The Customs Department plans to permit e-commerce shipment via foreign post offices. Exports by Post Regulations, 2018, prescribing the Postal Bill of Export-I for E-commerce shipments and Postal Bill of Export-II for non-E-commerce shipments, have been issued. Further, Circular No. 14/2018-Customs dated 4th June 2018 has been issued clarifying the procedure for e-commerce exports, other than e-commerce exports and personal imports through posts.

Exports by e-commerce are allowed through notified foreign post offices. However, as per the extant notification of 26th July, 2018 issued by Department of Commerce benefits of Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) in respect of e-commerce exports is restricted to notified goods of FOB value up to ₹ 5 lakh per consignment.

This was stated by Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla, Minister of State for Finance in a Written Reply to a Question in Lok Sabha.

E commerce shipment via foreign post offices permitted under Export by Post Regulations; MEIS benefits limited by per consignment value ceiling. E commerce exports are permitted via notified foreign post offices under the Exports by Post Regulations, 2018, which prescribe Postal Bill of Export I for e commerce and Postal Bill of Export II for non e commerce shipments; a Circular clarifies procedural treatment for postal exports and imports. MEIS benefits for e commerce exports are restricted to notified goods subject to an FOB value ceiling per consignment as set by the Department of Commerce notification.