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Textiles; made up articles n.e.c. in chapter 63 – Israel

Official title

SI 12402 Part 1 - Personal flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - Safety requirements

Israel issued an addendum on 9 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/ISR/1365. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 March 2025. The comment period closed on 9 May 2025.

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Products

Personal flotation devices - Lifejackets for seagoing ships

HS codes
  • 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
    • 630720 Life jackets and life belts, of all types of textile materials
Notifying member
Israel
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ISR/1365Latest notice: G/TBT/N/ISR/1365/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 May 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 9 May 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ISR/1365/Add.1; it can take them up with Israel.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/ISR/1365/Add.1⁩, 9 December 2025)

SI 12402 Part 1 - Personal flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - Safety requirements

The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 12402 part 1, dealing with lifejackets for seagoing ships, shall be declared voluntary. This declaration aims to remove unnecessary trade obstacles and lower trade barriers. The standard adopts the International Maritime Organization - IMO: Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code: Edition 2017, concerning life jackets only. The standard does not define safety requirements for a consumer product available to the general public but for professional life-saving equipment onboard ships. These vests are subject to various international regulations, such as SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, enforced by the authority of the Shipping and Ports Authority, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety. Furthermore, the standard is classified under import group No. 4 for goods intended for use in industry or professionals only, not by the consumer. Therefore, it is exempt from pre-import approval and inspections.

Notices on this measure

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  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/ISR/1365/Add.1

    SI 12402 Part 1 - Personal flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - Safety requirements

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/ISR/1365

    Comment deadline: Closed on 9 May 2025

    SI 12402 Part 1 - Personal flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - Safety requirements

    The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 12402 part 1, dealing with lifejackets for seagoing ships, shall be declared voluntary. This declaration aims to remove unnecessary trade obstacles and lower trade barriers. The standard adopts the International Maritime Organization - IMO: Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code: Edition 2017, concerning life jackets only. The standard does not define safety requirements for a consumer product available to the general public but for professional life-saving equipment onboard ships. These vests are subject to various international regulations, such as SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, enforced by the authority of the Shipping and Ports Authority, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety. Furthermore, the standard is classified under import group No. 4 for goods intended for use in industry or professionals only, not by the consumer. Therefore, it is exempt from pre-import approval and inspections.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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