On January 16, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, and Directions on Export and Import of Goods and Services, effective from October 01, 2026. These regulations aim to ease business, especially for small exporters and importers, and empower Authorised Dealers to provide quicker services. These regulations and directions were issued after examining feedback from stakeholders on the draft regulations and directions published on the Bank's website vide Press Release dated July 02, 2024 and Press Release April 04, 2025. The bank’s response to the major comments received are in the annex.
The Press Release number is 2025-2026/1933.
Brij Raj, Chief General Manager.
RBI website: www.rbi.org.in
Email: helpdoc@rbi.org.in
Phone: 022-2266 0502.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026: Regulations issued by the Reserve Bank of India concerning export and import of goods and services, coming into force from October 1, 2026
Directions on Export and Import of Goods and Services: Directions related to the Foreign Exchange Management Regulations concerning export and import.
Reserve Bank of India: Issuer of the Foreign Exchange Management Regulations and Directions.
Mumbai: Location of the Department of Communication, Central Office of the Reserve Bank of India.
Annex: Reference to a document containing the bank's response to comments received.
प्रेस प्रकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
वेबसाइट
:
www.rbi.org.in/hindi
संचार वर्भाग, केंद्रीय कायाालय, शहीद भगत ससिंह मागा, फोटा, म िंबई - 400 001
Website : www.rbi.org.in Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort,
ई-मेल/email : helpdoc@rbi.org.in Mumbai - 400 001 फोन/Phone: 022 - 2266 0502
January 16, 2026
Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services)
Regulations, 2026 and Directions on Export and Import of Goods and Services
The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Export
and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 and Directions on Export and
Import of Goods and Services, which shall come into force from October 01, 2026. The
regulations are primarily principle based and intended to promote ease of doing
business, especially for small exporters and importers. They are also intended to
empower Authorised Dealers to provide quicker and more efficient service to their
customers.
2. These regulations and directions have been issued after examining and suitably
including feedback received from stakeholders on the draft regulations and draft
directions published on the Bank’s website vide Press Release dated July 02, 2024
and Press Release April 04, 2025. Bank’s response to the major comments received
are in the Annex.
(Brij Raj)
Press Release: 2025-2026/1933 Chief General Manager