Can you bring meat or dairy products to India?

• Meat & dairy

  depends on specifics

  CBIC's own passenger FAQ lists "Meat and meat products / fish / Dairy products / poultry products" together with several other categories as "prohibited/restricted" without distinguishing, item by item, which are outright banned versus importable under a permit/health certificate. Given that ambiguity, and no dedicated Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) or Department of Animal Husbandry traveler-specific page was found in this pass, treat animal-origin food as high-risk to bring rather than assuming a personal-consumption exemption applies.

  Also covers: meat, dairy, cheese, milk, poultry, fish

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Chennai Customs Zone (CBIC) — Passenger Clearance FAQ (duty-free allowances, prohibited/restricted goods)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history