Subject:-Import of goods in commercial quantity as baggage - Procedure for acceptance of Oral Declaration of passengers- Regarding

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.... there is no strict monitoring by the supervisory officers on duty and chances of commercial quantities getting cleared as part of baggage by declaration/non-declaration without or with the concurrence of lower staff on duty cannot be ruled out. It is also reported that in some cases, the involved person(s) are frequent short visit passengers and repeat offenders. The fines and penalties imposed in adjudication proceedings are apparently not sufficient as these have not deterred the unscrupulous passengers from bringing goods in commercial quantities repeatedly. 2. Board has taken serious note of such incidents. It appears instructions issued already are not being enforced by Commissioners in-charge of International Airports and supervisor....

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....general practice is to record the Oral declaration (OD) on the Disembarkation Card without first making the passenger fill up the relevant entries. It may be ensured that every passenger reporting at Red Channel fill up a Disembarkation Card clearly mentioning therein the quantity and value of goods that he has brought, and hand over the Customs portion of the card to the officer on duty at the red Channel. In case the same is incomplete/not filled up, the proper Customs officer should help record the O.D of the passenger on the Disembarkation Card and only thereafter should countersign/stamp the same, after taking the passenger's signature. b. At this stage, the Baggage officer must scrutinize the passport and other relevant travel do....

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.... that the offenders are not let off at the appellate stage on account of legal lacuna.   e. For the passengers walking through the Green Channel, the existing practice of collecting Disembarkation Card, containing the written declaration of the passenger about his baggage, at the Channel may continue 5. In offence cases viz. for misdeclaration or non-declaration, the aforesaid guidelines may be applied, in addition to any other guidelines/existing provision(s) of Law. 6. The Commissioner/Addl. Commissioner incharge of the Airport shall be responsible for ensuring strict compliance of the aforesaid instructions. The supervisory controls and surprise visits by senior officers must be stepped up and Asstt. Commissioner/Dy. Commissione....