The move was an apparent bid to ensure that Israel is exempt from new tariffs that President Trump plans to announce on Wednesday.

The United States will impose 17% tariffs on goods imported from Israel under a sweeping new tariffs system that President Donald Trump unveiled on Wednesday. The tariffs on Israeli goods are less than some Trump rolled out but greater than the 10% baseline that he is assessing on all imported products.

By bnm Tel Aviv bureau Israel has removed all remaining tariffs on products imported from the United States, according to a joint statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Finance Ministry, and Economy and Industry Ministry,