Israel and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Israel since 14 August 1978
- Issued by
- Notarised documents and powers of attorney are apostilled by the registrar of a Magistrate’s Court (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and others)
- Language
- Hebrew, sworn translation
- Register
- Registrar of Companies (Corporations Authority)
- Tax treaty
- Signed 1973, in force 1974 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- Association Agreement, 2000
- In the Netherlands
- 165 companies controlled from Israel in 2024, 165 in 2021, about 6,000 jobs, €3.8 billion turnover, 0.8% of all 19,995 foreign-controlled companies (CBS, 9 October 2026)
- Moving here
- Residence permit needed
Documents from Israel
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Israel.
Proof of address in Israel, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before an Israeli notary (a lawyer licensed as notary). The court apostilles the notary’s seal.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Notarised documents and powers of attorney are apostilled by the registrar of a Magistrate’s Court (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and others). This costs 41 Israeli shekels (NIS) per document. Government-issued documents are apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry refuses notarised documents.
Official page: https://www.gov.il/en/pages/document_verification
Good to know. Send notarised documents to the court and government documents to the ministry. If you mix them up, you lose a week. Notarised translations from Hebrew get their own apostille from the court.
If a company from Israel becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Registrar of Companies (Corporations Authority). Order the company extract (נסח חברה) showing directors and shareholders. The court apostilles a notarised copy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs apostilles the original extract. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Israel and the EU
In 2025, total EU trade in goods with Israel came to €43.3 billion. The EU was Israel’s biggest trading partner, with 31.7% of its goods trade, while Israel was the EU’s 27th largest.
In 2025, EU exports to Israel reached €28 billion, led by machinery and transport equipment (€12 billion) and chemicals (€4.9 billion). EU imports were €15.3 billion, also led by machinery and transport equipment (€6.5 billion) and chemicals (€2.9 billion).
Two-way trade in services came to €26.6 billion in 2024, with EU exports of €16 billion and imports of €10.6 billion.
Trade relations are governed by a free trade area under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, in force since June 2000. An agreement on further agricultural trade has been in force since January 2010. In 2012, the two sides concluded an agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products, covering pharmaceuticals.
Import duties: Access2Markets.
Sources: European Commission [1].
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