New customs procedures from 1st January
Posted on: 23/Dec/2013 3:19:57 PM
All passengers flying into India will be filling up an �Indian Customs Declaration Form� which will seek details that will be different from the detachable perforated strip which is part of the immigration card at the moment. This will come into force from 1st January 2014. There will be a separate form for customs authorities and immigration card from the New Year onwards.
Also from January 1, Indians will have to fill up an immigration form only when they go out. There will not be any immigration form for Indians returning from abroad.Authorities have also introduced new fields for declaration of dutiable and prohibited goods.
For the first time, travelers would be asked to specifically declare any prohibited articles, gold jewellery (over free allowance), gold bullion and Indian currency exceeding Rs 7,500 in the new form.The passengers will have to give details of countries visited in the past six days and mention their passport numbers on the new form, which was not there earlier.
