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

The government approved Smotrich's order on Sunday and is expected to be finalized through a vote in the Knesset plenum on Monday evening.

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.
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

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Your Taxes: Moving onshore is tax evasion, says court

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OECD tax rules tighten grip on e-commerce profits and Israeli exporters


Import reform plus competition could hurt Israeli manufacturers - opinion

A real opening of the Israeli market to international competition could adversely impact manufacturers’ profits. Here's how:

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Israeli real estate rules target foreigners: Here's how - opinion

YOUR TAXES: Here are three proposals that may impact non-Israeli residents who own residential homes in Israel.

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Bennett, Liberman take needless import bureaucracy down a notch

The Prime and Finance ministers have pushed Israel’s import standards toward the international model.

 Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman chats with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on March 20.

Israel has a new stealth tax on digital products - what you need to know

This affects international exporters and Israeli importers of digital products.

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

Israeli Treasury considers easing regulations on parallel car imports

Israel's vehicle market was opened up to parallel imports in 2016 when a law on the subject was enacted.

 Cars brought on cargo ships, imported from abroad, seen parked at the port in the Southern Israeli town of Ashdod, before being transported away for sale. June 23, 2014.

Israel floats new plan to increase imports, lower prices

The plan outlines principles for establishing regulation on the import of products and removing trade barriers, while reducing Israel's need to conduct its own testing and regulatory process for products that have been approved elsewhere.

TIV TAAM launches a NIS 1.8 million price-cutting campaign to lower the prices on 1,000 products.

Liberman's structural reforms: Infrastructure, bureaucracy and cannabis

Israel has not had a state budget since mid-2018 due to political gridlock, and Liberman has stressed that passing a budget by November is his top priority.

AVIGDOR LIBERMAN arrives at the Knesset ahead of the vote and swearing in of the 36th government, June 13, 2021.

Gov't approves program to require state to 'buy in Israel'

“Especially at this time, we need to strengthen Israeli industry,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at his office in Jerusalem on September 13.

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