New Delhi: Passengers flying into India not carrying any dutiable goods will not have to fill customs declaration form from tomorrow.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced the change in the budget for 2016-17.

Filling up the declaration form was mandatory for all passengers earlier, whereas now it would be only for those who carry prohibited and dutiable goods. They would have to duly fill an ‘Indian Customs Declaration Form’.

Commissioner of Customs, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Sanjay Mangal said that all the arrangements have been made to enforce the new rule.

“We have informed all airlines that they should provide Customs Declaration Form to passengers carrying dutiable goods and that they should fill it up on board flights so that they do not have to stand in queue after deboarding,” he said.

Foreigners’ duty free allowance is increased to Rs 15,000 from Rs 8,000, effective April 1.

Two litres of alcoholic liquor or wines, 125 cigarettes, 50 cigars and 125 gms tobacco will be duty free as earlier.

Passengers of Indian origin coming from China will not have the limit of brining duty-free goods worth Rs 6,000 anymore. Passengers coming from Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar will have duty-free allowance of Rs 15,000.

According to the rules, the increase in allowance will be applicable only for journey by air.

Passengers of Indian origin coming from any foreign destination other than Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar can now bring duty-free goods worth Rs 50,000.