Used Clothing (Commercial) → India

No specific restrictions for personal used clothing (commercial)

Details

Several countries have banned or heavily restricted commercial used clothing imports to protect domestic textile industries. Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya have sought to restrict or ban used clothing imports under the EAC framework, though enfo. In the reverse direction (taking used clothing (commercial) out of India): restricted — Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Commercial used-clothing import requires destination textile-industry approval. Personal worn clothing clears as routine personal effects.

Customs authority

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) · https://www.cbic.gov.in