Jerusalem, 22 June, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Knesset Economics Committee approved the import reform “What’s good for the US is good for Israel” import regulations reform for second and third reading. The new track will allow for the import, production and marketing of a wide range of products in accordance with American regulations that are less stringent than those that are currently in effect in Israel.
“The move constitutes another milestone in the Ministry of Economy and Industry’s policy to reduce regulatory barriers, expand import routes, and increase competition in the economy, and for the First time allows products manufactured in the United States or Israel to be imported and marketed in Israel, based on compliance with American regulatory requirements,” said the Ministry.
Similar to the “What’s good for Europe is good for Israel” reform, this reform will also be implemented in several phases. In the first phase, which will come into effect in early 2027, the track will include children’s and baby products, including toys, bottles, drinking accessories and eating utensils for feeding babies and children, beds, cribs, swings, trampolines, strollers, children’s bicycles, as well as cleaning materials, laundry detergents, dishwasher detergents, and more…
Professional tests conducted by the Ministry of Economy and Industry indicate that the recent reforms in the field of standardization have resulted in a cumulative reduction of more than 80% in the bureaucratic burden on imports, an increase in the number of importers and the volume of imports in significant categories of products under the standardization field.