Textiles (Commercial) → India

No specific restrictions for personal textiles (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal textiles (commercial). Quantity guidance for India: Personal use. Documentation: Commercial invoice; Packing list; Country-of-origin declaration. 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 textiles (commercial) is a separate question: restricted — Commercial-quantity textiles exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Documentation required

• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Country-of-origin declaration

Leaving with this item

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

Practical advice

Personal-use Textiles (Commercial) may be brought into India freely under the personal-effects allowance. Commercial-quantity carriage requires the standard commercial-import declaration with HS classification (typically HS Chapters 50-63 for textiles) and any applicable safeguard duties. Verify the specific tariff line at Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) before commercial shipment.

Customs authority

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