Organisation : Chennai Air Customs
Service Name : Helpdesk
Headquarters : Chennai
Industry : Government
Service/ Product : Baggage Clearance, Courier Services
Website : aircustomschennai [dot] gov [dot] in
Chennai Air Customs Helpdesk
Chennai Air Customs Baggage Clearance, Courier Services Helpdesk
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Airport Help Desk
Airport (24 X 7):
For any query regarding Baggage Clearance
Call : 04422566199 & 7358513475
Email : airportchennaicustoms@gmail.com
Courier Help Desk:
(Working Hours: Mon-Sat, 10:00 – 17:00)
Call :044 2256 9788
Email :couriercellcustomschennai@gmail.com
For any query regarding Courier Baggage
Foreign Post Office (PAD) Help Desk:
Call : 044 2234 0008 & 7358513476
Email :chennaipadair@gmail.com
For any query regarding Postal Mail/Parcels
Airport Contact
Customs Commisionerate – I (Airport)
Address:
Office of The Commissioner of Customs
New Custom House
GST Road, Meenambakkam,
Chennai – 600027.
Open hours: 24×7
EPABX No.: 044 2256 9598, 044 2256 9588
Control Room: 044-22566199
E-mail : airportchennai13@gmail.com
Aircargo Contact
Customs Commisionerate – VII (Air Cargo)
Address:
Office of The Principal Commissioner of Customs
New Custom House
GST Road, Meenambakkam,
Chennai – 600027.
Open hours: 24×7
EPABX No.: 044 2256 9598, 044 2256 9588
Control Room: 044-22569644
E-mail : pcommr7acc-cuschn@gov.in
Air Customs:
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) comes under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs duties, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs to the extent under CBIC’s purview.
Subordinate organizations under the administrative control of CBIC include Custom Houses which deal with actual implementation of policy & procedures laid down by the Board.
The office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Chennai-I Commissionerate, is the field formation of Indian Customs at Anna International Airport and New Custom House, Meenambakkam, Chennai and Office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Chennai VII Commissionerate, is the field formation of Indian Customs at Air Cargo Complex, New Custom House, Meenambakkam. Administratively these are under the overall supervision of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs (Chennai Zone).
Passenger Clearance Procedure:
On disembarkation from the flights and completion of immigration formalities, passengers enter the Arrival Hall, pass through a Hand Baggage and doorframe check and collect their checked-in-baggage which had been duly scanned.
a) The ‘Duty Free Allowance’ for an Indian resident / foreigner residing in India / a tourist of Indian origin, not being an infant and arriving from any country other than Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar is Rs. 50,000/- including two litres of alcoholic liquor/wine and 100 Cigarettes or 25 Cigars or 125 gms of tobacco.
b)The ‘Duty Free Allowance’ for an Indian resident / foreigner residing in India / a tourist of Indian origin, not being an infant and arriving from Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar is Rs. 15,000/-.
c)The ‘Duty Free Allowance’ for a tourist of foreign origin, not being an infant entering into India is Rs. 15,000/-.
d) For Infants, of all the above three categories, only used personal effects shall be allowed duty free. Infant means a child not more than 2 years of age.
e) No pooling. It may also be noted that the duty free allowances of two or more passengers cannot be added up (pooled or combined). In other words, each passenger is considered to be travelling separately with his/her own baggage and the duty is assessed on an individual basis not on the basis of a group or a family.
f) Flat Panel Television (LCD / LED / Plasma) is chargeable to Customs duty at 38.5 % and is not part of the Duty Free Allowances mentioned above.