TIPS FOR AIR TRAVELLERS COMING TO INDIA |
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BAGGAGE RULES FOR TOURISTS "WHO IS A TOURIST” A Tourist is a passengera) who is not normally a resident in India; ITEMS ALLOWED DUTY-FREEPersonal Effects All your personal effects like clothing and other articles new or used which you reasonably require, excluding merchandise for commercial purposes will be allowed free of duty. Personal effects, which are not consumed during your stay in India are required to be taken back on leaving the country. GIFTS (FREE ALLOWANCE FOR TOURISTS)A Tourist of foreign origin visiting India can bring articles up to a value of4000/- (Rupees Four Thousand) free of duty [Rs. 12,000/- (Rupees Twelve Thousand) for tourists of Indian Origin] which are intended as gifts, or even for personal use. CIGARETTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO, ALCOHOLIC LIQUORSTourists whether of foreign or Indian origin, are allowed the following items duty-free (a) 200 sticks of cigarettes or 50 sticks of cigars or 250 gms of Tobacco SPECIAL CONCESSIONS FOR TOURISTS OF INDIAN ORIGIN TO BRING ARTICLES ON PAYMENT OF DUTY Tourists of Indian origin can also import items of personal and household effects for presentation as gifts and souvenirs, and such articles which are in excess of the free allowance or which cannot be cleared under free allowance can be cleared on payment of duty at prevailing rates FOREIGN EXCHANGE/CURRENCY FOR TOURISTSYou are not allowed to take out or bring into India, any Indian Currency, as export and import of Indian Currency without permission of the Reserve Bank, is prohibited Declaration of Foreign Exchange/Currency is required to be made before the Customs Officer in the following cases. i. Where the value of the Foreign Currency notes exceeds US$ 5,000 or equivalent. MISHANDLED BAGGAGESteps to be taken in the case of the baggage being mishandled certificate from the Airlines regarding mishandled baggage has to be produced to Customs. A Property Irregularity Report from the Customs specifically indicating the unutilized portion of the free allowance will be endorsed on the certificate issued by the Airlines Import of firearms as baggage is prohibited. Taking out exotic birds, wild orchids and other wildlife (both flora and fauna) is prohibited. Possession of narcotic drugs is strictly prohibited. The quantum of punishment will be decided in accordance with the law of the country where the passenger is caught carrying such drugs. The punishment can extend to even death sentence. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THATNon-declaration, misdeclaration and concealment of imported goods is an offence under the Customs Act which may result in confiscation, fine, penalty and even prosecution. |
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Foreign Exchange |
1 Any person may bring into India from any place outside India without limit, foreign exchange (other than unissued notes) provided such person on arrival in India, makes a declaration to the Customs Authorities in a Currency Declaration Form.2. However, it shall not be necessary to make such a declaration where the aggregate value of the foreign exchange in the form of currency notes/bank notes or traveler’s cheques brought in by such person at any one time does not exceed US$ 10,000 (US Dollars Ten Thousand) or its equivalent and/or the aggregate value of foreign currency notes brought in by such person at any one time does not exceed US$ 5,000 (US$ Five Thousand) or its equivalent.3. Any person may take or send out of India i. Cheques drawn on foreign currency account maintained in accordance with FEMA Regulations, 4. Any person may take out of India. i. Foreign exchange possessed by him in accordance with FEMA Regulations, 2000ii. Unspent foreign exchange brought back by him to India while returning from travel abroad and retained in accordance with the FEMA Regulations, 20005. Any person resident outside India may take out of India unspent foreign exchange not exceeding the amount brought in by him and declared in accordance with (1) and (2) above 6. Any person resident in Indiai. may take outside India (other than to Nepal and Bhutan) currency notes of Government of India and RBI Notes upto an amount not exceeding5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) per personii. may take or send outside India (other than to Nepal and Bhutan) commemorative coins (issued by Government of India Mint to commemorate any specific occasion or event and expressed in Indian Currency) not exceeding two coins eachiii. who had gone out of India on a temporary visit, may bring into India at the time of his return from any place outside India (other than from Nepal or Bhutan) Indian Currency Notes upto an amount not exceeding5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand) per person7. No person shall take or send out of India, the Indian coins which are covered by the Antique and Art Treasure Act, 19728.Any person may i. take or send out of India to Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and RBI Notes (other than notes of denominations of100/- (Rupees one hundred) in either caseii. bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and RBI Notes (other than notes of denominations of above 100/- (Rupees one hundred) in either caseiii. take out of India to Nepal or Bhutan, or bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes being the currency of Nepal or BhutanCURRENCY DECLARATION FORM (CDF)Instructions for passengers1. This form need not be completed in cases where the aggregate value of the foreign exchange brought in by the passenger in the form of currency notes, bank notes or travelers cheques does not exceed US$ 10,000 (US Dollars Ten Thousand) or its equivalent and/or the value of foreign currency notes does not exceed US$ 5,000 (US$ Five Thousand) or its equivalent.2. Passengers are advised to produce this form to a bank authorized to deal in foreign exchange or money changer, at the time of conversion of foreign exchange into Indian rupees or reconversion of rupees into foreign exchange.3. Visitors to India may please note that in case they do not wish to encash all the foreign exchange declared above, they should retain this form with them for production to the Customs at the time of their departure from India to enable them to take with them the unutilized balance4. Details of traveller’s chequers/currency notes need not be furnished.5. Foreign tourists need not indicate their address. |
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Travellers Tips |
MISHANDLED BAGGAGE
Steps to be taken in the case of the baggage being mishandled Obtaining this form is necessary where the aggregate value of foreign exchange brought in by the passenger in the form of currency notes, bank notes or travelers cheques exceeds US$ 10,000 (US Dollars Ten Thousand) or its equivalent and/or the value of foreign currency notes exceeds US$ 5,000 (US Dollars Five thousand) or its equivalent This form can be obtained from Customs on arrival |