What are the allowances for import of professional equipment?
A passenger who was engaged in his profession abroad for over three months may be allowed to import free of duty his professional equipment free of duty up to a value of Rs. 10,000/- A passenger who was engaged in his profession abroad for over six months may be allowed to import free of duty his professional equipment free of duty up to a value of Rs. 20,000/- Professional Equipment means such portable equipment, instruments, apparatus and appliances as are required in his profession by a carpenter, a plumber, a welder, a mason and the like and shall not include items of common use such as cameras, cassette recorders, dicta-phones, personal computers, typewriters and other similar articles.
