Buy local vs import · Israel
Importing to the Israel: is it actually cheaper?
We haven't priced individual products for Israel yet — but the checker works on any Israel product link right now: paste one and we read its price, match our US price of record, and do the landed-cost math below. Here's how importing to Israel works.
How importing to the Israel works
- Import VAT
- 18% on the US price + shipping (CIF), above a 231 ₪ de-minimis threshold.
- Duty
- 0% — Israel is a WTO ITA signatory, so smartphones, laptops, cameras and headphones carry 0% customs duty. Additionally, customs duty is waived entirely on personal-import parcels with goods value up to $500, so typical consumer electronics incur only the 18% VAT (standard consumer electronics carry no purchase tax). Above $500, general electronics duty can range 0-12% but ITA items remain 0%.
- Forwarding
- Shipito, from the US — about 5-12 days.
- FX
- ₪3.068/USD mid-market + 3% card spread, as of 2026-10-09.
Every verdict is computed only from these figures — it's never for sale, and we're not a shipping company, so we don't earn more when you import.