Baggage Rules - The Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2011.

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 77/2011-Customs (N.T.) New Delhi dated the 14th November, 2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government makes the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules, 1998, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Baggage Rules, 1998, - (I) for the letters “Rs.”, wherever it occurs, the symbol “`” shall be substituted; (II) for Appendix E, the following shall be substituted- (1) (a) Tourists of Indian origin coming to India other than tourists of Indian origin coming by land routes as specified in Annexure IV; (2) (i) used personal effects and travel souvenirs, if - (a) these goods are for personal use of the tourist, and (b) these goods, other than those consumed during the stay in India, are re-exported when the tourist leaves India for a foreign destination. (ii) articles as allowed to be cleared under rule 3 or rule 4. (b) Tourists of foreign origin, (i) used personal effects of baggage (ii) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure I upto a value of ` 8000 for personal use of the tourist or as gifts and travel souvenirs if these are in the carried on the person or accompanied the passenger. (i) used personal effects (ii) articles other than those mentioned in Annexure I upto a value of ` 6000 for personal use of the tourist or as gifts and travel souvenirs if these are in the carried on the person or accompanied the passenger.” baggage of other than those of Pakistani origin coming from Pakistan, coming to India by air. (c) Tourists – (i) of Pakistani origin coming from Pakistan other than by land routes; (ii) of Pakistani origin or foreign tourists coming by land routes as specified in Annexure IV; (iii) of Indian origin coming by land routes as specified in Annexure IV. [F. No. 354/295/2011-TRU] (Raj Kumar Digvijay) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note: - The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II, Section III, Sub-Section (i) vide notification No. 30/98-Customs (N.T), dated the 2nd June, 1998 [G.S.R. 296 (E), dated 2nd June, 1998] and were last amended vide notification No.76/2006- Customs (N.T), dated the 30th June, 2006 [ G.S.R 392 (E), dated the 30th June, 2006].

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