Imports of durable goods to Israel during March 2022, compared to March 2021: Total imports amounted to about $ 9.0 billion, an increase of 27.4% compared to March 2021. In March 2022, compared to March 2021, there was a decrease in imports of white appliances. Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers decreased by 24.9%, 22.9%, 28.2% and 16.4% respectively. all stats
The Tax Authority presents the data on all imports of durable goods to Israel during March 2022, compared to the same month in 2021. According to the data, the total value of all imports in March 2022 amounted to about $ 9.0 billion, an increase of 27.4% compared to value Imported in March 2021.
Import of vehicles
In March 2022, imports amounted to 17,517 vehicles (private) compared to 21,183 in March 2021, a decrease of 17.3%. Commercial vehicle imports totaled 1,527 vehicles compared to 792 in March 2021, an increase of 92.9%.
According to the Tax Authority, the decline in passenger vehicle imports is partly explained by relatively moderate imports of vehicles in March 2022 due to the global shortage of vehicle supply as a result of a continuing shortage of vehicle chips, and as a result of the Ukraine crisis in recent weeks. In Europe and abroad, leading to a shortage of raw materials.
The data also show that in January-March 2022, imports of passenger vehicles amounted to 62,589 compared to 54,418 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 15.0%. Imports of commercial vehicles increased by 35.2% during this period and reached a volume of 4,348. The increase in passenger vehicle imports is due to the advance of imports to December 2020, on the eve of updating the green taxation formula and a change in hybrid vehicle taxation, at the expense of the first quarter of 2021.
Trend data indicate a decline in imports of passenger vehicles starting in August 2021.
Electrical and electronic products
In March 2022, compared to March 2021, there was a decrease in imports of white appliances. Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers decreased by 24.9%, 22.9%, 28.2% and 16.4% respectively.
Cumulatively, in the first quarter of 2021, imports of white appliances decreased, compared with the same period last year. Imports of refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers decreased by 7.4%, 3.3%, 9.7% and 19.9% respectively.
Imports of televisions decreased moderately by 3.8% in March 2022 compared to March 2021. In total, there was an increase of 9.5%.
In March 2022, there was a decrease in the import of cigarettes of 11.9%, which is probably due to an increase in purchases from abroad. In the purchase tax revenue on the import of cigarettes, there was a decrease of a similar rate of 12.0%.
The value of imports of other tobacco, including smoking tobacco, hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars and heating tobacco units, also decreased in March 2022 by 5.7% compared to March 2021. As mentioned, part of the decrease is explained by a return to purchases abroad. Purchase tax revenues on other tobacco decreased by 11.0%.