Baggage allowance increase raises exempt limits for specified items under amended Baggage Rules, altering customs baggage entitlements. The Central Government, under section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends the Baggage Rules, 1998 by substituting higher monetary limits in Appendix A for items (a) and (b); the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2012 take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.