Sites with free shipping to Israel

[chaimmayer]

Anyone know of good sites that have free or not outrageous shipping to Israel?  I am looking for appliances and electronics mainly but any sites would be great!  Thanks.

[yitzyf]

I've found sites from Hong Kong/China that ship to Israel - I've used www.DealExtreme.com on numerous occasions, and you can look on cFind.net for free shipping to Israel. I have yet to find any US or EU stores that ship free.

[creditor]

I've found sites from Hong Kong/China that ship to Israel - I've used www.DealExtreme.com on numerous occasions, and you can look on cFind.net for free shipping to Israel. I have yet to find any US or EU stores that ship free.

a friend here claims the same and says they're from the 'better Chinese' goods [if sucha thing exists]

[ANONYMOUS]

Does anyone know if you gotta pay customs for stuff from that site??

Thanks in advance!

[yhakak]

Shalom all,
 All packages arriving in Israel that have a value of up to$75 are completely free of tax. Packages that have a value of between $75-$325 are also assessed 16% (soon to be 17%) VAT.
Higher than $325 you'll pay VAT, and any applicable customs duties, and you'll also pay a hefty customs clearing fee.

Bottom line - don't ship anything to Israel in the mail if it costs over $75. And don't mis-price the items, the customs open almost every package that comes from China because no one takes the Chinese customs declarations seriously. If you do this, you're almost certain to get caught.

-yair

[chaimmayer]

Wow!  How do they decide how much something is worth?  What it costs in Israel?

[yhakak]

No, it's what the value is on the customs declaration. Unless, of course, it's patently false, in which case the customs can make an estimation.