Gold Jewellery 🇺🇸 United States
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery
Can I bring Gold Jewellery into United States?
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery
Personal use
- CBP Declaration Form 6059B
- FinCEN 105 (CMIR) if carrying gold coins/bars worth over USD 10,000
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
India is among the most significant markets with specific gold jewellery import rules: passengers are allowed duty-free import of gold jewellery up to INR 50,000 for men and INR 100,000 for women. Quantities above these allowances are dutiable. Indon
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Leaving United States with gold jewellery
Personal-wear gold jewellery is generally free to export from United States at reasonable personal-use quantities. High-value personal jewellery (typically above USD 10,000 equivalent) should be declared on FinCEN Form 105 (CMIR) at customs since jewellery counts toward cash-equivalent thresholds in some jurisdictions. Gold bullion, bars, and coins face different treatment: they may require an advance export authorisation from the central bank or securities regulator for commercial quantities. Antique jewellery over the applicable cultural-property age threshold (typically 100 years) may require an export permit from the cultural-affairs authority.
Personal-wear gold jewellery clears as routine. Bulk imports above the destination's threshold attract duty + VAT; cash-declaration rules may apply on high-value bullion.
Personal use
- CBP Declaration Form 6059B
- FinCEN 105 (CMIR) if carrying gold coins/bars worth over USD 10,000
This page covers destination customs rules in United States. Whether you can carry gold jewellery through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Gold Jewellery rules in other countries
Gold Jewellery
🇮🇳 India
Duty-free allowance for residents; duty applies above threshold
Gold Jewellery
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Personal jewellery allowed; declaration required for high values
Gold Jewellery
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Personal jewellery allowed; counts toward duty-free allowance
Gold Jewellery
🇹🇷 Turkey
Must declare; Turkey has strict gold import monitoring
Gold Jewellery
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Two watches duty-free; gold above CHF 300 declared
Gold Jewellery
🇨🇦 Canada
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery