Categories of goods allowed import through courier - CBEC's Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

2. Categories of goods allowed import through courier: 2.1 Except for certain excluded categories, all goods are allowed to be imported through the courier mode. The exclusion of certain categories of goods is based upon the fact that these broadly require specific conditions to be fulfilled under any other Act or rule or regulation such as testing of samples etc. on reference to the relevant authorities or experts before their clearance. In these cases, due to additional compliance requirements, the assessment and clearance takes time. These goods, therefore, do not fit into the scheme, which envisages Customs clearance on a fast-track basis. Further, air terminals and LCS are not equipped to handle certain goods. Thus, in general the following categories of goods are not allowed import through the courier mode: (a) Precious and semi-precious cargo; (b) Animals and plants; (c) Perishables; (d) Publications containing maps depicting incorrect boundaries of India; (e) Precious and semi-precious stones, gold or silver in any form; (f) Goods under Export Promotion Schemes including EOU scheme; (g) Goods exceeding weight limit of 70 kgs. (Individual packages) imported though courier under manual mode. However, under the electronic mode, no such restriction regarding weight has been provided. 2.2 Clearance of goods under EOU scheme is permitted under the electronic mode.