The Tax Authority published today (Monday) import data for January 2026: So which products did it apply to? What jumped? And where was there a decrease? Here is all the data:
Import of vehicles
• In January 2026, imports were recorded at a volume of 22,045 vehicles (private) compared to 9,347 in January 2025, an increase of 135.91%3T. The increase in January 2026 stems from low imports in January 2025 after the advance import of vehicles in an exceptional volume in December 2024, on the eve of the increase in the purchase tax on electric vehicles, the update of the green taxation formula and the update of the green taxation outline in January 2025.
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Also in December 2025, imports of electric vehicles were advanced on the eve of the increase in the purchase tax on electric vehicles, but on a moderate scale.
• Commercial vehicle imports totaled 1,351 vehicles compared to 849 in January 2025, an increase of 59.1%.
• Trend data indicates a moderate increase in passenger vehicle imports starting in March 2025.
Electrical and electronic products
• In January 2026, compared to January 2025, there was an increase in imports of white goods and televisions, except for clothes dryers.
In refrigerators, washing machines, and dishwashers, imports increased by 13.6%, 40.2%, and 39.9%, respectively.
Imports of tumble dryers, on the other hand, decreased by 72.7%, compared to January 2025.
• Imports of televisions increased by 15.51% compared to January 2025.
• Cigarette imports decreased in January 2026 by 4.31%3T.
• The value of other tobacco imports, which includes smoking tobacco, hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars, and heating tobacco units, increased by 2.6% in January 2026 compared to January 2025.
• The total value of all imports in January 2026 amounted to $8.1 billion, an increase of $11.01 trillion compared to the value of imports in January 2025. It should be noted that the value of imports was low in January 2025 following a massive introduction of vehicles in December 2025.
• Trend data indicates an increase in import value.
• Gasoline and diesel marketing are declining in December 2025 at a rate of 1.0% and 2% respectively compared to December 2024.
