01Courier exports: value limit removed
DGFT Notification No. 67/2025-26 (27 March 2026) amended Para 9.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 so that there is no value limit per consignment for exports through courier, from 1 April 2026. Earlier the cap was ₹10 lakh. CBIC made matching changes to the courier regulations. Whether a particular item may go by courier is still governed by the export policy and customs rules — ask your courier's customs team.
02Post: Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras
Under FTP 2023 (Para 9.12), Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras work with Foreign Post Offices in a hub-and-spoke model so artisans, weavers and small units in the hinterland can export by post. Paperwork is filed electronically at the post office. Ask your nearest head post office or check India Post's site.
03Samples: do it properly
Mark samples ‘no commercial value’ only when that is true. Keep an invoice for customs, use your IEC, and check the buyer country's rules — food and plant samples may still need certificates.
- Send a sealed counter-sample to yourself or keep one — it settles quality disputes later.
- Ask serious buyers to pay courier cost; it filters out time-wasters.