Food Supplements (Commercial) → India

No specific restrictions for personal food supplements (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal food supplements (commercial). Quantity guidance for India: Personal use. Documentation: Commercial invoice; Packing list; Bill of lading / AWB; HS classification. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving India with food supplements (commercial) is a separate question: restricted — Commercial-quantity food supplements exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Documentation required

• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Bill of lading / AWB
• HS classification

Leaving with this item

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

Practical advice

Commercial-quantity Food Supplements (Commercial) may be imported into India through the standard commercial-import framework. Registered importers file the commercial entry via Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) with the applicable HS classification, pay import duty and VAT, and clear at the port of entry. Personal-quantity carriage typically clears under the personal-effects allowance without duty.

Customs authority

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