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Gems and jewellery by personal carriage: e-processing

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Gems and jewellery by personal carriage: e-processing (GS3 · Trade, 1 April 2025)

What happened

  • CBIC will process gems, jewellery and samples carried by air passengers electronically from 1 May 2025 at specified airports [PIB].

Background

  • Exports by personal carriage allowed at nine airports [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Exporters carrying jewellery by hand now face less paperwork.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Effects of liberalisation; trade policy

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-01): CBIC will process gems, jewellery and samples carried by air passengers electronically from 1 May 2025 at specified airports.
  2. Exporters carrying jewellery by hand now face less paperwork.
Quotable data point

CBIC will process gems, jewellery and samples carried by air passengers electronically from 1 May 2025 at specified airports.

PIB: CBIC personal carriage, 1 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Rules apply from

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: CBIC personal carriage, 1 Apr 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending