Indian Customs and Baggage Rules |
IMPORT OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AS
BAGGAGE
For the purposes
of baggage rules Professional Equipment means:
Such
portable equipment, instruments, apparatus and appliances as
are ordinarily required in the profession in which the
returning passenger was engaged. This expression
includes items used by carpenters, plumbers, welders, masons
and the like; This concession is not available for items of
common use such as Cameras, Cassette Recorders, Dictaphones,
Typewriters, Personal Computers and similar items
Professional
Equipment permitted to be imported to the following persons to
the extent indicated below:
-
Indian Passengers returning after a stay abroad of atleast 3
months : Rs. 10000
- Indian Passengers returning after a stay of atleast 6
months :Rs. 20000
IMPORT OF CIGARETTES, CIGARS AND TOBACCO
PRODUCTS AS BAGGAGE
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Following quantities of
tobacco products maybe included for import within the
duty free allowances admissible to various categories of
incoming passengers :
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- 200 Cigarettes or 50
Cigars or 250 gms of Tobacco
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IMPORT OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AS
BAGGAGE
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Following quantities of
Alcoholic drinks may be included for import within the
duty free allowances admissible to various categories of
incoming passengers :
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- Alcoholic liquors and Wines upto 1 litre each
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IMPORT OF GOLD AS BAGGAGE
Who can import gold as
baggage?
- Any passenger of Indian origin (even if a foreign national).
- Any passenger holding a valid passport issued under the Passport Act, 1967.
Conditions
(i) The weight of gold
(including ornaments) should not exceed 10 kgs. per
passenger.
(ii) Such
passenger is coming to India after a period of not less than
six months of stay abroad. However, short visits during
these six months shall be ignored if the total
duration of such short visits does not exceed 30 days and
the passenger has not availed of the exemption under this
scheme, at the time of such short visits.
(iii) The
duty at the rate of Rs.250 per 10 gms. is paid by the
passenger in convertible foreign currency.
(iv) Ornaments studded with
stones and pearls will not be allowed to be imported under the
scheme mentioned above.
(v) The passenger can
either bring the gold himself at the time of arrival or import
the same within fifteen days of his arrival in India as
unaccompanied baggage.
(vi) The
passenger can also obtain the permitted quantity of gold from
Customs bonded warehouse of State Bank of India and
Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation subject to conditions
(i) and (iii). He is required to file a declaration in the
prescribed Form before the Customs Officer at the time of
arrival in India stating his intention to obtain the gold from
the Customs bonded warehouse and pay the duty before
clearance.
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