Buying Online In Israel: Do You Have To Pay VAT?
Channel: Daniel Rosehill
Date: 2021-12-16

Approximately every six hours, an English speaker in Israel posts on one of the country's many Facebook groups for "Anglos" about whether they will have to pay VAT on something they order online.

Thankfully, the Israel Tax Authority has done a good job at preparing resources - available even in English! - to demystify the matter for the online shopping public.

This is a run-through of the various regulations as they applied on 16/12/2021 and to the best of my understanding. I take no responsibility for customs and tax obligations that you may incur as a result of this information in the event that it is either outdated or incorrect.

Tax authority guide (in English):

https://www.gov.il/en/departments/guides/guide-to-importing-personally-via-parcels-or-shipping-companies 

Personal import tax calculation tool (Hebrew):

https://shaarolami-query.customs.mof.gov.il/CustomspilotWeb/he/PersonalImportTax/Home/Calc

"Customs book" for additional charges on higher value imports (link to Hebrew, but other languages also available):

https://shaarolami-query.customs.mof.gov.il/CustomspilotWeb/he/CustomsBook
 

By: Daniel Rosehill 

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