Detailed information about Carrying old gold jewelry to India:
Indian customs allows duty-free import of up to 20 grams of gold jewelry for male passengers and 40 grams for female passengers. Children who have lived abroad for over a year are also allowed this limit.
Duty-free limits
- The duty-free allowance applies to gold jewelry only, not gold coins, bars, or biscuits.
- The duty-free allowance does not include studded gems or diamond jewelry.
- The duty is paid in convertible foreign currency.
Other import limits
- NRIs can bring up to 10,000 grams of gold to India once every six months, provided they have stayed abroad for at least six months.
- Only a portion of this gold is duty-free, with the remainder subject to customs duties.
Import procedure
- You can bring the gold yourself at the time of arrival or import it within fifteen days of your arrival in India.
- You can also obtain the permitted quantity of gold from Customs bonded warehouses.
