Stressed about the increasing gold prices and planning to buy cheaper gold from abroad? Before you buy, tap to know the rules of carrying gold on an international flight.
Carrying gold on International flights is a common practice done by people to save themselves from rising prices. But, carrying more than the permissible limit is not allowed.
Once, the permissible limit of carrying gold on international flights is crossed, the officials would ask to pay for a fine and may confiscate their gold.
If you are travelling from India to abroad, you need to follow the rules of India and the country you are going to as they may differ.
As per the Zee Business, males can carry gold worth up to Rs 50,00 while females can bring Rs 1,00,000 worth of gold and children below 12 years of age can bring gold up to Rs 25,000.
If you still wish to carry more gold on an international flight, customs duty will be charged. The price may slightly differ for gold biscuits and bars.
In a recent case, a Kannada Actor Ranya Rao was smuggling gold from Dubai to Bengaluru on an international flight. He was arrested and police recovered kilos of gold from him.
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