2.27 — Import through Passenger Baggage

• (a) Bona-fide household goods and personal effects may be imported as part of passenger baggage as per limits, terms and conditions thereof in Baggage Rules notified by Ministry of Finance.

• (b) Samples of such items that are otherwise freely importable under FTP may also be imported as part of passenger baggage without an Authorisation subject to Baggage Rules as notified by Customs from time to time.

• (c) Exporters coming from abroad are also allowed to import drawings, patterns, labels, price tags, buttons, belts, trimming and embellishments required for export, as part of their passenger baggage, without an Authorization subject to value

limit as laid down in FTP or as per the relevant Customs notification(s) in this regard.

• (d) Any item(s) including Samples or Prototypes of items whose import policy is “restricted” or “prohibited” or is canalised through STEs are not permitted as part of passenger baggage except with a valid authorization/ permission issued by DGFT.