Cosmetics (Commercial) → India

No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking cosmetics (commercial) out of India): restricted — Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Personal-use cosmetics clear as routine personal effects. Bulk imports (over 24 units) trigger commercial-import scrutiny under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) cosmetic-registration rules.

Customs authority

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) · https://www.cbic.gov.in