Israel Moves to Double Tax-Free Online Imports as Government Targets Soaring Consumer Prices
Published on: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Israel’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday unveiled a major change to personal import rules, announcing that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will double the VAT exemption on imported consumer goods–from $75 to $150–in a bid to tackle the country’s skyrocketing cost of living and break the grip of powerful domestic monopolies. The plan would dramatically expand tax-free […]