Samsung ECONOMIC

Supply Chain & Sourcing Relationships

• Samsung Israel consumer material identifies Sunny Communications as the official importer and marketer of Samsung mobile devices in Israel, indicating a third-party import and marketing channel in that material rather than naming Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. as importer ¹.

• No public evidence identified of direct Samsung procurement from Israeli agricultural exporters, seasonal-produce suppliers, or white-label food suppliers.

• No public evidence identified of Samsung, Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd., or Sunny Communications supplying products or services to the IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defense, settlement municipalities, or Israeli critical infrastructure.

Product Origin, Labeling & Regulatory Compliance

• No public evidence identified of Samsung selling, sourcing, or labelling Israeli agricultural goods or settlement-origin goods.

• No public evidence identified of a Samsung corporate policy specifically governing sourcing from, or labelling of, occupied-territory goods.

• No public evidence identified in the reviewed official location materials of a Samsung-branded outlet in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or the Golan Heights.

• Samsung’s official Israel store locator lists branded retail outlets, including a Samsung Mobile store at Malha Mall in Jerusalem ².

• Samsung Israel’s support material, updated 12 February 2026, states that Samsung stores in Israel operate daily ³.

Investment, Capital & Financial Exposure

• Samsung Research & Innovation Israel states that it was established in Herzliya in 1997 and conducts advanced-technology research, evaluates Israeli companies and academic research for possible product integration, operates an open-innovation team, and participates in investments through Samsung investment vehicles ⁴.

• Samsung’s SRIL profile does not identify individual investees, transaction values, ownership stakes, or a separately named legal entity for SRIL ⁴.

• Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V. acquired 83.9% of Tel Aviv-headquartered Corephotonics Ltd. on 28 January 2019 and a further 8.5% on 4 March 2019 ⁵.

• Samsung Venture Capital Union #28 had previously held 7.6% of Corephotonics, and Samsung’s disclosed acquisition consideration totalled KRW 173.450 billion, including the fair value of that pre-existing interest ⁵.

• Samsung reported that the Corephotonics acquisition was intended to secure camera-image-sensor optical technology and talent ⁵.

• Samsung Electronics’ FY2025 reporting lists Corephotonics Ltd. and Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center, Ltd. as Israel-based R&D subsidiaries at 100.0% ownership, and Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. as a 100.0%-owned marketing subsidiary ⁶.

• No public evidence identified of Samsung Israeli sovereign-bond underwriting, Israel Bonds activity, Israeli state financing, or portfolio holdings in OHCHR-listed or Israeli defence companies.

Operational Presence & Market Activity

• Samsung Electronics’ current subsidiary disclosures list Samsung Electronics Israel Ltd. as a wholly owned marketing entity and Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center and Corephotonics as wholly owned R&D entities ⁷.

• Samsung Semiconductor lists Samsung Israel R&D Center at Menakhem Begin Road 146, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Corephotonics at Azrieli Town, 21F, Derech Menachem Begin 146, Tel Aviv-Yafo ⁸.

• Samsung describes Samsung Israel R&D Center as part of its global component-solutions network, working on flash-memory technologies including SSD, UFS/eMMC, emerging-memory products, IP, and system-architecture research ⁹.

• Samsung describes Corephotonics as an R&D subsidiary in its current group schedule, and no public evidence identified of Corephotonics manufacturing in Israel ⁷.

• Samsung Research states that SRIL operates in Herzliya and supports Samsung’s Israeli research, innovation-scoping, and investment-related activity ⁴.

• Samsung Electronics’ FY2025 reporting and current Samsung location and R&D pages present SEIL, SIRC, and Corephotonics as active group operations after July and November 2024 ^{7, 8, 9}.

• The reviewed sources establish Israeli retail activity but do not identify which legal entity owns or operates each branded outlet ^{2, 3}.

Corporate Structure & Foundational Ties

• The operational target is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., established in the Republic of Korea on 13 January 1969 and adopting its present name in 1984 ^{10, 11}.

• Samsung Electronics’ registered-office and headquarters address is 129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea ^{10, 11}.

• Samsung Electronics’ half-year 2025 report describes a Korea-headquartered group with 230 subsidiaries worldwide, organised through DX and DS regional headquarters and including Samsung Display and Harman businesses ¹¹.

• The reviewed corporate records do not identify Israel as Samsung Electronics’ headquarters, domicile, or principal place of management ¹¹.

• As of 30 June 2025, Samsung Electronics’ reported holders above 5% were Samsung Life Insurance, National Pension Service, BlackRock Fund Advisors, and Samsung C&T ¹¹.

• Samsung Electronics’ reporting states that Samsung C&T was 19.93%-owned by Jae-yong Lee as of 30 June 2025 and was Samsung Life Insurance’s major shareholder at 19.34% ¹¹.

• Corephotonics was headquartered in Tel Aviv when Samsung acquired control in 2019, and Samsung described its business as development of camera solutions ⁵.

• No public evidence identified that Samsung Electronics was founded, incorporated, headquartered, tax-resident, or controlled by capital in Israel.

• No public evidence identified of Israeli state ownership, government board appointments, critical-infrastructure designation, golden shares, or charter mechanisms tying Samsung to Israeli state policy.

Profit Repatriation & Economic Contribution

• Samsung Electronics’ reports confirm wholly owned Israeli subsidiaries but do not disclose Israel-specific revenue, profit, tax paid, workforce, dividend flows, or profit-repatriation amounts ^{6, 7}.

• No public evidence identified of a public assessment designating Samsung as a key Israeli-sector employer, national-infrastructure provider, or comparable economic anchor.

• No public evidence identified of Samsung factories, manufacturing volumes, Israel-attributable revenue, tax payments, or local employee counts in the reviewed corporate records.