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Go through
the appropriate channel in the Customs enclosure.
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| 2. |
Make
an honest and correct declaration. |
| 3. |
Make
a voluntary and honest declaration immediately on
landing in the event you intend to . |
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(a) |
transship
the baggage, or part of it, or |
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(b) |
keep
the baggage with the Customs for |
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(i) |
transshipment
or |
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(ii) |
taking
it back with you when you eventually leave the country. |
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In
case any of the items are permitted for reshipment or transshipment
and are therefore in the custody of the
Customs: |
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(a) |
the
Customs authorities must be contacted well in advance
and |
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(b) |
all
dues should be paid. |
| 4. |
Obtain
proper receipts for
payments made by you. |
| 5. |
Keep
purchase receipts
handy for articles brought in as
baggage especially for major items like TV, Tape Deck,
Video, Stereo set, etc., |
| 6. |
Foreign
exchange, in the form of |
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(a) |
currency
notes(Value of currency notes not to exceed US$ 5000), |
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(b) |
bank
notes or |
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(c) |
travelers'
cheques, |
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exceeding
in aggregate U.S.$ 10,000 must be declared in
writing in the Currency
Declaration Form.
This CDF should be got countersigned by the
concerned Customs Officer to facilitate re-export of the
unutilized amount by the tourist. |
| 7. |
Obtain
a 'Landing Certificate'
from the concerned Customs Officer on arrival, in
case any baggage is found missing on landing;
Note: Such a certificate will not be issued subsequently
by the Customs. |
| 8. |
Ensure
shipment of unaccompanied baggage within one month after
your arrival in India. |
| 9. |
Articles
permitted temporarily free of duty on Tourist Baggage
re-Export Form should be re-exported within 6 months.
If for any valid reason this cannot be done, extension of
the period should be obtained from the Customs
authorities before expiry of the period of 6 months. |
| 10. |
Ensure
safety of the items allowed on |
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(a) |
Tourist
Baggage Re-export Form or |
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(b) |
those
requiring export certificate/drawback |
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All
these items should be physically produced before the
Customs Officer at the time of departure from India. |
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If
such items are placed in checked-in suitcases, then the
Airline staff at the check-in counter should be advised
to make available the said package(s) for Customs
examination. You should ensure that the Carriers do
comply with this requirements. |
| 11. |
If
any item allowed on the tourist Baggage Re-Export Form
has been |
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(a) |
lost |
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(b) |
misplaced |
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(c) |
gifted
away, |
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you
should:- |
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(i) |
contact
the Public Relations Officer, Customs, well in advance
of departure. |
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(ii) |
should
avoid check-in at the last moment. |
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(iii) |
should
keep sufficient amount of money for payment of
duty/fine. |
| 12. |
In
States which enforce Prohibition the tourist should
obtain, on arrival from abroad, the requisite liquor
consumption permit at the airport from
the tourist counter. |
| 13. |
If
you are claiming concessions on transfer of residence,
keep current/previous
passport handy to
establish your period of stay abroad. |
| 14. |
In
order to qualify for the duty
free concession on transfer of residence,
the items should be in actual possession and use of the
passenger for a period of at least one year.
Evidence: |
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(a) |
The
passenger should preferably possess the original
purchase documents of vouchers |
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(b) |
He
should also ensure that the bill of Lading or House
Airway Bill is issued before the date of actual
departure from abroad. |
| 15. |
In
case, you are compelled to leave the country for brief
visits within one year of your arrival
in India, having
availed of the benefits available on transfer or
residence, you should |
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(a) |
obtain
prior permission from the concerned Customs authorities
well in advance before you undertake a trip abroad. |
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(b) |
you
may have to execute a bond and/or furnish an undertaking
for your return. |
| 16. |
In
the event of your proceeding abroad on a new assignment
within one year of your arrival in India, having availed
of concessions available on transfer of residence, you
should |
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(a) |
approach
the concerned Customs authorities well in advance in
order to regularize payment of duties and fine, if any,
and thereafter |
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(b) |
get
the Transfer of Residence endorsements deleted from your
passport. |
| 17. |
(a) |
Fire
arms are not allowed to be imported as baggage. |
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(b) |
Fire-arms
on export must be covered by valid licenses
and the
airline/shipping agents should be kept informed. |
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(c) |
The
fire-arms will be kept in the custody of the
Pilot/Master for security reasons. |
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(d) |
Fire-arms
of prohibited bore shall not be dealt with. |
| 18. |
Convert
foreign exchange through authorized
dealers/money
changers. |
| 19. |
(a) |
Indian
nationals (non-tourists) must surrender unutilized
foreign exchange within 90 days (180 days in case of
unspent travelers cheques) from the date of their
arrival. |
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(b) |
However,
foreign exchange up to a value of U.S.$ 2000 may be
retained by residents or held or acquired for numismatic
purpose |
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(c) |
Besides,
they can also retain foreign exchange up to
US$ 2000 for
personal purposes and the same can be taken out. |
| 20. |
Indian
nationals normally resident in India, who import unutilized
foreign exchange/currency on their return
from abroad, are not
permitted to take such foreign exchange/currency out of
India on their subsequent trips abroad even though it
may be covered by a Currency Declaration Form duly
endorsed by a Customs Officer. |
| 21. |
Passengers
availing of foreign exchange from the Reserve Bank of
India should ensure that the foreign exchange released
for a specific purpose is on no account utilized
for any
other purpose. |
| 22. |
As
soon as you purchase travelers' cheques against the
foreign exchange entitlement released to you by the
Reserve Bank of India, ensure that you put your signature
on the traveler's cheques so as to prevent
their misuse. |
| 23. |
The
Reserve Bank of India does not entitle the foreign
exchange released to a particular person to be
shared with any other person . |
| 24. |
The
following types of compensatory payments involving
foreign exchange constitute offences
under the law: |
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(i) |
Receiving
or making payments at the instance of or on behalf of a
person resident outside India. |
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(ii) |
Placing
amounts to the credit of a person resident outside
India, or, at his instance or on his behalf, making
payments out of these amounts. |
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(iii) |
Maintaining
a foreign currency account without proper authority or
using such an account for selling, lending or
transferring foreign exchange or failing to surrender
the balance to an authorized
foreign exchange dealer in
India. |
| 25. |
Foreign
passengers who hold foreign exchange and whose passports
are endorsed accordingly, should ensure that the foreign
exchange required to be utilized
for their requirements
while in India is exchanged only with authorized
dealers like banks or money
changers.
Failure on their part to comply with this requirement
will attract action under the Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act.
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| 26. |
A
"resident" Indian, who has availed of foreign
exchange for travel abroad and who is unable
to undertake the trip, should surrender
the said foreign exchange to an authorized
dealer within
90 days from the date on which he has availed of the
foreign exchange.
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| 27. |
Currency
Declaration Form and unutilized
foreign exchange must be
surrendered to the Customs Officer at
the time of the tourist's departure to facilitate
re-export.
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| 28. |
Outbound
passengers are required to obtain an
export certificate from the Customs for
the export of costly items, which they are likely to
re-import into India.
Example: Cameras, wrist watches, gold/diamond studded jeweler.
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