Draft Amendments in Baggage Rules, 2006

Government of Pakistan Revenue Division Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad, the 20th September, 2022. NOTIFICATION (Customs) S.R.0.1751 (1)/2022.- The following draft of certain further amendments in the Baggage Rules, 2006, which the Federal Board of Revenue proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), is hereby published for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and, as required under sub-section (3A) of section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), notice is hereby given that objections or suggestions thereon, if any, may for consideration of the Board be sent within seven days of publication of the draft amendments in the official Gazette. Objections or suggestions received from any person, before the expiry of the aforesaid period, shall be taken into consideration by the Federal Board of Revenue, namely:- DRAFT AMENDMENTS In the aforesaid Rules,- (1) for rule 7A, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "7A. Customs Declaration for passenger.- In case of accompanied baggage, the outbound passenger who is in possession of foreign currency exceeding US $ 5,000 or equivalent, any other prohibited or restricted item or any other item requiring declaration before Customs, shall file a declaration in the Form as set out in Appendix-C, before or on departure, electronically in the WeBOC or manually at the airport. Similarly, the incoming passenger who is in possession of foreign currency exceeding US $ 10,000 or equivalent, any other prohibited or restricted item or any other item requiring declaration before Customs, shall file a declaration in the Form as set out in Appendix-C."; and

rcz in Appendix "C", for the declaration, the following shall be substituted, namely:- (2) If yes, Value! Y es No Amount Are you carrying any of the following goods? Prohibited or restricted goods such as arms & a ammunitions, narcotics, psychotropic substances or satellite phones etc? Gold and precious metals, jewelry, precious b or semi-precious stones Foreign currency in US $ or equivalent .... For outbound passengers with amount exceeding US $ 5,000 or c equivalent; and Incoming passengers having amount exceeding US $ 10,000 or equivalent. Any other items requiring declaration before Customs. d 1 2 Signature of the Passenger [C. No.5(7)L&P/2004(Pt)-1 (Muha Rizwan) Secretary (Law Procedure)