Seeks to further amend Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. - 31/2016 - Customs - Non Tariff

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 31/2016 - Customs (N. T.) New Delhi,the 1st March 2016 G.S.R. 219 (E). -In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 81 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013 , namely:- 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2016. 2. In the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 3 , for the words All passengers who come to India , the words All passengers who come to India and have anything to declare or are carrying dutiable or prohibited goods , shall be substituted. 3. In the said regulations, in Form 1,- (a) in serial number 10, after item (ix) and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (x) Drones Yes/No ; (b) for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:- Customs Duty Free Allowance TABLE Eligible passenger Origin country Duty free allowance (1) (2) (3) Passengers of Indian origin and foreigners residing in India, excluding infants Tourists of foreign origin, excluding infants Other than Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar ₹ 50, 000/- ₹ 15,000/- Passengers of Indian origin and foreigners residing in India, excluding infants Tourists of foreign origin, excluding infants Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar By air ₹ 15,000/- By land - Nil Indian passenger who has been residing abroad for over one year Anywhere Gold jewellery: Gentleman 20 gms with a value cap of ₹ 50,000/- Lady 40 gms with a value cap of ₹ 1,00,000/- All passengers Anywhere Alcohol liquor or wine: 2 litres All passengers Anywhere 1 [Cigarettes up to100 sticks or Cigars upto 25 or Tobacco up to125 grams ] Passenger of 18 years and above Anywhere One laptop computer (note book computer) . [F. No.334/8/2016 -TRU] (Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note: The principal regulations were published, vide, notification no. 90/2013- Customs (N.T.), dated the 29th August, 2013 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number G.S.R. 584(E), dated the 29th August, 2013 and last amended, vide, notification no. 10/2014- Customs (N.T.), dated the 10th February, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number G.S.R, 82(E), dated the 10th February, 2014. ------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide F. No. 495/05/2016-Cus.VI (Pt.) - Dated 30-3-2016, before it was read as, Cigarettes: 200 numbers or Cigars upto 50 or Tobacco 250 grams