Effective rate of duty on passenger’s baggage. - 136/1990 - Customs -Tariff

Superseded vide Not. 26/2016 - Dated 31-3-2016 Effective rate of duty on passenger's baggage. 20th March, 1990 Notification No. 136/90-Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.58-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1983, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do , hereby exempts articles falling under Heading No. 98.03 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) specified in column (1) of the Table hereto annexed, when imported into India by a passenger or a member of crew as baggage, from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table. TABLE Description of articles Rate 1 2 Any article the value of which exceeds the duty free allowance admissible to such passenger or member under the Baggage Rules, 1998. 35% ad valorem On the unaccompanied baggage. 35% ad valorem Explanation .- Where the value of any one article exceeds the duty free allowance admissible to such passenger or member under the Baggage Rules, 1994, the amount of duty shall be calculated only on the value in excess of the duty free allowance so admissible to the extent not availed of by such passenger or member for clearing any other article of baggage, if any. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to- (i) Omitted (ii) fire arms; (iia) cartridges of fire arms exceeding 50 (iii) cigarettes, cigars or tobacco in excess of the quantity prescribed for importation free of duty under the relevant baggage rules; and (iv) Omitted (v) Goods imported through a courier service. 3. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1990. --------------------------------------- Notes:- (As amended by Notification Nos. 113/92 dated 1/3/1992, 158/92 dated 8/4/1992, 84/93 dated 28/2/1993,131/93 dated 15/6/1993, 92/94 dated 1/3/1994, 130/94 dated 15/6/1994, 66/95 dated16/3/1995, 48/96 dated 23/7/1996, 19/97 dated 1/3/1997, 28/98 dated 2/6/1998, 20/01 dated 1/3/2001, 28/03 dated 1/3/2003, 33/04 dated 3/2/2004 and 16/05-Cus., dt. 1.3.2005)