Consumer issues and complaints

Requesting a refund for a distance purchase

Check cancellation ground, notice and return conditions.

3 minutes to read Last checked: 20.10.2026
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Important to know

Tachles Israel is an independent information service, not a government authority. Check binding conditions, eligibility and deadlines with the official source.

Before you start

Phone/internet transactions do not all produce the same refund.

Who is this guide for?

Consumers purchasing remotely from a trader.

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Conditions and exceptions

Foreign sites, custom products and services already started may have different rules.

Step by step

The checklist

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01

Identify transaction/dates

Collect agreement, product receipt and disclosure-document dates and method/type.
What should you prepare?

Order and delivery proof.

Please note

Purchase date alone may not decide timing.

03

Send documented cancellation

Specify transaction, ground/contact and defect/non-conformity evidence where relevant.
What should you prepare?

Notice and receipt.

Please note

Not collecting delivery may not be cancellation notice.

05

Verify credit and escalate

Compare actual credit/deductions, request reasons and check complaint/proceeding if refused.
What should you prepare?

Credit and reply.

Please note

Stopping payment authorisation does not necessarily cancel the deal.

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Official sources

These links let you check with the responsible authority. The website's verification date does not guarantee that every detail has remained up to date since then.

Frequently asked questions

Does every distance cancellation carry a fee?

Not necessarily. Defect, non-conformity and non-delivery differ from change of mind.

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