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Baggage Rules
Baggage means "belongings" of a passenger traveling from
one place to another. For exchange control purposes, it
basically constitutes personal effects and household
articles carried by the passenger while coming into or
going out of the country. Baggage may be either
accompanied or unaccompanied baggage.
The prerequisites for treating any articles / goods as
baggage is that they were in use of the passenger or were
brought and paid for by the passenger.
All items brought into or taken out of India are subject
to exchange management and customs duties are imposed at
the specified rates. Similarly, importers / exporters are
required to obtain a license or Customs Clearance Permit (CCP)
to import / export goods into / out of India. They are
also required to obtain Import Export Code (IEC) Number.
Goods
imported by a passenger as his bonafide baggage are,
however, exempt from the above requirements. The passenger
is only required to comply with the existing baggage rules
in India and bring into / take out of India, baggage to
the extent admissible under those rules. Import / Export
of baggage in excess of the limits is, however, chargeable
/ liable to duty at the existing rates.
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