CUSTOMS REGULATIONS, CURRENCY REGULATIONS & HEALTH REGULATIONS IN TRAVEL

Presented By : ATREYEE GANGULY

Submitted to : PROF. VANDITA HAJRA

Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism, Kolkata

INTRODUCTION Countries have restrictions on what items you

can export or import i.e. take with on departing the country or arrival in the country.

Currency Gold & other precious metals Precious & Semi precious stones Electronic Equipments Antiques Animal Skins Religious Artefacts Ivory Jewellery Many other items.

Travellers Found Violating Custom Rules

Detained at the Airport

Have their items

confiscated

Can be sentenced to prison for three months

Fined

IN INDIA...

Every person entering has to pass through a custom check

Contents of baggage to be declared in Customs Declaration Form.

Passengers have the

option of checking

through the Green

Channel or Red Channel

subject to the nature of

goods being carried.

GREEN & RED CHANNELS

Green Channel

Passengers not having any dutiable goods

Passengers walking through Green Channel with dutiable or prohibited goods are liable to penalty and confiscation of goods.

Trafficking of Narcotics and Psychotropic substances are serious offence and is punishable with imprisonment.

CUSTOM RULES IMPORT Regulations

Free Import

Import by non residents, only if they enter India for more than 24 hours and less than 6 months

They visit India not more than once a month

• Persons of age 17 years and above: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250gms of tobacco, 2 litres of alchoholic liquor or wine.

• Medicines in reasonable quantities

• 2 ounces of perfume and 0.25 litres of toilet water

• Jewellery upto a combined value of 50000 INR for male & 100000 INR for female travellers.

Free Import in case of Travel Souvenirs imported by:

Nationals & residents of India or Indian origin provided age is 10 years and above.

Returning from Bhutan, China, Myanmar or Nepal; upto 6000INR, if stayed outside for more than 3 days.

If returning from other countries when stayed more than 3 days: up to 3500INR; when stayed up to 3 days: up to 15000INR.

Nationals or origins of Bhutan & Nepal and coming from other countries up to 8000INR.

Nationals or origins of Pakistan and coming from Pakistan up to 6000INR; if coming from other countries upto 8000INR

PETSCats & Dogs import of a maximum of two pets as baggage is allowed

BAGGAGE CLEARANCE REGULATIONBaggage is cleared at first entry

ARMS & AMMUNITION REGULATIONS Import of one licensed revolver , pistol or shotgun and 50

cartridges is permitted They have to be carried in Secured, Marked & Registered

baggage in the cargo hold.

RADIO CONTROLLED HELICOPTERS Only those operating at 27MHz are permitted Others will be inspected on a case by case basis and can be

destroyed based on their technical specifications

SEEDS & PLANTS AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS Import of seeds & plants for sowing, planting and propagation,

consumption, research are restricted to airports of Bengaluru, Varanasi, Guwahati, Mumbai & Hyderabad.

For livestock and its products an NOC must be obtained in advance from Animal Quarantine and Certification services.

CURRENCY REGULATIONS

CURRENCY IMPORT REGULATIONS

Foreign Currencies Unlimited.

Amounts exceeding USD 5000 in cash or USD 10000 in traveller’s cheque must be declared

Import of INR is prohibited except for residents of India importing up to 7500INR.

Re exchange only through banks and authorized money exchange points.

CURRENCY EXPORT REGULATIONS

Foreign Currencies upto amount imported & declared

Local currency up to 7500INR for residents of India except when deporting to Nepal & Bhutan

Residents deporting to Bhutan & Nepal, no limit in amount of INR but notes no bigger than 100INR may be carried.

Re exchange only through banks and authorized money exchange points.

HEALTH REGULATIONS World Health Organisation International Health Regulations (IHR)

Legally binding international agreement to prevent international spread of diseases.

Providing a framework for the coordination of the management of events that constitute a public health emergency of international concern and improve the capacity of all countries to detect, assess, notify and respond to public health threats.

Diseases can spread via international travel & trade. Health crisis in one country can affect livelihoods and economies in many parts of the world.

Crisis can result from emerging infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or a new human influenza pandemic.

IMPORTANCE OF IHR IN TRAVEL & TOURISM

First adopted by WHO members in 1969, the old IHR applied to cholera, yellow fever & plague.

Travel & trade increased over the last 35 years and the major revision updated rules to prevent international spread of diseases while minimizing interference with world travel & trade.

While health measures to control spread of diseases at borders remain one important element, rapid response at the source as well as fast & sincere reporting play an role in preventing spread of communicable diseases.

In this context, UNWTO conducted the workshop : “Communications and Incentive: The Importance of Fast & Sincere Reporting”

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS

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