Clarification about permissible free baggage allowance under Baggage Rules, 1998 for the persons returning from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China - regarding

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..... ral Board of Excise Customs North Block, New Delhi-1. Dated, 4th August, 2010 . To All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev). All Chief Commissioners of Customs Central Excise. All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev). All Commissioners of Customs (Appeals). All Commissioners of Customs Central Excise. All Commissioners of Customs Central .....

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..... hat the Board should issue suitable clarification in this regard. 2. As per the Baggage Rules, 1998 , as amended, the passengers returning from Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar or China, other than by land route, are allowed clearance free of duty articles in their bonafide baggage to the extent mentioned in column (2) of Appendix-B . As per Appendix-B , the passengers of and above 10 years of age and .....

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..... ccordingly, it is clarified that an Indian resident or a foreigner residing in India of and above 10 years of age and returning after stay abroad of more than 3 days, returning from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), P.R. China shall be allowed clearance free of duty upto Rs.25,000/- on articles other than those mentioned in Annexure - I under the Baggage Rules, 1998 , as amended. .....

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