TMI BlogBaggage Rules, 1994X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... urposes, such as touring, recreation, sports, health, family reasons, study, religious pilgrimage or business. (iii) "family" includes all persons who are residing in the same house and form part of the same domestic establishment. (iv) "concessional ticket" means a ticket issued after allowing a conces sion of seventy five per cent or more in the fare. (v) "professional equipment" means such portable equipments, instruments, apparatus and appliances as are required in his profession by a carpenter, a plumber, a welder, a mason, and the like and shall not include items of common use such as cameras, cassette recorders, dictaphones, personal computers, typewriters, and other similar articles. CHAPTER II CONCESSIONS FOR RESIDENTS 3. Chapter to apply to residents. — Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any person except residents who arrive from any country other than Nepal or Bhutan. 4. Used personal effects. — The used articles of personal wear excluding jewellery but including not more than one wrist-watch of value not exceeding five hundred rupees and articles in personal use of passengers for satisfyi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ssional equipment up to a value of seven thousand and five hundred rupees : Provided that where such passenger was engaged in his profession abroad for over six months, he may be allowed to import his professional equipment, free of duty, up to a value of fifteen thousand rupees. 8. Additional allowance for used personal effects and household articles in respect of certain categories of passengers. — A resident, who has been working abroad and is returning to India on termination of such work after having stayed abroad for at least three hundred and sixty five days during the two years immediately preceding the date of his arrival in India, shall be allowed to import free of duty his personal effects and household articles up to an aggregate value of thirty thousand rupees which have been in his or his family's possession and use abroad for a minimum period of six months subject to the condition that such passenger affirms by declaration before the proper officer such possession and use : Provided that - (a) articles, listed under Appendices A and B to these rules, shall not be allowed to be imported free of duty under this rule; (b) such a passenger shall be allowed to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d for personal use or for making gifts. 14. Exemption from customs duty on gifts etc. imported by tourists of Indian origin. — Tourists of Indian origin, who are normally residents abroad and are staying in India for more than twenty four hours, may be allowed to import free of duty, at the discretion of the proper officer, articles intended to be given away as gifts : Provided that the articles are such as are allowed to residents under rule 5 : Provided further that all the conditions and limitations mentioned in rule 5 are satisfied. CHAPTER IV CONCESSIONS FOR PERSONS TRANSFERRING THEIR RESIDENCE 15. Eligibility. — The concessions under this chapter may be availed by a person who has been residing abroad for a minimum period of two years, immediately preceding the date of his arrival, and who is transferring his residence to India for a minimum stay of one year : Provided that - (a) shortfall up to a period of two months in a person's stay abroad may be condoned by the Assistant Collector of Customs, if he is satisfied that the person's early return to India had been caused by his availing the terminal leave or a vacation or by any other special circumsta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ied baggage arriving in India after the arrival of the passenger, if it was in his possession abroad and was shipped by sea within one month or despatched by air within a fortnight of the passenger's arrival in India : Provided that if the Assistant Collector of Customs or the Collector of Customs, as the case may be, is satisfied that the passenger could not ship or despatch his bona fide unaccompanied baggage within the period aforesaid, in spite of his having taken all reasonable steps for the purpose, the Assistant Collector of Customs may extend the time limit of one month to three months or of a fortnight to two months, as the case may be, and the Collector of Customs may extend the time limit up to any further time. (2) Bona fide unaccompanied baggage of a passenger landed at any customs station within two months before his arrival in India may be allowed to be imported by the proper officer in the manner provided in these rules subject to the conditions and limitations laid down in these rules : Provided that if the Assistant Collector of Customs or the Collector of Customs, as the case may be, is satisfied for reasons to be recorded in writing, that the passenger was ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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