China Sourcing Partner for Israeli Importers and Distributors

Who is this page for?

Importers, distributors and retail or e-commerce buyers who bring goods from China to Israel for resale, and who want a partner on the China side that knows what the Israeli side will ask for at release. Typical briefs are toys, kids' electronics, educational and STEM technology, tablets and phone or computer accessories.

It is not written for one-off personal purchases. Israeli customs describes personal import as a reasonable quantity for your own use or as a gift. Stock for resale is commercial import, with its own declarations and product documents.

What does 17 years of hands-on import experience change in practice?

LYBAM GLOBAL LIMITED is a Hong Kong and Shenzhen-based sourcing and product-development company. It is young, and there is no client list on this page. What it can offer is the experience of its founder, who brings 17 years of direct, hands-on import experience from China to every sourcing project.

In practice that shows up in the questions asked early. Which customs item is this product? Which document will your customs agent need at release? Does the test report name the exact model that is on the label? Which company is named as importer on the declaration?

The Shenzhen office sits in the same time zone as the factories, so follow-up with a factory happens in its working hours instead of across a time gap.

What does LYBAM do for an Israeli importer, and what do you receive?

• China product sourcing: finding and comparing manufacturers for your brief, with the Israeli conditions listed in the brief itself.
• Supplier verification and quality control: project-based capability checks and agreed inspection steps. This is a project assessment, not a certified third-party audit.
• OEM / ODM coordination and product development with private label: when you want your own specification, packaging or brand.
• Import/export and logistics: coordination of the China-side shipment and of the paperwork your customs agent will ask for.

You receive a written reply that separates what LYBAM can confirm from what still needs confirming, a list of the documents to request from the factory, samples and agreed inspection steps coordinated before production or shipment, and a document set for your customs agent. Public prices exist only for six INNOVA tablet configurations. Everything else is quoted per project.

INNOVA tablets are one example of the range. LYBAM does not manufacture them and is not the brand owner. It is the China-side sourcing and project partner.

Which Israeli requirements belong in the brief when you import from China to Israel?

Under the Import and Export Ordinance every imported product needs a licence or approval as a rule, and the technical conditions are tied to the product's customs item (Ministry of Economy). The customs item therefore comes first. The table shows what to check for the product types LYBAM sees most often.

Do not assume that a European or American route covers a China-made product without reading the conditions. The Ministry of Economy describes the new American route as covering products manufactured in the United States or Israel, and it has not started yet. The step-by-step process is in the guide on how to import from China to Israel.

How does a project protect your payments?

Payment fraud is the other risk that Israeli importers meet early. Agree these checks before any deposit leaves your account:

• The bank account name matches the legal name of the company on the contract and on the invoice. Change requests for bank details arriving by email are verified by a second channel.
• The company's legal entity is confirmed against the documents it shows, as in the supplier verification guide.
• Payments are split so that the final balance is released after the agreed inspection or sample approval, not before.
• No payment goes to a personal account.

How does a project run from brief to Israeli port?

1. You send a briefProduct, target quantity, how you will sell it in Israel, the standards or approvals you already know apply, and your customs agent's details if you have one.
2. LYBAM replies in writingThe reply separates what LYBAM can confirm from what still needs confirming, and lists the documents the factory must supply for Israel.
3. SamplesSamples are coordinated and checked against the brief, including the label and the exact model name that the documents will carry.
4. Agreed inspection stepsInspection steps are agreed before production or shipment. They are a project-based capability assessment, not a certified third-party audit.
5. Shipment and documentsLYBAM coordinates the China-side shipment and the document set. Your customs agent then files the Israeli import declaration and applies the right release code.
6. After arrivalYou keep the product file the Israeli rules require and the paperwork needed to deduct import VAT, if you are a VAT-registered dealer.

What does LYBAM need from you, and what does it not do?

LYBAM needs the product description or a reference sample, the quantity you have in mind, your sales channel in Israel, any test reports you already hold, the Israeli label text you intend to use, and the name of the company that will be importer on the declaration.

• LYBAM is the China-side sourcing and project partner. The Israeli import declaration is made by the importer through a licensed customs agent.
• LYBAM does not give legal or customs advice. Rules are quoted from public sources and flagged where an adviser must confirm.
• LYBAM does not run a certified audit programme. Supplier checks are project-based.
• LYBAM does not promise prices, lead times or outcomes before a brief has been reviewed. Quotations are per project.

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