Prohibited in India
Antiquities and art treasures cannot be taken out of India by a traveler.
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India
108 rules, checked against India’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
11 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in India
Cannabis (ganja) is a banned narcotic in India; bringing it in is a criminal offense.
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Prohibited in India
Cannabis vape cartridges are banned as both a narcotic and an e-cigarette product.
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Prohibited in India
Heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) devices are banned in India along with e-cigarettes.
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Prohibited in India
Cannabis is a Schedule I narcotic in India, reserved for licensed research only.
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Prohibited in India
THC edibles are banned as a psychotropic substance under India's narcotics law.
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Prohibited in India
E-cigarettes and vape devices are banned nationwide in India, import included.
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Prohibited in India
Action required in India
Medical cannabis needs a government license; unlicensed import is a crime.
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Action required in India
Action required in India
Arriving without a yellow fever certificate can mean 6 days' quarantine.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
Food and plants
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Biosecurity authority
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Dairy
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Eggs
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Meat and meat products
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Pet food
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Medication
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A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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ADHD stimulants
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Standing Limited quantity
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Alprazolam
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Amphetamine
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Apply this far ahead
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21 days
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Atomoxetine
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Benzodiazepines
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Standing Limited quantity
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Buprenorphine
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Clonazepam
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Codeine
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Codeine products
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Standing A permit is required
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Dextroamphetamine
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Dextromethorphan
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Diazepam
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Estradiol
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Gabapentin
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Health authority
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Hormone therapy
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Standing Not listed as restricted by IHR Point of Entry
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Insulin
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Insulin and needles
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Standing Not listed as restricted by IHR Point of Entry
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Ketamine
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Lisdexamfetamine
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Lorazepam
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines need a permit
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Methamphetamine
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Methylphenidate
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Modafinil
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Morphine
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Opioid painkillers
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Standing A permit is required
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Permit
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Import Certificate (Form No. 4/4A) / Export Authorisation, issued by the Narcotics Commissioner, Central Bureau of Narcotics
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Pregabalin
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Prescription or letter
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Required
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Semaglutide
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Sleep aids
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Standing Limited quantity
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Testosterone
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Tramadol
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Zolpidem
Electronics
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Laptops at the checkpoint
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Out of the bag
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Liquids at the checkpoint
1
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Liquids in a carry-on bag
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100 ml
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Cash and monetary instruments
6
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Cash declaration form
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Currency Declaration Form (CDF)
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Cash declaration threshold
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$5,000
arriving
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Gold
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Personal jewellery taken out of India is governed by the Customs Department's Baggage Rules, not by the Reserve Bank; no separate RBI approval is required, though any Customs approval that is required must still be obtained.
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Local currency brought in
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₹25,000
arriving
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What counts as cash
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Currency notes, Bank notes, Travelers checks
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When cash is declared
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Arriving
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Duty-free allowances
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Duty free authority page
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Antiques and other restricted goods
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Forms and documents
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Apply at least
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4 days
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Apply at most
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120 days
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Biometrics at the border
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Taken at the border
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Blank passport pages
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2
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e-Visa
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There is one
by air
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e-Visa
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e-Visa
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e-Visa page
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Lookalike sites
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The authority publishes one
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Onward ticket
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Required
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Passport validity
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6 months
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Entry and admissibility
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A criminal record
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India publishes no fixed sentence-length or offense-type threshold for how a criminal record affects entry. The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (which replaced the Foreigners Act 1946, the Passport (Entry into India) Act 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act 1939, and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 2000) and its 2025 Rules and Order give immigration and civil authorities broad discretion to refuse entry, detain, or deport foreign nationals, with penalties of Rs 10,000 to Rs 3,00,000 per offense plus possible imprisonment for visa violations, overstay, unauthorized activity, or other contraventions.
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Immigration authority
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Where you disclose it
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e-Visa application
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Vaccines and health
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Certificate from age
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6 months
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Health notes for this destination
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Malaria
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CDC recommends prescription malaria medicine for travel to most of India; transmission occurs countrywide except areas above 2,000 m elevation. Recommended medications include atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, and tafenoquine.
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Yellow fever certificate
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Required arriving from a risk area
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Yellow fever in transit
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Required in transit
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Yellow fever risk area
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No
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Plugs and power
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Plug types
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C, D, G
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India publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
- Immigration Bureau of Immigration (BOI), Ministry of Home Affairs
- Biosecurity Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS), Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- Health Ministry of Health and Family Welfare — Airport Health Organisation (IHR Point of Entry)
- Civil aviation Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Official portals
- Archaeological Survey of India — Antiquity export permit Temporary Export Permit and antiquity registration applications for taking a registered antiquity out of India
- RBI — Foreign Exchange Facilities for Residents FAQ Cash and currency-note declaration thresholds for travelers (source for the cash rows in this file; CBIC own baggage/currency pages are a JavaScript app that could not be read headlessly)
- Indian e-Visa Online (Bureau of Immigration / MHA) Sole official e-Visa application portal; nine sub-categories including e-Tourist, e-Business, e-Medical, and e-Transit
- e-FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) Registration of foreign nationals staying beyond the visa's registration-exempt period
- CBN — Central Bureau of Narcotics Narcotics Commissioner's office (Dept. of Revenue): licenses/permits under the NDPS Act 1985 and NDPS Rules 1985, including the import certificate/export authorisation regime for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that governs travelers' controlled medications
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a India application are not official. The government issues these directly.
Airports in India
- AMD Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- ATQ Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
- BHO Raja Bhoj International Airport
- BLR Kempegowda International Airport
- BOM Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
- CCJ Calicut International Airport
- CCU Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- CJB Coimbatore International Airport
- CNN Kannur International Airport
- COK Cochin International Airport
- DEL Indira Gandhi International Airport
- GAU Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- HYD Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
- IXE Mangalore International Airport
- IXZ Vir Savarkar International Airport
- JAI Jaipur International Airport
- LKO Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
- MAA Chennai International Airport
- NAG Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
- TRV Trivandrum International Airport