Regulation 8 - Export and import of currency to or from Nepal and Bhutan - Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015

8. Export and import of currency to or from Nepal and Bhutan:- Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, a person may 1 [ (1) take or send out of India to Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes (other than notes of denominations of above ₹ 100 in either case), provided that an individual travelling from India to Nepal or Bhutan can carry Reserve Bank of India notes of Mahatma Gandhi (new) Series of denominations ₹ 200/- and/or ₹ 500/- up to a total limit of ₹ 25,000; ] (2) bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes (other than notes of denominations of above ₹ 100 in either case) ; (3) take out of India to Nepal or Bhutan, or bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes being the currency of Nepal or Bhutan. *********** Notes 1. Substituted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 151(E) dated 26-02-2019 before it was read as (1) take or send out of India to Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes (other than notes of denominations of above ₹ 100 in either case); provided that an individual travelling from India to Nepal or Bhutan can carry Reserve Bank of India currency notes of denomination ₹ 500/- and/or ₹ 1000/- up to a limit of ₹ 25,000/- ;