Customs - Baggage Declaration Form Notified
THE CBEC has notified the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013 to be effective from 01.01.2014.
All passengers who come to India are required to declare their accompanied baggage in Form I appended to the regulation.
The Form at the very top states 'Please see important information given below before filling this Form' but there is no information important or otherwise.
These regulations were made in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 81 of the Customs Act, 1962, which states, "The Board may make regulations, - (a) providing for the manner of declaring the contents of any baggage;"
The present Customs Act came into existence in 1962 and we managed for the last 50 years without the regulation and a baggage declaration form - Or Did we? There is already a baggage declaration doing the rounds in the airports - is it illegal?
And should passengers bring these declaration forms with them or will the Customs provide the form?
The Form I is as given below:
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