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NOTIFICATION  NO. 5/ 2004  - CUSTOMS (N.T) DATED 8.1.2004
Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2004

 

G.S.R.         (E ).-  In exercise of the powers conferred by section 79  of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government makes  the following rules further to amend the Baggage Rules,1998, namely :-

1.          (i) These rules may be called the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2004.

             (ii)  They shall come into force on and from the  9th day of January , 2004.

2.                 In the Baggage Rules, 1998 ,-

(a)   in rule 10,-

(i)                that rule  shall be re-numbered as  sub-rule (1) thereof. In sub-rule (1) as  so renumbered the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

          “ Provided that except as  specified in this sub-rule, a crew        member of a vessel shall be allowed to bring items like           chocolates, cheese ,cosmetics and other petty gift items for        their   personal  or family use which shall not exceed the value      of      rupees six hundred.”

(ii)              after sub-rule (1) as  so renumbered, the following sub-rule shall be  inserted, namely:-

          “(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules a  crew    member of  an aircraft shall be allowed to bring items gifts like       chocolates, cheese, cosmetics and other petty gift items  at the   time of the returning of  the aircraft from foreign journey for   their personal or family use which shall not exceed the value of   rupees six  hundred.”;

(b)   in Appendix C, in the column under column heading “ Articles    allowed  free  of  duty”, for  the words and figure “ or           Annex.II”, the words  and figures “Annexure II or Annexure      III” shall be  substituted.;

(c)              in Appendix F, in the column under column heading “ Articles allowed free of duty”, after the word “including” , the words “ the article listed   at Annexure III and ” shall be inserted.;

(d)              in  ‘Annex  I’, for  the portion “ 4.Alcholic liquor and wines in excess of one litre each.”, the  following shall be substituted, namely:-

          “ 4.Alcoholic  liquor or wines   in excess of two litres .”;

(e)      for “Annex II” , the following shall be substituted ,namely:-

 “Annexure II

1.     Colour Television or Monochrome Television.

2.     Digital Video Disc Player.

3.     Video Home Theatre System.

4.     Dish Washer.

5.     Music System.

6.     Air –Conditioner.

7.     Domestic refrigerators  of  capacity above 300 litres or its equivalent .

8.     Deep Freezer.

9.     Microwave Oven.

10. Video camera or  the combination of any such video camera with one or  more of  the following  goods, namely:-

(a)  Television Receiver;

(b) Sound recording or reproducing apparatus;

(c)  Video reproducing apparatus.

11. Word Processing Machine.

12. Fax Machine.

13. Portable Photocopying Machine.

14. Vessel.

15. Aircraft.

16. Cinematographic films of 35 mm and above.

17. Gold  or  Silver , in any form , other  than ornaments.”

Annexure III

1.Video Cassette Recorder or Video Cassette Player or Video     Television Receiver or Video Cassette Disk Player.

2.Washing Machine.

3.Electrical or Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cooking Range

4.Personal Computer( Desktop Computer)

5. Laptop Computer( Notebook Computer)

6.Domestic Refrigerators of capacity up to 300 litres or its equivalent.”

 [F.No.520/01/2004-Cus.VI]

 

 (D.S. Garbyal)

Under Secretary to the Government of  India

 

Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of  India  vide notification No. 30/98-Customs (N.T), dated the  2nd June, 1998[ G.S.R. 296 (E), dated the 2nd June, 1998] and  were  last amended  vide notification  No. 11/2002-Customs(N.T), dated the 1st March,2002 [ G.S.R 125 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002].