Dubai: Travellers bringing new mobile phones into India from abroad may face questions from Customs officials over whether the devices qualify as personal effects or are subject to customs duty.The issue came into focus after a man staged a sit-in protest at Nedumbassery airport in Kerala when Customs officials directed him to pay tax on a new iPhone 18 Pro he had brought from overseas, according to media reports.Nedumbassery police registered a case against Ajas Muhamad, a Kozhikode native, for allegedly obstructing Customs officials from carrying out their duties.
