What are the goods which are not imported as Courier?

Government of India had set some rules and regulations of which goods to import and weight of the goods and following are the rules for importing through courier.

• Animals and Plants are not allowed to be imported through courier.
• Perishable goods are not to be imported through courier.
• Precious and Semi Precious products like gold or silver or stones in any form are not accepted as imported products.
• The facility of custom clearance is available at airport in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur etc.
• The imports of the couriers are allowed through courier companies which are said to be registered with customs department.
• The weight limit of courier or express is fixed 70kgs.
• The goods are categorized into Documents, Samples & Free Gifts, Commercial Goods.
• Documents, samples and free gifts are not attracted by customs duty. Hence simplified bill of entry is enough for its clearance.
• In case of imported goods, a notice is required to be issues to authorized courier by the courier companies and disposed after the expiry of 30 days.
• The courier company should bear the charges for storage and holding of such goods by authorized courier.