Israeli Postal Service to Begin Individual Customs Screening for Certain Imports
Israel will conduct individual customs screening on all imported packages sent through the Israel Postal Company valued at more than $75, beginning Feb. 15, according to a Feb. 3 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The screening process…
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will be similar to the screening procedures required for imports to private courier companies, the report said. The move was made in response to a petition from Israeli business and trade organizations, which said private firms are unfairly subjected to import requirements not applied to the postal service. Private firms are required to declare the values of their imports while the country’s postal service was only required to “declare the value based on its samplings of imported items,” the report said. While the postal agency has been working “for some time” on the change with Israeli customs agencies, the “tight deadline” will likely be a “serious challenge” for the postal service, which is “already struggling to keep pace with delivery schedules,” the HKTDC said. The postal service may need to outsource some of its operations to the private sector, the report said, which could lead to increased delivery costs for foreign online vendors.