Sharing foreign travellers’ info with customs to enhance interdiction capabilities: Govt clarifies

The finance ministry on Wednesday said the regulations mandating airlines to mandatorily share PNR details of foreign travellers with the customs are intended to enhance interdiction capabilities of authorities as well as risk analysis of passengers.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the finance ministry, on August 8 notified the ‘Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022’, under which airlines will have to share passenger information, including name, contact details and payment details, which will be used by the customs department for improved surveillance and risk assessment of passengers entering or leaving the country.