Tourist Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 1992 - 45/92 - Customs - Non Tariff

Tourist Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 1992 Notification No. 45/92-Cus. (N.T.) Dated 19-6-1992 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Tourist Baggage Rules, 1978, namely :- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Tourist Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 1992. (2) They shall come into force on the 19th day of June, 1992. 2. In the Tourist Baggage Rules, 1978, for rule 3, the following rule shall be substituted, namely :- "3. Exemption from duty for personal effects imported temporarily.- (1) Subject to other conditions laid down in these Rules, the personal effects of a tourist shall be allowed to be imported temporarily free of duty: Provided that they are for the personal use of the tourist, are carried on the person or in the baggage accompanying the tourist, that there is no reason to fear abuse and that these personal effects, other than those consumed during his stay, are re-exported by the tourist on his leaving India for a foreign destination. Explanation : The expression "personal effects" means all clothings and other articles, new or used, which a tourist may personally and reasonably require taking into account all the circumstances of his visit but excluding all merchandise imported for commercial purposes and includes - (i) Personal jewellery; (ii) One camera with film rolls not exceeding twenty; (iii) One video camera/camcorder with accessories and with video cassettes not exceeding twelve; (iv) One pair of binoculars; (v) One portable colour television (not exceeding 15 cms in size); (vi) One music system including Compact Disc player; (vii) One portable typewriter; (viii) One perambulator; (ix) One tent and other camping equipment; (x) One laptop computer; (xi) One electronic diary; (xii) One portable wireless receiving set (transistor radio); (xiii) Professional equipments, instruments and apparatus of appliances including professional audio/video equipments; (xiv) Sports equipments such as one fishing outfit, one sporting fire-arm with fifty cartridges, one non-powered bicycle, one canoe 15 or kayac less than 5½ metres long, one pair of skis, two tennis rackets, one golf set (14 pcs.) with a dozen golf balls. (2) The items mentioned at Sl. No. (iii), (v), (x) and (xiii) in the list mentioned in the explanation to sub-rule (1) may be imported free of duty by the tourist on giving a written undertaking in terms of rule 7 for their re-export on his departure from India."