Gold imports under a special trade deal with the UAE have seen low usage. The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement offers...

Gold, silver import duty hike: India has significantly raised customs duties on gold, silver, and platinum imports to 15% and 15.4%, respec...

Banks in India have paused gold and silver imports since April 1, pending an annual government notification that provides tax clarity for b...

Following U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek proposed a retaliatory export tax on Swiss gold bars destined for the United S...

Jewellery exporters at SEEPZ in Mumbai have requested government permission to manufacture jewellery for the domestic market, anticipating ...

Jewellery exports from Mumbai's SEEPZ face a potential setback due to US President Trump's proposed reciprocal tariffs, which could signifi...

India’s outbound shipments rose 49.85% on year to a record $35.43 billion in July, aided by growth in exports of petroleum products and gem...

Data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Friday showed 20 out of the 30 major export sectors witnessing growth last month.

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) on Thursday welcomed the government's move to exempt the Agriculture Infrastructure ...

A mixed reaction followed the government’s decision to raise the import duty on cut and polished diamonds to 7.5% from 5% and that on gold ...

The 3 per cent GST has also led to a reduction in purchases by non-resident Indians (NRIs), according to jewellers.

The logic is that value-addition done by karigars (labourers) accounts for 70-80% of the value of the polished stone and this could have a ...

Besides reducing import duty, GJEPC is expecting the CBDT to give relief to the trade under levy of penalties for non-maintenance of adequa...

The government had imposed a 2% import duty on cut and polished diamonds in last budget which had slowed down the trading activity.

India's jewellery trade is likely to miss its FY12 target of Rs 50 billion as a recent three-week strike by gold jewellers against increase...

This is because government has reintroduced 1% excise duty on branded jewellery and branded articles made from precious metals like gold, s...

The Customs department has made the authorised suppliers of duty-free precious metals sold to jewellery exporters responsible for collectin...