Passenger facilitation: balancing speedy customs clearance with enforcement against carriage of prohibited and restricted items. Customs must facilitate speedy passenger clearance while enforcing the Customs Act, 1962 and allied laws by ensuring passengers carry only permissible goods and preventing smuggling of prohibited or restricted items. The framework uses international best practices and active public communication-display of baggage allowances and lists of banned items at airports, a circulated 'Customs Guide to Travelers', and online information-to assist officials in balancing facilitation with compliance and revenue protection.
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Passenger facilitation: balancing speedy customs clearance with enforcement against carriage of prohibited and restricted items.
Customs must facilitate speedy passenger clearance while enforcing the Customs Act, 1962 and allied laws by ensuring passengers carry only permissible goods and preventing smuggling of prohibited or restricted items. The framework uses international best practices and active public communication-display of baggage allowances and lists of banned items at airports, a circulated "Customs Guide to Travelers", and online information-to assist officials in balancing facilitation with compliance and revenue protection.
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