<p>Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in collaboration with Mumbai Customs, formally inaugurated the Jewellery Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at the Terminal-2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).</p><p>With nearly two-thirds of India’s gem and jewellery exports routed through Mumbai, the centre marks a major milestone in export infrastructure. </p><p>The new facilitation centre will serve as a single-window facility supported by Mumbai Customs, Central Industrial Security Force, police, and airport authorities.</p><p>Personal carriage of gem and jewellery is permitted through select airports as specified in the Foreign Trade Policy. </p>.Goa-bound Indigo plane suffers engine failure mid-air, makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport .<p>For exports, the facility is allowed at nine locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. </p><p>For imports, personal carriage is permitted at seven locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. </p><p>At present, the personal hand carriage facility is operational in Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi.</p><p>The launch of the Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at Mumbai Airport has been the result of GJEPC’s persistent advocacy and groundwork. Recognising the immense potential of hand carriage for boosting gem and jewellery exports—especially from Mumbai, which typically accounts for nearly 65–70 per cent of the country’s exports—GJEPC proactively engaged with the government. </p><p>Anticipating future clearance, the Council went a step ahead by securing a dedicated space at the Mumbai airport on a rental basis and fully equipping it in advance. With the premises now notified as a Customs area with Bharat Diamond Bourse appointed as a custodian, the Centre is fully operational—ready to facilitate round-the-clock hand carriage exports. </p><p>This initiative is a testament to GJEPC’s vision, planning, and continuous coordination with government agencies to strengthen export infrastructure. </p><p>Based on this initiative all types of exports and imports of jewellery through hand-carriage mode can now take place from Mumbai Airport.</p><p>In FY 2024-25, gem and jewellery exports from the Western Region (Mumbai Port) totalled $19,653.24 million, accounting for approximately 68 per cent of India’s total gross gem and jewellery exports during the year.</p><p>The new dedicated facility is aimed at streamlining export procedures for high-value gem and jewellery shipments carried by hand, bringing greater transparency, faster clearance, and enhanced ease of doing business for exporters.</p><p>Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC, said, “The inauguration of the Jewellery Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at Mumbai Airport is a milestone in our ongoing efforts to boost ease of doing business for exporter members”.</p>
<p>Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in collaboration with Mumbai Customs, formally inaugurated the Jewellery Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at the Terminal-2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).</p><p>With nearly two-thirds of India’s gem and jewellery exports routed through Mumbai, the centre marks a major milestone in export infrastructure. </p><p>The new facilitation centre will serve as a single-window facility supported by Mumbai Customs, Central Industrial Security Force, police, and airport authorities.</p><p>Personal carriage of gem and jewellery is permitted through select airports as specified in the Foreign Trade Policy. </p>.Goa-bound Indigo plane suffers engine failure mid-air, makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport .<p>For exports, the facility is allowed at nine locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. </p><p>For imports, personal carriage is permitted at seven locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. </p><p>At present, the personal hand carriage facility is operational in Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi.</p><p>The launch of the Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at Mumbai Airport has been the result of GJEPC’s persistent advocacy and groundwork. Recognising the immense potential of hand carriage for boosting gem and jewellery exports—especially from Mumbai, which typically accounts for nearly 65–70 per cent of the country’s exports—GJEPC proactively engaged with the government. </p><p>Anticipating future clearance, the Council went a step ahead by securing a dedicated space at the Mumbai airport on a rental basis and fully equipping it in advance. With the premises now notified as a Customs area with Bharat Diamond Bourse appointed as a custodian, the Centre is fully operational—ready to facilitate round-the-clock hand carriage exports. </p><p>This initiative is a testament to GJEPC’s vision, planning, and continuous coordination with government agencies to strengthen export infrastructure. </p><p>Based on this initiative all types of exports and imports of jewellery through hand-carriage mode can now take place from Mumbai Airport.</p><p>In FY 2024-25, gem and jewellery exports from the Western Region (Mumbai Port) totalled $19,653.24 million, accounting for approximately 68 per cent of India’s total gross gem and jewellery exports during the year.</p><p>The new dedicated facility is aimed at streamlining export procedures for high-value gem and jewellery shipments carried by hand, bringing greater transparency, faster clearance, and enhanced ease of doing business for exporters.</p><p>Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC, said, “The inauguration of the Jewellery Hand Carriage Facilitation Centre at Mumbai Airport is a milestone in our ongoing efforts to boost ease of doing business for exporter members”.</p>