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Israel's MoC now accepts EU test reports for radio-equipment approval
- Any radio-transmitting device placed on the Israeli market needs MoC type approval under the Wireless Telegraph Regulations.
- MoC issues the certificate only to a locally registered Israeli importer or representative, never directly to a foreign manufacturer.
- Regulation 5722-2022 widened accepted evidence: ETSI and FCC reports were already accepted, and EU Declarations of Conformity and CE test reports now count too.
Last updated 4 October 2026 · By Vas Parshin and Anabel Amar
What's actually happening
MoC administers radio-equipment type approval under the Wireless Telegraph Regulations (Certificates of Compliance). The most recent substantive amendment, Regulation 5722-2022, was approved 4 July 2022 and revised Regulation 5721-2021: it added EU Declarations of Conformity and EU (CE) test reports to the evidence MoC will accept alongside the ETSI and FCC reports it already took, changed the Wi-Fi 6E rules (now permitted indoors up to 200mW in the 5.945–6.245 GHz band), removed the previous 500 MHz bandwidth cap in the 6–8.5 GHz UWB band, and simplified the approval label so it can show the importer's own company ID instead of a specific certificate number. MoC retains discretion to ask for extra testing or a physical sample inspection regardless of which foreign test report is submitted.
The part worth planning around now
Two things catch manufacturers out. First, the local-importer requirement is not a formality: because the certificate is issued to the Israeli representative rather than the manufacturer, that representative needs to be identified and engaged before the application can even be filed — leaving it until testing is already underway just adds a sequential delay. Second, a realistic lead time is closer to 8–12 weeks from a complete submission, not the 2–6 weeks sometimes quoted informally; that clock only starts once the application — test reports, documentation and the local representative's details — is actually complete, so the lab testing, EU/CE report gathering and paperwork assembly that come before it need their own time on top. Non-cellular approvals also carry a 2-year validity most manufacturers don't plan around, so a product with a multi-year sales life needs a renewal built into the schedule, not an afterthought when the original certificate lapses.
Who this actually lands on
Any manufacturer or importer placing a device with a radio transmitter on the Israeli market needs a valid MoC type-approval certificate before that device is sold, supplied or used there. Because the certificate can only be held by a locally registered Israeli importer or representative, this applies whether the manufacturer sells direct-to-consumer, through a distributor, or via a marketplace fulfilling into Israel — somebody in that chain has to be the MoC-registered applicant. Once approved, the product's label needs to reflect the current rules: the official MoC approval label (which can now carry the importer's company ID rather than a specific certificate number), plus the model/type designation, manufacturer, country of origin and year of production that general Israeli import labelling practice expects in Hebrew on the product or its packaging.
Where we fit
Israel's MoC regime sits alongside other Middle East and Gulf requirements we track on their own separate clocks — the UAE's TDRA permit and type approval, Saudi Arabia's SASO 3114 ICT rules, and GCC G-Mark all move independently of Israel's own regulations and of each other. We scope, arrange and manage the testing and certification work a device programme needs across these markets as one coordinated process rather than a separate one per country, including finding and engaging the local importer or representative a market like Israel requires.
Contact usQuestions
Who can apply for Israel MoC type approval?
Israel's approval procedure is importer-based: the Ministry of Communications (MoC) issues a radio type-approval certificate only to a locally registered Israeli importer or representative, never directly to a foreign manufacturer. A manufacturer with no Israeli entity needs a local representative to hold and submit the application.
Does MoC still require ETSI or FCC test reports, or does it now accept CE/EU evidence?
Both. MoC has long accepted ETSI or FCC test reports as evidence. Regulation 5722-2022, approved 4 July 2022 and amending Regulation 5721-2021, extended that to EU Declarations of Conformity and EU (CE) test reports, so in most cases no retesting in an Israeli lab is needed. MoC keeps discretion to request additional testing or sample inspection regardless of which report is submitted.
How long does an Israel MoC certificate stay valid, and how long does approval take?
Non-cellular radio-equipment approvals are generally valid for 2 years (24 months) from issue; cellular equipment approvals are treated as not expiring. Processing a complete application typically takes around 8 to 12 weeks, on top of whatever time it takes to assemble the test reports and documentation the application depends on.
What labelling does an approved product need for the Israeli market?
An approved product must carry the official MoC approval label. Since Regulation 5722-2022, that label can show the importer's own company ID instead of a specific certificate number, and does not need reprinting just because the underlying certificate has since lapsed — useful for an importer carrying many SKUs under one company ID. Separately, general Israeli import practice expects model/type designation, manufacturer, country of origin and year of production in Hebrew on the product or its packaging.