How to start
- Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT online; it is free and linked to your PAN.
- Register with GJEPC and get your RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) through the DGFT e-RCMC system.
- Silver and handcrafted jewellery need less capital than gold; many small exporters start there.
- Gold for export manufacturing can be sourced duty-free through nominated agencies and banks under export schemes; plan it with your bank.
Top buyer countries
- United Arab Emirates5,700.68 US$ million · 2025-26
- United States2,766.79 US$ million · 2025-26
- Hong Kong1,452.62 US$ million · 2025-26
- Singapore498.03 US$ million · 2025-26
- United Kingdom484 US$ million · 2025-26
Certificates and registrations
- GJEPC RCMC
- Hallmarking or assay certificate where the buyer or destination requires it
- Kimberley Process certificate for rough diamonds; responsible sourcing (RJC) for big retailers
Watch out for
- Gold price swings change your input cost daily; hedge or price on the day of fixing.
- UAE and US take most exports; trade agreements and tariffs decide competitiveness.
Sources (3)
- TradeStat, Department of Commerce — Export: Principal Commodity-wise, April–March 2026 (provisional), US$ million — row "G9, GOLD AND OTH PRECS METL JWLERY"
- TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise all countries export, HS 7113, 2025-26, US$ million · 2025-26
- HBP Appendix 2T — List of EPCs / Commodity Boards (DGFT), via research/export-import.json · 2023