In exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules, 2016, namely .-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st of April, 2016.
2. In the Baggage Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules),for rule 3., the following shall be substituted, namely .-
"3. Passenger arriving from countries other than Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar.-
An Indian resident or a foreigner residing in India or a tourist of Indian origin, not being an infant arriving from any country other than Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar, shall be allowed clearance free of duty articles in his bona fide baggage, that is to say, -
(a) used personal effects and travel souvenirs; and
(b) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure-I, upto the value of fifty thousand rupees if these are carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger:
Provided that a tourist of foreign origin, not being an infant, shall be allowed clearance free of duty articles in his bona fide baggage, that is to say ,-
(b) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure- I, upto the value of fifteen thousand rupees if these are carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger:
Provided further that where the passenger is an infant, only used personal effects shall be allowed duty free.
Explanation.- The free allowance of a passenger under this rule shall not be allowed to pool with the free allowance of any other passenger."
3. In the said rules, for rule 4., the following shall be substituted, namely:-
4. Passenger arriving from Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar.-
An Indian resident or a foreigner residing in India or a tourist, not being an infant arriving from Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar, shall be allowed clearance free of duty articles in his bona fide baggage, that is to say,
(b) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure -I up to the value of fifteen thousand rupees if these are carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger:
Provided that where the passenger is an infant, only used personal effects shall be allowed duty free:
Provided further that where the passenger is arriving by land, only used personal effects shall be allowed duty free.
4. the said rules, in rule 6, for the appendix, the following shall be substituted, namely .-
APPENDIX
5. In the said rules, in rule 7., for the figure 2000 the figure2015 be substituted.
6. In the said rules, in ANNEXURE II, for the entry at serial number 4, the following shall be substituted, namely .-
Domestic refrigerators of capacity above 300 litres or its equivalent."
(B. Konthoujam)
Under Secretary
Note: The principal notification No. 30/2016- Customs (N.T.), dated the 1st March, 2016 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.218(E), dated the 1st March, 2016.