Regulatory & compliance · International household goods
International: Israel
No separate international operator licence or multimodal transport registration for movers was identified. The domestic carrier licence covers the road legs a mover performs in Israel in its own trucks.
Regulated byThe domestic carrier licence under the Transport Services Law, 5757-1997, for trucking to and from ports, airports, and land crossings; an exemption in the same Law for transport solely to and from Israel in vehicles exempt from Israeli registration
At a glanceRequirements at a glance
- International Operator Licence
- None identified. No separate international tier of the carrier licence was found. The Israeli road legs of an international move, such as collection from a home and delivery to a port or airport, are domestic transport and fall under the domestic carrier licence.
- Multimodal Transport Operator Registration
- None identified. No Israeli registration scheme for multimodal transport operators (companies that take responsibility for a door-to-door move combining two or more modes of transport, such as truck and ship) was found.
- Foreign Vehicles Carrying Goods To or From Israel
- Available sources indicate that the Transport Services Law does not apply to transport whose sole purpose is carrying cargo to and from Israel in a commercial vehicle that is exempt from Israeli registration and licensing, although the Minister of Transport may set special rules for that transport. Confirm current arrangements with the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.
- Cross-Border Road Moves
- Israel has land crossings with Jordan and Egypt. No cross-border road transport permit for household goods movers was confirmed in this research, and goods traffic at these crossings is subject to security procedures that can change at short notice. A mover planning a road move across a land border should confirm the current arrangements with the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety and the crossing authority before quoting.
- Insurance
- No Israeli rule requiring movers to insure customers’ goods on international moves was identified in this research. The domestic compulsory motor insurance covers bodily injury only, so customers should ask what protection, if any, is offered for their goods.
OverviewOverview & Scope
A household goods mover operating only within Israel needs the carrier licence and other domestic requirements on the Israel page. For international moves, this research found no additional mover-side licence or registration beyond those domestic requirements. The trucking an Israeli mover performs in its own vehicles between a customer’s home and a port, airport, or land crossing is domestic transport under the carrier licence, with the same insurance and driver rules. Where the mover subcontracts that trucking, the carrier’s own licence covers it, and the mover should use carriers that hold one. Road moves across Israel’s land borders with Jordan and Egypt are uncommon for household goods, and no specific permit regime for them was confirmed.
RegistrationRegistration & Compliance Essentials
Movers that truck the Israeli road legs of international moves in their own vehicles must:
- Hold the domestic carrier licence for every truck used, as on the Israel page.
Movers that subcontract those road legs must:
- Use carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they perform.
For any road move across a land border, confirm current transport and crossing arrangements with the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety and the crossing authority before quoting.
ChecklistCompliance checklist
Company licensing
- Domestic carrier licence held for every truck used on Israeli road legs of international moves (see Israel page)Where applicable (mover operates its own vehicles)Verified by DocumentRequired
Subcontracted transport
- Where transport is subcontracted, the mover uses carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they performWhere applicableVerified by AffirmationRequired