Taking religious items out of India

Details

Personal-use personal religious items may be taken out of India without export formalities. Personal devotional items (prayer beads, icons, amulets, garments) are freely exportable. Antique religious artefacts fall under cultural-property export rules instead — icons and manuscripts over age thresholds may need export permits. Destination-side, a few jurisdictions restrict the import of religious materials in bulk quantities.

Quantity limits

Personal-use quantities

The other direction

Sources

• cbic.gov.in