Rs. 8,000 Duty Free Allowance in Baggage to Nepal and
Bhutan Tourists
[Customs Notification No.
77 (Non Tariff) dated 14th November 2011]
In exercise of the powers
conferred by section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government
makes the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules,1998, namely :-
1.
(1) These rules
may be called the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Baggage Rules, 1998, -
(I) for the letters “Rs.”,
wherever it occurs, the symbol “`” shall be substituted;
(II) for Appendix E, the following
shall be substituted-
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(1) |
(2) |
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(a) Tourists
of Indian origin coming to India other than tourists of Indian origin coming
by land routes as specified in Annexure IV; |
(i)
used personal effects and travel souvenirs, if - (a)
these goods are for personal use of the tourist, and (b) these goods,other than those
consumed during the stay in India,are re-exported
when the tourist leaves India for a foreign destination. (ii)
articles as allowed to be cleared under rule 3 or
rule 4. |
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(b)
Tourists of foreign origin, other than those of Pakistani origin coming from
Pakistan, coming to India by air. |
(i)
used personal effects (ii)
articles other than those mentioned in Annexure I upto a value of ` 8000 for personal use of the tourist or as gifts
and travel souvenirs if these are
carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger. |
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(c)
Tourists – (i) of Pakistani origin coming from Pakistan other than by land
routes; (ii)
of Pakistani origin or foreign tourists coming by land routes as specified in
Annexure IV; (iii)
of Indian origin coming by land routes as specified
in Annexure IV. |
(i)
used personal effects (ii)
articles other than those mentioned in Annexure I upto a value of ` 6000 for personal use of the tourist or as gifts
and travel souvenirs if these are
carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger.” |