Customs and Duty-Free Returning to India: What You Can Bring

Duty-free allowance: ₹50,000 per person (increased from ₹45,000 in 2024). From Nepal/Bhutan/Myanmar: ₹15,000.

Alcohol: 2 litres per person. Wine, beer, spirits all count. Exceeding: 150% duty. The X-ray catches the third bottle every time.

Cigarettes: 100 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 125g tobacco.

Electronics: 1 laptop free. 1 phone free. 5 identical phones = commercial import assessment.

Gold: men ₹50,000 jewellery free. Women ₹1,00,000. Bars/coins up to 1kg with ~15% duty on excess.

Green channel if nothing to declare. Red channel if above limits — duty is lower than the penalty for getting caught. House of Visas includes customs guidance.

Apply with House of Visas — houseofvisas.com