New Delhi, May 24 (KNN) In a bid to promote the goods made in India, the government has allowed sale of goods manufactured in the country, free of excise duty, to incoming and outgoing international passengers and crew at duty-free shops (DFSs) at airports.

In line with international practice, India has exempted from excise duty goods manufactured in the country and sold at airport shops for foreign travellers and Indians going abroad.

This would make the products cheaper by 7 per cent-9 per cent at the airports.

"It has been decided to permit excise duty-free sale of indigenous goods to passengers or members of crew arriving from abroad within the overall permissible baggage allowance," according to a finance ministry statement. 


It said that the directions have also been given to specify the procedure for removal of goods from the factory, without payment of excise duty, to godowns or retail outlets of DFSs.

Till now the DFSs located at arrival halls of international airports have been selling duty-free imported goods.

Passengers going out of India are permitted to purchase duty-free imported goods from shops located in the departure halls of international airports.

However, excise duty-free indigenous goods were not available for sale. International goods, however, are sold free of customs duty.

Now, a passenger arriving from abroad can buy either duty-free imported goods or duty-free indigenous goods within his overall permissible baggage allowance. (KNN)