Traveling to India in 2026 with a new laptop, luxury watch, or gold jewellery? What you pay at customs now depends on how well you understand the updated baggage rules before landing. Under the Union Budget 2026–27, the Government of India revised long-standing baggage regulations. The CBIC has increased the duty-free allowance to ₹75,000, introduced a simplified 10 percent flat customs duty on excess value, and shifted the gold jewellery exemption from a value-based... Read more
