Customs Manual 2023: Import Restrictions via Courier on Precious Goods, Animals, Perishables, and Items Over 70kg.

The Customs Manual 2023 outlines categories of goods allowed for import through courier services, excluding items requiring specific compliance, which delays clearance. Excluded categories include precious and semi-precious cargo, animals and plants, perishables, publications with incorrect maps of India, precious metals, goods under Export Promotion Schemes, and items over 70 kg in manual mode. However, electronic mode does not have a weight restriction, and goods under the Export Oriented Units (EOU) scheme can be cleared electronically. Air terminals and Land Customs Stations (LCS) are not equipped to handle certain goods, impacting their eligibility for fast-track customs clearance.