Strollers, refrigerators and what else?
The import reform is underway
Strollers Pressure cookers Refrigerators and washing machines - these are the products that the Ministry of Economy wants to bring into the country based on a statement only.
The ministry is publishing the draft order, which will in fact begin with the implementation of an important part of the import reform, as part of which it will be possible to import products into Israel without having to pass local standard tests.
Between Ashkenazi
03/01/2022
Monday, 03 January 2022, 13:04 Updated: 13:28
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The Ministry of Economy and Industry publishes today (Monday) for public comments a draft order of import groups.
The order is supposed to determine which products will enter into the import reform, which will allow their quick and easy entry into the country, based on a statement regarding compliance with the requirements of the Israeli official standard.
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Baby diapers: will enter Israel on the basis of an importer's declaration (Photo: ShutterStock)
Products that will enter Israel on the basis of an importer's declaration
As part of the reform, about 350 standards, in which there is no significant and serious risk to the safety and health of the public and the environment, will enter Israel, upon the entry into force of the reform, on the basis of an importer's declaration.
For example:
lamps, ceramic tiles, carpets, eyeglasses and sunglasses, baby diapers, tampons, microwaves, sewing machines, heaters, wheelchairs, ladders and stools, bicycles for adults, TVs, home sound systems, routers and more.
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Washing machines will be charged, according to the reform, only for a sample test (Photo: ShutterStock)
List of products that will undergo sample testing only
In addition, the products that will be exempt from the obligation to inspect every shipment and will only be charged for a model inspection are:
certain appliances, pressure cookers for cooking, prams, baby beds and cribs, baby dining chairs, toys for children over 3, baby walkers, water purification systems, Bunk beds, cleaning supplies, children's bikes, electric cookers, refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners, and more
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Products that have been tested in laboratories abroad and found to meet the standards, will be able to enter Israel even without local standards (Photo: ShutterStock)
There are currently about 500 official standards in Israel, which apply to thousands of products, which require permits before entering Israel. The approval is given on the basis of inspections in accordance with the route to which the standard belongs, from inspecting all shipments arriving in the country, through inspection of a model only, to importers' declarations of compliance with the shipments in the provisions of the standard.
According to the Ministry of Economy, the reform will significantly reduce the costs of importers, which are estimated at millions of shekels a year in the aggregate, and therefore, the Ministry of Economy and Industry expects that this relief will be reflected immediately in the decline in consumer prices. As a result of these facilitations, new importers are also expected to enter the market, and as a result, competition will increase for both the range of products and their prices.
The import reform concerning products with an Israeli standard is carried out in parallel with the reform concerning products with an international standard (the "Hexis" reform) that will allow rapid entry of products conforming to an international standard. Both reforms will take effect in June 2022.
Sunglasses, will the reform make them cheaper too (Photo: ShutterStock)
Products that will enter Israel on the basis of compliance with international standards
These days ended testing, international, non-European and suitability for reform, as of 90 standards, found 64 suitable for her. Products in these standards will come into Israel, based on compliance with the international standard and do not require additional processes.
Between devices:
ceramic tile, eyeglasses And sunglasses, ceramic and glass cutlery, bicycles, personal protective equipment, syringes, cigarette lighters, car batteries and more
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Minister of Industry and Economy, Orna Barbibai (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
Minister of Finance: "Bicycles that are good for Amsterdam, also good for Tel Aviv"
It should be emphasized that in order to carry out significant enforcement required to create a balance for relief, the Ministry of Economy announced that it is working in these months, until the reform takes effect, to build a significant deterrent, enforcement and punishment system, in cooperation with customs and insurance companies. The health and safety of the public, will not enter the country.
Minister of Economy and Industry, Orna Barbibai
: "I am pleased to complete the two significant steps in the challenging time we have committed to the public, in order to facilitate the import of products both by declaration and by relying on compliance with foreign standards in other developed countries. The supply, the quantity of products and the number of importers and lower the price to the consumer. "
Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman
: "This is another step of adjusting regulation in Israel to what is customary in developed countries. Reducing the regulatory burden, especially for small businesses, is expected to increase competition and lead to a reduction in the cost of living. Bicycles that are good for Amsterdam are also good for Tel Aviv."
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