Enabling Ease of Doing Business for E-commerce and Courier

Courier customs reforms ease e-commerce exports, enable return to origin, and simplify re-import of returned goods.

Customs reforms for courier and e-commerce consignments remove the earlier value cap on commercial export consignments through courier mode, including non-e-commerce commercial goods, to facilitate exports and ease of doing business. A simplified Return to Origin procedure is introduced for uncleared or unclaimed imported goods lying in International Courier Terminals, allowing re-export after approval where the goods are not prohibited, restricted, or intercepted and remain uncleared for more than 15 days. The process for re-import of returned and rejected goods in courier mode, including e-commerce returns and rejects, is also simplified through a risk-based approach, with a separate return module developed in the Express Cargo Clearance System.