How to take various plants, used for religious reasons, on an airplane?

10/9/2017 2:47:48 AM

Per the incredible article Etrog-runners held at Ben Gurion, Israel imposes an import duty and requires “permits from the ministries of health and agriculture” for these items. At least as of 2011, lulav imports by individual tourists were banned.

This 2015 article, from an official government site, states (via Google Translate):

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development makes it clear that
any passenger who enters Israel may enter the country with a single
etrog for personal consumption, and at the time of entry he must
present it to the representative of the Plant Protection Services at
the Ministry of Agriculture at the border crossing points (in his
absence). The introduction of other species – lulav, myrtle, and
willow is forbidden, since it is impossible to check the crops at the
time of entry, and such unregulated income poses a tangible danger of
introducing lesions that are dangerous to human and plant health and
potential irreversible damage.

The Ministry of Agriculture reiterated this warning in 2016, though it indicates that Ministry staff were kind enough to supply passengers with “Made in Israel” replacements for confiscated items. I was not able to find a similar warning for 2017, but I haven’t seen anything that indicates the rules have been relaxed.

In short, with the exception of one etrog per passenger if approved by customs officials, such items cannot be brought to Israel.

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