This Sunday, the centre has raised the limit for passengers bringing duty-free imported goods into India from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000. On February 1, 2026, the government notified that a resident or a tourist of Indian origin arriving in India other than by land, shall be allowed clearance free of duty articles, up to Rs 75,000, if such articles are carried on the person or in the bona fide accompanied baggage of the passenger, under the Baggage Rules, 2026. New Baggage Rules 2026 & Its Impact These latest baggage rules, 2026 have already come into effect from midnight on February 2 and replace a decade-old baggage rule. Now, a tourist of foreign origin, not being an infant, arriving in India, shall be allowed duty-free clearance of articles up to the value of ₹25,000 which was ₹15,000 in the Baggage Rule, 2016. Consider a case of a resident or tourist of Indian origin, who is residing abroad for more than 1 year, on return to India, shall be allowed duty-free clearance of jewellery up to a weight of 40 grams, only if brought by a female passenger. This limit is set to 20 grams if brought by anyone other than a female… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
