Amends Baggage Rules, 1978, so as to, inter-alia,- (i) raise exemption limit from Rs. 1250 to Rs. 2000, (ii) raise exemption limit for specified goods from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000, (iii) raise exemption limit to Rs. 3000 in respect of goods specified in Rule 4. - 05/90 - Customs - Non Tariff

Amends Baggage Rules, 1978, so as to, inter-alia,- (i) raise exemption limit from Rs. 1250 to Rs. 2000, (ii) raise exemption limit for specified goods from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000, (iii) raise exemption limit to Rs. 3000 in respect of goods specified in Rule 4. Notification No. 5/90-Cus. (N.T.) Dated 20-3-1990 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules, 1978, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 1990. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1990. 2. In the Baggage Rules, 1978, - (1) in role 3,- (a) the words and figure "and subject to the provisions of rule 9" shall be omitted; (b) in clause (a), for the words "three hundred rupees", the words "rupees five hundred" shall be substituted; (c) in clause (b), for the words "one thousand two hundred and fifty rupees", the words "rupees two thousand" shall be substituted; (d) in the second proviso, for the words "five hundred rupees", the words "one thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (e) in the third proviso, after the words "unaccompanied baggage", the words and figure "or to the articles listed under Appendix B" shall be substituted,- (2) in rule 4, for the words "one thousand rupees", the words "three thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (3) for sub-paragraph (2) of rule 4A, the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Nothing contained in this rule shall apply to the articles listed under Appendices A and B."; (4) in rule 8, after the proviso the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that nothing contained in this rule shall apply to the articles listed under Appendix B."; (5) for rule 9, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- "9. ARTICLES NOT EXEMPTED FROM DUTY: (1) The articles listed in Appendix A to these rules shall not be imported free of duty under the provisions and rule 4A. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of rules 3, 4 and 4A, the articles listed in Appendix B to these rules shall not be imported free of duly."; (6) after rule 10, the following Appendices shall be inserted, namely:- "Appendix A (sec rules 4A (2) and 9) 1. Colour TV/Monochrome TV 2. VCR/VCP/VTR 3. Washing machine 4. Electrical/L.P.G. Cooking Range (other than Electrical/LPG stoves with not more than two burners and without any extra attachment) 5. Dish washer 6. Music system 7. Personal Computer 8. Air-conditioner 9. Refrigerator 10. Deep freezer 11. Micro wave oven 12. Video camera or the combination of any such video camera with one or more of the following goods, namely:- (a) television receiver, (b) sound recording or reproducing apparatus; (c) video reproducing apparatus; 13. word processing machine. "Appendix B (see rules 3, 4A (2), 8 and 9) 1. Motor cycles, scooters or mopeds; 2. Fire arms; 3. Cartridges of fire arms exceeding 50; 4. Cigarettes exceeding 200 or cigars exceeding 50 or tobacco exceeding 250 gms. 5. Alcoholic liquor in excess of 0.95 litre.".