PN 33/2025

(To Be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.

Public Notice No.3 3 /2025-2026 New Delhi Dated ©| December 2025

Subject: - Amendments in Paras 4.87 (a) and 4.88 of Handbook of Procedures 2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 & 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment with immediate effect.

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----- Start of picture text -----<br> 2 The amendments in Paras 4.87 (a) and 4.88 of HBP-2023, are as under:<br>otS. | Para Existing Para Amended Para<br>4.87 | Personal Carriage of gems & jewellery | Personal Carriage of gems & jewellery<br>(a) | parcels by Foreign Bound Passengers| parcels by Foreign Bound Passengers<br>from all EOU/SEZ units and all firms in | from all EOU/SEZ units and all firms in<br>DTA through Airports in Delhi,}; DTA through Airports in Delhi,<br>Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi,| Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi,<br>Coimbatore, Bangalore, Hyderabad,| Coimbatore, Bangalore, Hyderabad,<br>and Jaipur is permitted. Procedure for | Jaipur and Ahmedabad is permitted.<br>Personal Carriage of exports shall be as| Procedure for Personal Carriage of<br>prescribed by Customs. Export|exports shall be as prescribed by<br>proceeds shall, however, be realised|Customs. Export proceeds shall,<br>through normal banking channel.

for Personal Carriage of<br>prescribed by Customs. Export|exports shall be as prescribed by<br>proceeds shall, however, be realised|Customs. Export proceeds shall,<br>through normal banking channel. however, be realised through normal<br>banking channel.<br>2 |4.88 | Personal carriage of gems & jewellery | Personal carriage of gems & jewellery<br>import parcels by an_ Indian|import parcels by an __ Indian<br>importer/Foreign National may be|importer/Foreign National may be<br>permitted into all EOUs/SEZ units and | permitted into all EOUs/SEZ units and<br>all firms in DTA through airports in| all firms in DTA through airports in<br>Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,| Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,<br>Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Jaipur.) Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and<br>oP Procedure will be same as for import of | [Ahmedabad.] [Procedure] [will] [be] [same]<br>goods by air freight except that parcels | as for import of goods by air freight<br>shall be brought to Customs by| except that parcels shall be brought to<br>Importer / Foreign National for|Customs by Importer / Foreign<br>examination and release. Clearance of | National for examination and release.<br>imports under this scheme shall be as | Clearance of imports under this scheme<br>per normal customs clearance| shall be as per normal customs<br>procedure. clearance procedure.<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

Effect of this Public Notice: Import and export of gems and jewellery parcels for personal carriage are now also permitted through Ahmedabad Airport.

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Effect of this Public Notice: Import and export of gems and jewellery parcels for personal carriage are now also permitted through Ahmedabad Airport.

taeeti Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/028/AM26/PC-4)