Delhi based pooja seth was returning home returning home after a brief vacation in Thailand when her Gold jewellery was confiscated at Delhi Indira Gandhi international airport in January 2025 stopped by customs official who seized her Gold jewellery rate 190 gram four gold bangles weighing a 78 gram gold bangles weight 45 gram and gold chain with the gold pendant with 67 gram they claimed it accident the permissible limit and had no been declared
she move to Delhi High court producing a old gold family photographs and copy of her grandmothers with dated 21 2018 to prove that jewellery belongs to her
on April 1st Delhi High court and post penalty of the 25000 on the customer department remarking the gold jewellery was not liable to be seed as the same or the personal effect of the petitioner
They also order customs official to refrain from unnecessary detailing jewellery at airports including item bones during travel unless there is a clear evidence of violation
Four passenger returning after a year abroad in bags according to the rule number 5 of the baggage 2016 if you have been living outside India for a years
Man can bring a 20 gram of gold value up to 50000 duty free
Women can bring in 40 gram of gold value up to 100000 duty free
But it's applies on the jewellery brought as back not the one worn on the body
What about the jewellery you are wearing?
Rule 3 of the baggage rule 2016 permit the used personal effect including articles worn during travels this rule become crucial for the short term traveller like seth. The rule state the articles worth up to 50000 inr if carried on the person or accompanied baggage are allowed clearance free for duty
The baggage rules 2016 does not count jewellery as a part of personal effects
'"however rule three mention item carry on the person or in baggage which indirectly includes or ornaments s or jewellers. This create confusion among passenger about how much jewellery they can carry "
Things to know before caring gold to India by air what you can bring without worry Gold jewellery of Indian origin is except from duty however if the total value of the set jewellery exceed to loud limits it must declared before departure
Gold with in permissible weight and value limits( if in baggage under and eligible under rule 5 )
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