Successful Stories

A luxury vehicle detained by Israel Customs was released for return to its owner abroad.

A gold bracelet detained by Israel Customs was released after we established that it was exempt from the requirement for standards approval. 

Several packages detained by Israel Customs for an extended period due to import compliance requirements or disputes over their declared value were released following our intervention.

Approval was obtained from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority to import an animal fur tail for the manufacture of a shtreimel, preventing the shipment from being destroyed.

Following court proceedings, a luxury watch seized by Israel Customs, valued at tens of thousands of shekels, was released for re-export without payment of taxes or a fine.

Following a hearing, the Standards Administration at the Ministry of Economy issued a warning to an importer rather than formally designating it as a “breach-of-trust importer”.

An importer of electric bicycles received a tax refund of tens of thousands of shekels after a successful appeal resulted in two parts of a split shipment being recognized as a single shipment.

Eight luxury handbags seized by Customs upon a traveller’s return from abroad were released to her, despite the unusually large quantity and the risk of forfeiture, following payment of the applicable taxes and a fine.

A settlement with Israel Customs allowed improperly labelled smoking products to be re-exported rather than confiscated and destroyed. Another part of the shipment was released in Israel, and the storage charges were reduced to one quarter of the amount originally demanded.

Israel Customs suspected that an importer who had ordered hundreds of packages containing similar items over a short period was in fact engaged in commercial importation. Following our submissions on her behalf, Israel Customs accepted that the imports were for personal use and closed the case.

In another case, five luxury watches seized by Israel Customs were released for re-export as part of a court settlement for a relatively modest amount. 

The court accepted our position that a financial sanction under the Tire Law may be reduced in certain circumstances, rejecting the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s position that the amount was fixed by law.

Israel Customs withdrew a retroactive tax demand of hundreds of thousands of shekels against an importer of agricultural vehicles following a settlement.