Israeli Standards Import Checker
Verified90/100Check whether a product requires Standards Institution of Israel (SII / Mechon HaTikanim) approval under an official standard (takan rishmi) before it can be imported into Israel. Returns applicable SI numbers, risk-based import group (1-4), approval route (type approval, shipment approval, Maslol Plus Green/Gold/Diamond, declaration-based entry, EU-regulation recognition under Amendment 19), required lab tests, timelines, and fast-track options based on the 2016 food parallel-import reform, the 2022 electronics reform, the January 2025 EU recognition (about 69 EU regulations adopted, touching roughly 444 of Israel's 573 mandatory standards), and the November 2025 proposed Amendment 21 for US-standards recognition. Use when a user asks about importing electronics, toys, cosmetics, food-contact materials, vehicles, or building materials into Israel, asks about CE/type approval, has a shipment stuck at Israeli customs, or needs Sha'ar Olami / Hebrew-labelling guidance. Do NOT use for customs duty calculation (use israeli-customs-duty-calculator) or for general product safety review outside the Israeli regulatory context.
Trust score 90/100 (Verified) · 16+ installs · 2 GitHub contributors · MIT license
Products regularly get stuck, seized, or fined at Israeli customs when the importer fails to show compliance with a mandatory Israeli Standard (takan rishmi). The rules changed substantially with the 2022 electronics reform and the January 2025 What is Good for Europe is Good for Israel EU-recognition reform, and the old just use CE shortcut still does not work for many categories (for example AC mains electrical equipment in the 50-1000 V range). Importers and their advisors need a structured way to check, per product, which SI number applies, which approval route is open, and what documentation the shipment must carry.
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When to Apply
- When planning to import a product and want to know if it needs a Mechon HaTikanim approval first
- When a shipment is stuck at customs because of standards compliance
- When figuring out which SI (Israeli Standard) numbers apply to a product category
- When choosing between approval routes: type approval, per-shipment approval, approved importer, EU-CoC recognition, or declaration model
- When planning lab tests and timelines before a first import
Try These Prompts
I want to import a childrens toy into Israel. Does it need Mechon HaTikanim approval and which standard applies?
Can I use EU-CoC recognition for a CE-marked hair dryer, or do I need full Israeli type approval?
Recommend an approval route for a one-time import of 500 units of a kitchen appliance
My shipment of cosmetics is stuck at customs because of standards compliance. What documents do I need to release it?
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Added Amendment 21 (US Federal Regulations recognition, draft introduced Nov 2025), Sha'ar Olami customs clearance portal, the 444/573 mandatory-standards figure (Minister Barkat), and the 2025-2030 enforcement-focus window for Amendment 19. Updated personal-import VAT/customs gotcha to current USD 130 threshold (corrected from outdated USD 150 chronology).
May 20, 2026
Fixed the inverted import-group risk direction (Group 1 is the highest risk), updated to ~69 EU regulations under Amendment 19, the July 2025 reform wave, the Commissioner's search engine, and labeling requirements.
May 14, 2026
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