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TMI BlogClearance of Passenger Baggage at Cruise TerminalX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ers who come to India and have anything to declare or are carrying dutiable or prohibited/restricted items shall declare their accompanied Baggage in Form-I appended to the regulation. Further, vide corrigendum dated 10.09.2013 to said Notification, the Form - I has been amended so as to include details of prohibited/ restricted items, Duty free allowance limits applicable to different categories of passengers for guidance. A copy of the said Declaration Form, along with corrigendum, is annexed herewith for reference. 3. Advanced Baggage Declaration: The facility of online submission of advanced baggage declaration has been provided for the Cruise Passengers. The Cruise Passenger will also file electronically advanced baggage declaration over the internet through copies of the scanned Baggage declaration duly signed by the passenger 48 hours in advance. The scanned copies of the declaration will be digitally signed by the Customs Agents and submitted to the Superintendent A-Division through email (which will be notified in due course). The advanced Baggage declaration would enable advanced processing of the declarations by Customs and reduce the time required in clearance of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the duty at the Bank counter in the Cruise Terminal, before release of the baggage. Customs directly doesn't collect any dues and no other person is authorized to collect the Customs duty 4.4 Walking through the Green Channel is accepted as a declaration that the Passenger does not possess any prohibited or restricted item and have goods within the admissible free allowance. Contravention of the Green channel facility shall invite heavy Penalty and may result in confiscation of the goods also. 5. Free Allowances for Passengers -Under the existing Baggage Rule, 2016, as amended regularly, a Cruise Passenger who is an Indian resident or a foreigner residing in India or a tourist of Indian origin, not being an infant arriving from any country other than Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar, shall be allowed clearance free of duty articles in his bona fide baggage, that is to say, - (a) used personal effects and travel souvenirs; and (b) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure-I, upto the value of fifty thousand rupees . provided these are carried on the person or in the accompanied baggage of the passenger. In the above cases the free allowance of a passenger sh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , certain items of edible consumption in excess of bona fide personal use are not allowed to be exported. 7. Import of Foreign Exchange / Currency : Cruise Passengers can bring into India, foreign exchange/ currency without any limit . However, declaration of foreign exchange/ currency is required to be made in the prescribed Currency Declaration Form (CDF) in the following cases: a. Where the value of foreign currency s exceeds US$ 5000/ or equivalent b. Where the aggregate value of foreign exchange (in the form of currency, travellers' cheques etc.) exceeds US$ 10,000/- or its equivalent. 8. Currency Declaration : Cruise Passengers may approach RED CHANNEL Counter for declaration of foreign currency. The Customs Officer will issue a certificate in the form of Currency Declaration Form (CDP) in prescribed Proforma after verifying the currency, traveller's cheques etc. Passenger declaring currency has to sign in the Register in acknowledgement of receiving the CDP. 9. Import of Indian Currency as baggage : Cruise Passengers may note that the import of Indian Currency is prohibited, however, in the case of passengers normally resident in India who are re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ibed Form before the Customs Officer at the time of arrival in India stating his intention to obtain the gold from the Customs bonded warehouse and pay the duty before clearance. The duty rate is notified by the Govt. from time to time through Non-Tariff Notifications of Customs at the website www.cbic.gov.in. 12. Import of silver as Baggage : Any passenger of Indian origin (even if a foreign national) with a valid passport issued under the Passport Act, 1967 can import silver provided the weight of silver (including ornaments) should not exceed the quantity of 10 kgs per passenger. Provided such passenger is coming to India after a period of not less than six months of stay abroad. However, short visits during these six months shall be ignored if the total duration of such short visits does not exceed 30 days and the passenger has not availed of the exemption under this scheme, at the time of such short visits. Provided the duty as notified by the Govt. from time to time through Non-Tariff Notifications of Customs is paid by the passenger in convertible foreign currency. 12.1 Ornaments studded with stones and pearls will not be allowed to be imported under the scheme. Th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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