Government raises limit for bringing duty-free imported goods to ₹75,000 under new baggage rules

The authorities connected Sunday (February 1, 2026) raised the bounds for passengers bringing duty-free imported goods into India from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000.

Under the Baggage Rules, 2026, notified connected Sunday, a nonmigratory oregon a tourer of Indian root arriving successful India different than by land, shall beryllium allowed clearance escaped of work articles, up to Rs 75,000, if specified articles are carried connected the idiosyncratic oregon successful the bona fide accompanied baggage of the passenger.

The caller baggage rules, 2026, travel into effect from midnight connected February 2 and regenerate a decade-old baggage rule.

A tourer of overseas origin, not being an infant, arriving successful India, shall beryllium allowed duty-free clearance of articles up to the worth of ₹25,000. This bounds was ₹15,000 successful the Baggage Rule, 2016.

In lawsuit of a nonmigratory oregon tourer of Indian root residing overseas for much than 1 year, connected instrumentality to India, shall beryllium allowed duty-free clearance of jewellery upto a value of 40 grams, if brought by a pistillate passenger. The bounds volition beryllium 20 grams if brought by anyone different than a pistillate rider successful bona fide baggage.

Jewellery, for the intent of this Rule, means articles of adornment ordinarily worn by a person, made of gold, silver, platinum oregon specified different precious metals, whether studded oregon not.