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NRI Gold Guide — carry, buy & save in 2026
Everything for taking gold to India: your duty-free limit, the exact duty, where it’s cheaper, and the rules by country and airport.
Reviewed 14 Jul 2026 · live gold rates below
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⚖️Duty-free allowance
How much gold you can bring — by passenger type & stay.
🛃Customs duty calculator
Your exact duty above the limit, at today’s rate.
📊Carry-home gold index
Where gold is cheapest to buy for India today, corridor by corridor.
🇦🇪Dubai & emirate prices
Live Gulf gold rates and the India comparison.
🌍Gold rate in every country
Compare today’s gold price worldwide vs India.
🌏Singapore & Malaysia gold
SE-Asia rates with the India comparison.
💰NRI Money Hub
Deposits, gold vs FD, loans, remittance & customs — all in one place.
🏦NRI deposit rates
NRE, NRO & FCNR rates — NRE interest is tax-free in India.
📈Gold vs FD calculator
Backtest gold against a deposit, in your currency and ₹.
Today's gold rate where you live
🇦🇪 Dubai gold
🌙 Gulf gold rate
🇸🇬 Singapore gold
🇲🇾 Malaysia gold
🇺🇸 US gold rate
🇬🇧 UK gold rate
🇨🇦 Canadian gold rate
Carrying gold from another country?
🇸🇦 Gold from Saudi Arabia to India
🇶🇦 Gold from Qatar to India
🇴🇲 Gold from Oman to India
🇰🇼 Gold from Kuwait to India
🇧🇭 Gold from Bahrain to India
🇺🇸 Gold from USA to India
🇬🇧 Gold from UK to India
🇨🇦 Gold from Canada to India
🇸🇬 Gold from Singapore to India
🇲🇾 Gold from Malaysia to India
🇦🇺 Gold from Australia to India
Arrival airport rules
Cochin International (COK · Terminal 3)
Kannur International (CNN)
Mangaluru International (IXE · Bajpe)
Calicut International (CCJ · Karipur)
Trivandrum International (TRV)
Rajiv Gandhi International (HYD · Shamshabad)
Kempegowda International (BLR)
Chennai International (MAA)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (BOM · Terminal 2)
Indira Gandhi International (DEL · Terminal 3)
Common questions
The allowance is weight-based: broadly up to 20g for men and 40g for women after a qualifying stay abroad, with anything above charged a reduced customs duty. Use the calculator for your exact limit and duty at today's rate.
Usually yes for jewellery — the Gulf has no GST and far lower making charges, so even after the reduced customs duty most travellers still come out ahead. Check today's Dubai-vs-India figure below.
No. The duty-free allowance and duty are set nationally and identical at every Indian airport. Only local enforcement intensity and your departure country's paperwork change.
Rules summarised for general guidance and updated for 2026 — always confirm the current limit and duty with Indian Customs (CBIC) before you travel. Figures above the limit are estimates; the calculator uses today’s live rate.