Section 164: Facilities of travelers

1 The Service shall facilitate international travelers, consistent with the application of appropriate customs controls, to ensure that -
a internationally standardised electronic advance passenger information shall, where feasible, be used to apply risk management and facilitate the customs control of travelers and the clearance of their goods;
b whenever possible, the dual channel system shall be used for the customs control of travelers and the clearance of their accompanying goods carried and their means of transport for private use;
c oral declarations in respect of personal effects of travelers may be accepted;
d transit passengers who do not leave a designated, secured transit area may not be subject to any customs control; and
e travelers entering or leaving the customs territory by their means of transport for private use shall be permitted to accomplish all necessary customs formalities without having to leave the means of transport in which they are traveling.

2 Goods carried by the travelers shall be stored, subject to the conditions prescribed by the Service until cleared, under the appropriate customs procedure in the following cases -
a at the traveler's request; or
b where the goods concerned cannot be cleared immediately.

3 Unaccompanied baggage or baggage arriving or leaving before or after the traveler, shall be cleared under the procedure applicable to accompanied baggage or under another simplified customs procedure and any clearance on behalf of a traveler.

4 Personal searches of travelers shall be carried out only in exceptional cases and when there are reasonable grounds to suspect smuggling or other offences, personal search shall be conducted based on a progressively elaborated basis, from less intrusive to more intrusive steps as defined by the regulations.

5 Personal searches shall be carried out by officers of the same gender as the person being searched except where there is an immediate threat to an officer or public safety in which case, steps necessary to minimise or alleviate the threat shall be taken.

6 Where appropriate, the use of credit cards shall be accepted as a means of payment by travelers for duties, excise Customs duties, other Customs duties and fees due and for services rendered by the Service.