Rule II - Steamers (other than troopships) and square-rigged vessels from foreign port - Rules for passing free of import duty baggage in actual use, and for the landing of passenger’s baggage and passing the same through the ports, Saurashtra

II. Steamers (other than troopships) and square-rigged vessels from foreign ports 1. In the case of steamers and square-rigged vessels discharging in the stream, immediately after the vessel has anchored, a Customs Officer will examine and pass on board all free cabin baggage not contained in soldered or nailed down cases, which the passenger may offer for examination, including (i) uniform and accoutrements appertaining thereto belonging to a public servant for his personal use; (ii) arms forming part of the equipment of an officer entitled to wear diplomatic, military, naval or police uniforms on his making the following declaration on the baggage form : I hereby declare that I am an officer (in the case of a military officer, it should be stated whether in the Military or Civil employment) serving in India. In the case of such vessels discharging at a wharf, all baggage will be passed by the Preventive Officer on Board after examination and recovery of duty on such articles as may be liable to it. 2. All baggage passed as above may be landed at any bunder and removed without further Customs control. 3. All other baggage must be landed at the Passenger Pier. After landing it may be cleared at any time on the owner or his agent producing the keys of all locked packages and presenting a signed declaration in the appended form [See Form 37 in Part 5], and paying the duty and landing charges, if any, at the Passenger Pier. But in the case of articles imported in other than reasonable quantities and which are evidently intended for sale and not for the personal use of the importer the Preventive Officer shall forward such articles to the Customs House for appraisement and payment of duty. 4. No firearms belonging to any one passenger in excess of two guns or two rifles and a revolver or a pair of pistols will be passed without the permission of the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be]. ---------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Not. 56/2014 - Dated 6-8-2014