What Israel ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, Israel is a listed supplier on 55 of them, worth $5.85 billion in March–July 2026 (70.4% of all imports from Israel in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Israel is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $3.11 billion | 53.1% | 8542 Electronic integrated circuits ($2.01 billion); 8517 Telephone sets ($669 million); 8541 Semiconductor devices ($232 million); 8525 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television ($49.8 million) |
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · guide | $1.14 billion | 19.6% | 3004 Medicaments consisting ($1.05 billion); 3006 Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter ($79.3 million); 3003 Medicaments consisting ($15.1 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $613 million | 10.5% | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical ($387 million); 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines ($97.8 million); 9028 Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters ($35.9 million); 9022 Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta ($32.9 million) |
| 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof · guide | $268 million | 4.6% | 8807 Parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806 ($144 million); 8802 Other aircraft ($124 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $178 million | 3.1% | 8443 Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates ($85.9 million); 8486 Machines and apparatus ($48.8 million); 8466 Parts and accessories suitable ($24.6 million); 8424 Mechanical appliances for projecting ($19.2 million) |
| 82 Tools, implements and cutlery of base metal · guide | $106 million | 1.8% | 8209 Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted ($85.9 million); 8207 Interchangeable tools for handtools ($19.9 million) |
| 39 Plastics and articles of plastic · guide | $88.5 million | 1.5% | 3926 Other articles of plastics and articles ($71.2 million); 3924 Tableware, kitchenware ($10.7 million); 3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms ($6.6 million) |
| 31 Fertilizers · guide | $43.4 million | 0.7% | 3104 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, potassic ($36.1 million); 3102 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous ($7.3 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Israel
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from Israel
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. Israel is a U.S. free-trade-agreement partner (U.S.–Israel FTA): goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin, with a valid certification of origin, claim the preferential rate in its place. The preference does not remove Chapter 99 trade-remedy duties. How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list Israel's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Israel as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Israel
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Israel, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from Israel to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Israel to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from Israel to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Israel side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for Israel on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Israel to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Israel totalled $8.31 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Israel were electrical machinery, electronics and parts; pharmaceutical products; optical, photographic, measuring and medical. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Israel to the USA
Give us the pickup city or load port in Israel, the U.S. destination, the commodity, the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count, the cargo-ready date, and whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.