Bullion Dealers India

Buying Bullion In India

India is one of the world’s greatest gold markets which, like many countries in Asia and the Middle East, looks to gold as a store of family wealth. Indians use a combination of bullion bars and coins as well as high-purity jewellery both as a store of value and as a second currency, in a country where as much as 60% are outside the banking system.

According to the World Gold Council (WGC) as of October 2017, the Indian central bank holds 557.8 tonnes of gold, equivalent to 5.7% of its total reserves, up from 3.4% in 2008’s official figures.

Although there are hundreds, maybe thousands of bullion sellers across India, this is a cash-based business and very few are as yet trading on the web.

The tax situation in India is fluid to say the least and wealthy Indians are buying and storing gold outside of India as much for stability as privacy from an aggressive governmental war on undeclared wealth – with Dubai seeing the majority of offshore investments.

IMPORTANT: The above tax details are listed for information purposes only and are believed correct at time of publication. Bullion.Directory are not tax experts. All enquiries about Indian taxes should be addressed to the appropriate local body. Taxes and taxation are subject to change.