Israel

Universal Postal Union advice

On outward international items, the name of the destination country must always be included:

• On the last line of address.
• In capital letters.
• Preferably in the language of the despatching country or in an internationally recognized language.

For further clarification please refer to the UPU website

It is advisable to provide the addressee's mobile telephone number on parcels to assist in delivery.

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Goods up to £270 require customs label CN22. This form must be signed by the sender and attached to the top left hand corner of the item. The sender’s full name and address must be written on the front of the item. Goods over £270 require customs declaration CN23 + adhesive plastic wallet SP 126.

Please visit our customs  page for more information about customs and to access your customs forms.

Here is an indication of prohibited items for mailing to Israel. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Israel Post website

Please also refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool

You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information below is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.

Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Prohibited items

Prohibited products are not permitted in the mail under any circumstances

• Live animals; animal products
• Live animals except Bees
• Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
• Fresh fish exuding a foul odour or decomposing easily.
• Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
• Dairy products other than canned milk powder.
• Vegetable products
• Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
• Cotton plants.
• Tropical or sub-tropical plants and trees.
• Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
• Vegetables exuding a foul odour or decomposing easily.
• Onions, garlic.
• Tropical or sub-tropical fresh vegetables.
• Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
• Fruits exuding a foul odour or decomposing easily. Tropical or sub-tropical fresh fruits.
• Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
• Margarine or fats containing more than 10% butter fat.
• Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes. All Food products containing cyclamate in sections marked * below.
• *Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
• *Sugars and sugar confectionery
• *Cocoa and cocoa preparations
• *Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
• *Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
• *Miscellaneous edible preparations
• Beverages, spirits and vinegar
• Wine and wine products bearing a geographical name other than its area of origin.
• Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
• Sand.
• Earth.
• Fertilisers
• Organic fertilizers and compost.
• Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
• Matches made of white or yellow phosphore.
• Photographic or cinematographic products
• Indecent films.
• Miscellaneous chemical products
• Insecticides which leave an active layer on the treated surface.
• Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
• Used beehives and material for breeding bees.
• Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
• Used beehives and material for breeding bees.
• Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
• Counterfeit or imitation bank notes, coins or postage stamps.
• Indecent publications or paintings. Blank forms that can be used as an invoice. Lottery tickets and documents advertising lotteries.
• Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
• Used sacks for packing plant products.
• Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
• Precious stones, whether manufactured or not.
• Base metals and articles of base metal
• Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
• Flick knives. Sharp knives with a blade exceeding 10 cm length.
• Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers and parts and accessories of such articles
• Receivers for detection of police radars.
• Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
• Swords and similar items with sharp blades.
• Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
• Dangerous toys.
• Games based on chance and parts thereof.
• Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
• Indecent works of art.

Here is an indication of restricted items for mailing to Israel. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Israel Post website

Please refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool

You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information above is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.

Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Restricted items

• Live animals; animal products
• Live animals
• Bees
Importation of bees is permitted with a certificate of the relevant authority in the country of origin attesting that the beehives from which the bees were taken have been inspected within 60 days before their despatch and that they are free of any disease.

Authorisation from the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture is also required.
• Meat and edible meat offal
• Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.
General Note
Meat, fish, meat and fish products:
Fresh and frozen meat are admitted for import under permit from the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a certificate issued by the competent authority in the country of origin attesting that veterinary control was carried out.

Meat products, fish and fish products, can be admitted as commercial samples only, under a permit from the Israeli Food Control Administration and based on certificates issued by the competent authority in the country of origin that the food is fit for human consumption.

This restriction does not apply to canned products, see General Note Food Products entry below which applies.
• Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
• Canned milk powder
General Note
Food products may be imported without an import license in quantities up to 15 kg, but not more than 3 kg per item. A license is required for quantities above this amount.
• Fowl's eggs in shell must bear the name of the country of origin.
Fecundated birds' eggs. See General Note Meat, fish, meat and fish products entry above
• Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
• HS Code 05.02-03, 05.02-08 products - Importation is subject to veterinary inspection.
• Bull's semen.
Requires the approval of the veterinary services of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture for importation.
• Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
• Branches, roots, leaves, cut flowers and plant parts.
Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
• Potatoes.
Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture if not originating from Europe.
• Fresh and dried fruits. Nuts.
• Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture if not originating from Europe or the USA
• Spices
An import license is required for quantities above 0.5 kg per spice.
• Buckwheat.
Buckwheat may be imported with a quarantine certificate of the Israeli Ministry of Health stating that the buckwheat is free of poisonous weed.
• Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
• Industrial cotton seeds.
Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Dangerous drugs.
Dangerous drugs may be imported with a certificate of the relevant authorities in the country of origin, an import license, and the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
• Straw and hay.
Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
• Dangerous drugs.
Dangerous drugs may be imported with a certificate of the relevant authorities in the country of origin, an import license, and the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
• Waxes.
Beeswax and other kinds of waxes may be imported with the authorization of the relevant authorities at the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and the Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Health.
• Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Meat and fish products. See General Note Meat, fish, meat and fish products & General Note Food Products entries above
• Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
• Nuts.
Subject to authorisation by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture if not originating from Europe or the USA
• Miscellaneous edible preparations
• Vitamins, minerals and food additives in this section up to 100 g per item or 1 package of each item. Quantities above require an import license.
• Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Wines and spirits must bear a label stating the name, quantity, degree of alcohol and country of origin, manufacturing or filling of the item.
• Wines and spirits. See Beverages, spirits and vinegar entry above
• Denatured alcohols. See Beverages, spirits and vinegar entry above
• Whisky. See Beverages, spirits and vinegar entry above
• Flour and pallets of meat.
Authorised for import with a certificate from the veterinary services in the country of origin that the items are free of disease and with the approval of the veterinary services at the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Preparations used in animal feeding.
Authorised for import with a certificate from the veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture
• Organic chemicals
Dangerous drugs.
Dangerous drugs may be imported with a certificate of the relevant authorities in the country of origin, an import license, and the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
• Pharmaceutical products
• Microorganisms, cultures of fungi, viruses and microbes. See Dangerous drugs entry above.
• Medicines
Can be imported with a medical prescription and against a declaration from the recipient.
• Photographic or cinematographic products
Cinematographic films can be imported with the approval of the Israeli Interior Ministry Censorship Committee.
• Miscellaneous chemical products
• Insecticides.
Insecticides are permitted for import in liquid if they include at least 50% DDT or in powder if they include more than 10% DDT. The accompanying label must show the name of the manufacturer, the quantity of DDT and instructions for use
• Hides and skins, Furs
Hides, skins and furs are permitted for import with a certificate of the veterinary services in the country of origin that the animals were free of disease and under veterinary control, and an authorisation of the veterinary services of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.

The certificate must show that the items have been disinfected in the manner prescribed by the veterinary services of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Wool
Wool and wool products may be imported with a certificate from the veterinary services in the country of origin that the items are free of disease and need the approval of the veterinary services of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.
• Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Used clothing for commercial purposes can be imported with the authorisation of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
• Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
• Glass and glassware
Distillery and parts thereof can be imported under license of the Israeli Ministry of Trade.
• Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Precious stones, whether manufactured or not, are prohibited
The other articles specified in article 25.5 of the Universal Postal Convention may be sent in a closed envelope as registered items only, provided this is permitted by the internal legislation of the country of origin.
• Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
• Razor blades.
Razor blades must be wrapped in closed packages including at least two but no more than ten blades.
• Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
• Distillery and parts thereof can be imported under license of the Israeli Ministry of Trade.
• Encoding devices.
Importation of encoding devices are subject to prior approval from the Israeli military authorities.
• Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers and parts and accessories of such articles
• Cordless phones. Radio and telephone transmitters and receivers.
Importation of cordless phones, radio and telephone transmitters and receivers, radars are subject to approval from the Israeli Ministry of Telecommunications.
• Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
• Firearms and ammunition.
Firearms and munitions may be imported only with an import license and a permit to carry firearms.
• Tear gas
Tear gas may be imported only with the authorisation of the Israeli police authorities