Export of Indian currency prohibited; limited exceptions let residents and eligible visitors carry modest domestic notes and foreign currency. Export of Indian currency is prohibited with limited exceptions: residents may carry Indian currency up to a prescribed small amount and may take foreign currency abroad without limit if purchased from an authorized foreign exchange dealer; tourists may take foreign currency up to the amount brought in; certain non resident visitors (excluding specified nationalities and travel routes) may take Indian notes out through an airport up to a prescribed small amount.