Import duty from Israel to Japan
For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from Israel to Japan worth 1,500,000 JPY, duties, taxes and fees come to about 357,887 JPY, or 23.86% of the goods value. Use the calculator below with your own figures.
Quick estimate: what are you shipping from Israel?
- Duty is charged on
- CIF value (60% of the retail price for personal-use goods)
- Duty-free threshold
- Taxable value up to ¥10,000: duty and consumption tax waived (not for knitwear, leather bags or leather shoes). Due to end in April 2028.
- VAT / sales tax
- 10% consumption tax (8% for food) on CIF + duty.
- Trade agreement
- None. Standard (MFN) rates apply.
- Extra tariffs on goods from Israel
- No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
- Other fees
- No government fees; carriers and brokers charge handling fees.
Detailed calculator: Israel to Japan
Typical duty rates
| Product | MFN |
|---|---|
| Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109) | 10.9% |
| Leather footwear (HS 6403) | 30% |
| Towels / home textiles (HS 6302) | 5.3% |
| Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517) | 0% |
Worked example: 1,500,000 JPY of cotton T-shirts by sea
Goods 1,500,000, freight 120,000, insurance 7,500 JPY; commercial import; duty rate 10.9%.
| Line | JPY |
|---|---|
| Customs duty 10.9% × 1,627,500 CIF | 177,398 |
| Consumption tax 10% × 1,804,898 | 180,490 |
| Total duties and fees | 357,887 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 1,985,387 |
Small parcel: 12,000 JPY online order
A consumer ordering goods worth 12,000 JPY plus 1,800 shipping by post would pay about 0 JPY in import charges.
| Line | JPY |
|---|---|
| Customs duty Taxable value ¥10,000 or less: duty and consumption tax waived | 0 |
| Consumption tax Taxable value ¥10,000 or less: duty and consumption tax waived | 0 |
| Total duties and fees | 0 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 13,800 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is import duty from Israel to Japan?
It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 1,500,000 JPY shipped commercially by sea pay about 357,887 JPY in duties, taxes and fees (23.86% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to Japan?
Taxable value up to ¥10,000: duty and consumption tax waived (not for knitwear, leather bags or leather shoes). Due to end in April 2028.
Does Israel have a trade agreement with Japan?
There is no preferential agreement that covers most goods, so standard MFN rates apply.
How is import VAT calculated in Japan?
10% consumption tax (8% for food) on CIF + duty.
Shipping from Israel to other markets
- Israel → United States
- Israel → United Kingdom
- Israel → European Union
- Israel → Canada
- Israel → Australia
- Israel → Türkiye
- Israel → South Korea
- Israel → Switzerland
- Israel → Norway
- Israel → Singapore
- Israel → United Arab Emirates
- Israel → New Zealand
- Israel → India
- Israel → China
- Israel → Saudi Arabia
- Israel → Malaysia
- Israel → Thailand
- Israel → Vietnam
- Israel → Philippines
- Israel → Mexico
- Israel → Chile
- Israel → Colombia
Other origins shipping to Japan
- China → Japan
- Türkiye → Japan
- United States → Japan
- Germany → Japan
- Italy → Japan
- France → Japan
- United Kingdom → Japan
- India → Japan
- Vietnam → Japan
- South Korea → Japan
- Canada → Japan
- Mexico → Japan
- Australia → Japan
- Bangladesh → Japan
- Thailand → Japan
- Indonesia → Japan
- Pakistan → Japan
- Taiwan → Japan
- Brazil → Japan
- Malaysia → Japan
- Singapore → Japan
- Philippines → Japan
- Hong Kong → Japan
- Cambodia → Japan
- Sri Lanka → Japan
- United Arab Emirates → Japan
- Saudi Arabia → Japan
- Egypt → Japan
- Morocco → Japan
- South Africa → Japan
- Switzerland → Japan
- Norway → Japan
- New Zealand → Japan
- Chile → Japan
- Colombia → Japan
- Peru → Japan
- Argentina → Japan
- Kazakhstan → Japan
- Ukraine → Japan
- Georgia → Japan
- Spain → Japan
- Netherlands → Japan
- Poland → Japan