New Delhi: In another step against smoking, the government has reduced
by 50 per cent duty free allowance of cigarettes to 100 sticks and 25
cigars in airports. The decision comes barely a day after Union Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley proposed 'sin tax' and announced increase in
excise duty on cigarettes in the range of 11 to 72 per cent.
According to the recently notified Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2014, passengers arriving from abroad to any Indian airport will now be entitled to bring into the country 100 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 125 grams of tobacco without payment of customs duty. However, there has been no change in the limit of bringing two litres of liquor or wine by a passenger.
According to the recently notified Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2014, passengers arriving from abroad to any Indian airport will now be entitled to bring into the country 100 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 125 grams of tobacco without payment of customs duty. However, there has been no change in the limit of bringing two litres of liquor or wine by a passenger.
