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Rule 5. Jwellery

Baggage Rules, 2016

Official text

Rule 5. Jewellery. — A passenger residing abroad for more than one year, on return to India, shall be allowed clearance free of duty in his bona fide baggage of jewellery upto a weight, of twenty grams with a value cap of fifty thousand rupees if brought by a gentleman passenger, or forty grams with a value cap of one lakh rupees if brought by a lady passenger.

Judgments on Rule 5

Smt.Geetha vs The Union Of India — Madras High Court, 23 Jul 2026. Redemption of confiscated goods under Section 125 of the Customs Act is a discretionary relief and not a matter of right, and goods imported in breach of statutory restrictions (here, Baggage Rules, 2016 conditions on…
Mr Nandeesha N vs Union Of India — Karnataka High Court, 28 Aug 2026. In a chain smuggling operation, non-recovery of contraband from an accused's person is not by itself a ground to quash proceedings at the threshold, for 'innocence is a defence to be demonstrated in the proceedings, not…
Qamar Jahan vs Union Of India, Represented By Secretary, Ministry Of Finance — Delhi High Court, 23 Jul 2025. Where a passenger has succeeded up to Commissioner (Appeals), detained personal jewellery must be released with storage charges waived, but goods whose character is disputed must be produced before the Court before…