General Commissionerate

  • Helpline No. : 022-26816698 / 022-26816634
  • Email: accsahar[dot]tpsc[at]icegate[dot]gov[dot]in
  • Email: mumcus3-vigilance[at]gov[dot]in

Unaccompanied Baggage Centre

The passengers can send their baggage through cargo which is treated as unaccompanied baggage. However, no free allowance is admissible in case of unaccompanied baggage which is chargeable to Customs duty @ 35% ad valorem and only used personal effects can be imported free of duty. The applicable conditions are:

  • Provisions of Baggage Rules are also extended to unaccompanied baggage except where they have been specifically excluded.
  • The unaccompanied baggage should be in the possession abroad of the passenger and shall be dispatched within one month of his arrival in India or within such further period as the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs may allow.
  • The unaccompanied baggage may land in India up to two months before the arrival of the passenger or within such period, not exceeding one year as the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs may allow, for reasons to be recorded, if he is satisfied that the passenger was prevented from arriving in India within the period of two months due to circumstances beyond his control, such as sudden illness of the passenger or a member of his family, or natural calamities or disturbed conditions or disruption of the transport or travel arrangements in the country or countries concerned on any other reasons, which necessitated a change in the travel schedule of the passenger.
  • The passenger/authorized CHAs files the baggage declaration form (BDF) as per section 77 of the Customs Act, 1962.
  • The BDFs are categorised as NTR (Non Transfer of Residence), MTR (Mini Transfer of Residence) and TR (Transfer of Residence). The Transfer of Residence (TR) is a facilitation measure provided to passengers staying for more than two years abroad (with shorts visits less than 180 days) and who are transferring their residence to India, subject to the condition that the passenger should not have availed TR/MTR benefits in the preceding three years. For MTR (Mini Transfer of Residence) passengers returning to their home country after residing abroad for a period shorter than two years but exceeding six months are eligible. The classification of baggage is under CTH 9803.
  • The section also deals with the clearance of temporary importation of passenger vehicles under Carnet de Passage (CPD), as an international tourism promotion and facilitation measure.
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