India Gold Import Restrictions 2026: India gold import restrictions have a great impact on every body in FY 2026. In addition, the government tightened its gold import regulations. In mid- May 2026, DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) and RBI enforced these measures. They took these measures to stabilise the trade deficit and protect the Rupee. Furthermore, they made sure that no body can misuse the FTAs. In this manner, they are curbing overseas purchases and protect foreign exchange reserves.
The crucial measure is increasing the import duty on gold and silver from 6% to 15%. Along with this, they capped duty-free imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme at 100 kg per license. Moreover, they imposed strict monitoring on jewellery exporters. The Import Duty Hike sharply to 15%, fully reversed the cuts made earlier in the year. Jewellery manufacturers and exporters are now limiting to import a maximum of \(100\text{ kg}\) of raw gold. This has taken shape under the AA scheme (which earlier had no import limits).
Exporters will now have to submit import-export reports every 15 days. The new applicants face essential factory inspections to prevent misuse of duty-free inputs. International travellers and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have permission of duty-free gold jewellery allowance of up to \(40\text{g}\) for female passengers and \(20\text{g}\) for male passengers. Passengers of Indian origin with a valid passport who had stayed abroad for at least 6 months can import up to \(1\text{ kg}\) of gold upon payment of duty in convertible foreign currency.
Falcon Freight (Falcon India) helps jewellery exporters navigate the latest Indian gold import restrictions by simplifying customs clearance. They can also prepare compliant documentation, and expediting Advance Authorisation scheme processes.
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Gold Restrictions Impact on jewellery industry
Gold Restrictions Impact on jewellery industry is immense. Gold jewellery has not lost its shine but it may be going out of reach for average Indians. High prices of the yellow metal are pushing people to spend less. Sales volumes or the amount of gold sold are dropping. Volumes for gold jewellery retailers dipped 8% in FY26 and may decline another 13-15% this FY to 620-640 tonnes.
This is due to steep prices and import duty hike. A hike in import duty directly translates into higher retail prices. It is because most of India’s local gold consumption happens via imports. Earlier this month, the government raised the import duty on the metal to 15% from 6%. So, these policies bring about a sharp slump in retail volumes.
Government appeals dent consumer sentiment. Realisation is the average revenue made per unit. Consumers are now paying more for the amount of gold that they are buying. Jewellers expect the duty hike to reduce near-term demand. This keeps entry level consumers away from the market for some time.
Conclusion
ndia has tightened gold imports by increasing the effective customs duty to 15%. They are placing a 100 kg cap on duty-free imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme. These strict macroeconomic measures are meant to relieve pressure on the Indian Rupee. This will ease the current account deficit, and protect foreign exchange reserves amid geopolitical uncertainty. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) limited duty-free gold imports for jewellery exporters to 100 kg per licence. Exporters must now fulfil at least 50% of previous export obligations to qualify for new licences. Finished precious metal jewellery imports are shifted to the “restricted” list to prevent the misuse of Free Trade Agreements.
Falcon Freight ensures that all customs documentation, such as the Bill of Entry and 15-day utilization reports required by the revised rules, are accurate.
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