Revision in the Customs part of Arrival Card for Passengers in Form ‘D’ - Notification issued by Ministry of Home Affairs – Compliance.

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Circular No.16/2011-Customs F. No.520/22/2010-Cus.VI Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs 227-B, North Block, New Delhi-110001. 31st March, 2011. Subject: Revision in the Customs part of Arrival Card for Passengers in Form ‘D’ – Notification issued by Ministry of Home Affairs – Compliance – regarding. The issues of increasing imports of satellite phones in passenger baggage’s without obtaining authorization and import of foreign exchange in excess of amount of US $10,000/- or equivalent without declaration to Customs have been referred to MHA for redressal by making suitable modifications in the Customs part of Arrival Card for Passengers so that all passengers are required to declare these items at the time of arrival at international airport in India. 2. In response to concerns shown by Department of Revenue, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a Notification No. GSR 113(E) dated 24.2.2011 (published in Part II – Section 3 – Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary) which makes certain modifications in the Customs parts of Arrival Card for Passengers. The Notification No.GSR 113(E) dated 24.2.2011 issued by Ministry of Home Affairs is appended as Annexure to this Circular. 3. As per the Notification No. GSR 113(E) dated 24.2.2011, the following declarations are required to be made by the passengers at the time of arrival at the international airport in Para 7 of the Customs part of Arrival Card for Passengers: (a) Are you carrying any plants/seeds/fruits/flowers/vegetables/bulbs/other planting materials? Yes/No (b) Are you carrying any meat & meat products/dairy products/live or ornamental fish/poultry/ poultry products? Yes/No (c) Are you carrying any Satellite phone Yes/No (d) Are you carrying foreign currency notes in excess of US$5,000 or equivalent: Yes/No (e) Are you carrying foreign exchange (i.e. foreign currency notes, drafts, Travellers’ cheques, letters of credit, bills of exchange or any instruments where under any amount is payable in Indian currency) in excess of US$10,000 or equivalent? Yes/No 4. Further Board has also approved modification ‘C’ (Information regarding Customs) to the ‘Important Instructions’ mentioned overleaf of the Arrival Card for Passengers. The modified Customs instructions are also appended at Annexure – A. in Part 5. The Board desires that the Commissioners in charge of International airports concerned should ensure that instructions contained in the said Notification are complied with and correct forms are used by the arriving passengers. 6. Wide publicity should be given to the above changes made in Customs part of Arrival Card for Passengers and suitable standing order be issued by concerned Commissioner to guide officers and passengers. 7. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of aforementioned instructions may be immediately brought to the notice of the Board. (R.P. Singh) Director (Customs) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th February, 2011. G.S.R. 113(E) - Whereas, certain draft rules further to amend the Registration of Foreigners, Rules, 1992, were published as required by section 3 of the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs number G.S.R. 912(E), dated the 15th November, 2010. Objections and suggestions were invited from all persons likely to be affected by them with in a period of forty-five days; And whereas, no objection and, suggestions on the said draft rules have been received from by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Registration of Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992, for the Form D and the entries relating thereto, the following Form and the entries shall be substituted, namely: - “FORM D (See rules 5 and 15) ARRIVAL CARD FOR PASSENGERS Please write in CAPITALS only. One character in one box as shown below. Do not write across the lines. Leave one box blank for space. A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 1. Name (as in passport) Leave one box blank after every part of the name/initial 2. Sex (tick appropriate box) 3. Nationality Male Female 4. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY) 5. Country of Residence 6. NRI/PIO/OCI Status (tick appropriate box) 7. PIO/OCI Card No. if any NRI PIO OCI None 8. Passport Number 9. Date of Issue (DD/MM/YY) 10. Flight Number 11. Port of Boarding 12. Date of Arrival 13. Countries visited in last 6 days 14. Address in India 15. Telephone Number To be filled in by Indians only 16. Does your passport carry an ECR stamp? (tick appropriate box) Yes No 17. Whether employed overseas? (tick appropriate box) Yes No 18. If answer is yes to 17, reason for return (tick appropriate box) Completion of Employment Others To be filled by Foreigners (including PIO/OCI) and NRIs *19. Visa Number *20. Date of Expiry (DD/MM/YY) *21. Type of Visa 22. Expected Date of Departure (DD/MM/YY) 23. Purpose of Visit (tick appropriate box) Business Transit Official Employment Education Conference Visit Friends/Rela tives Medical/He Religion/Pilgri Leisure/Hol alth mage iday Spo rt Othe rs *Not to be filled by NRIs Signature of Passenger Immigration Stamp ARRIVAL CARD FOR PASSENGERS CUSTOMS ON ARIVAL IN IND1A PLEASE HAND OVER THIS PART OF THE CARD TO THE CUSTOMS OFFICER WHILE LEAVING THE AIRPORT/CHECK POST 1. Name in full: 2. Flight No.: 3. Date of Arrival: 4. No. of checked in baggage (s): 5. No. of hand baggage (s): 6. Total value of dutiable goods being imported: 7. (a) Are you carrying any plants/seeds/fruits/flowers/vegetables/bulbs/ other planting materials? Yes/No. (b) Are you carrying any meat & meat products/dairy products/live, or ornamental fish/poultry/poultry products? Yes/No. (c) Are you carrying any Satellite Phone? Yes/No. (d) Are you carrying foreign currency notes in excess of US $ 5,000 or equivalent? Yes/No. (e) Are you carrying foreign exchange (i.e. foreign currency notes, drafts, Travelers’ cheques, letters of credit, bills of exchange or any instruments where under any amount is payable in Indian (currency) in excess of US $ 10,000 or equivalent? Yes/No Signature of the Passenger [F.No. 25022/52/2004-Imm (Part)] G.V.V. SARMA, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 318(E), dated the 10th March, 1992 and subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 55(E), dated the 29th January, 1999, G.S.R. 70(E), dated the 30th January, 2002, G.S.R. 828(E), dated the 20th October, 2003, G.S.R. 737(E), dated the 22nd December, 2005 and G.S.R. 35(E) dated the 15th January, 2008. Annexure - A IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS … C. INFORMATION REGARDING CUSTOMS 1. Indian Customs require you to declare goods mentioned at S.No.7 overleaf, goods in excess of the free allowance, prohibited or restricted goods (including Narcotic drugs, wildlife and its products, and arms and explosives), and commercial goods at Red Channel counter. Attempt to import these goods and/or non-declaration can lead to penal consequences, including arrest. 2. Free allowance for passengers of Indian origin and foreigners residing in India of age of and above 10 years returning from the countries other than Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and China is normally Rs.25,000/- per passenger. Alcoholic liquor or wines upto 2 liters and 200 cigarettes can be brought as part of the free baggage allowance. Free allowance for passengers of Indian origin or a foreigner residing in India of the age of and above 10 years returning from Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and China is normally Rs.6,000/-. One laptop computer is allowed duty free for an adult passenger of the age of 18 years or above. 1. Tourists of foreign origin can import duty free gift and souvenirs worth Rs.8,000/-. 2. Tourists can import used personal affects including laptop, palmtop computer and reasonable jewellery free of duty, if these are re-exported at the time of departure. 3. In case your baggage is mishandled/lost on arrival, please obtain endorsement of the unavailed free allowance, if any, from the Customs Officer atMis-handled Baggage Counter. 4. For updated information and in case of any difficulty or complaint, please contact the Customs Officer (PRO). -------------------------------------------------------------

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