CBIC removes ₹10 lakh cap on courier export consignments from 1 April 2026
Following a Union Budget 2026-27 announcement, CBIC removed the ₹10 lakh per-consignment cap on courier exports with effect from 1 April 2026.
Summary
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) operationalised reforms for e-commerce exports and courier trade from 1 April 2026, in pursuance of a Union Budget 2026-27 announcement. The ₹10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports was removed. A legally backed Return to Origin (RTO) mechanism was introduced, under which uncleared courier imports beyond 15 days will be returned, along with a simpler framework for returned and rejected parcels.
Key facts
- Reform
- ₹10 lakh per-consignment cap on courier exports removed
- Effective
- 1 April 2026
- Basis
- Union Budget 2026-27 announcement
- New mechanism
- Return to Origin (RTO) for uncleared courier imports beyond 15 days
- Aim
- Help e-commerce exports by MSMEs, artisans and start-ups
Practice MCQs 2 questions
From 1 April 2026, CBIC removed which value cap per consignment on courier exports?
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Correct answer: B — ₹10 lakh
The existing ₹10 lakh value limit per consignment for courier exports was completely removed from 1 April 2026.
Under CBIC's new Return to Origin (RTO) mechanism, uncleared courier imports will be returned after how many days?
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Correct answer: C — 15 days
Uncleared courier imports beyond 15 days are to be returned through a simplified RTO process.