo

Target apologizes for cancelling orders to Israel

An estimated 20,000 orders were placed during the three-day promotion, according to reports.

Target discount store

Health Ministry to allow ‘liberal’ import policy on perfumes, solid soaps

Deodorant, cosmetics would remain under strict regulation

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Israeli Tax Authority adopts ethical code

The code points out that the extent of the ITA’s responsibility and broad powers necessitate adherence to a high ethical level.

US tax form (illustrative)