Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026

Public bill · Government · Presented

The bill would ban goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory from being imported into Ireland, and make doing so an offence under customs law. It also lets the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade name the relevant postal codes, with some goods from mixed-area postcodes able to be checked for exemption if they are proven to come from the Israeli part. It matters because it is meant to align Irish trade rules with international legal obligations and to back enforcement through customs powers, searches, seizures and appeals.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for compliance by the State with its international legal obligation, as identified by the International Court of Justice in its advisory opinion of 19 July 2024, to take steps to prevent trade relations that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and for that purpose to prohibit the importation of goods originating in certain Israeli settlements; to provide for the consequential amendment of the Customs Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 28 July 2026