Finance Ministry Raises Customs Tariff Value of Gold [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance issued Notification No. 28/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated April 23, 2025, revising the tariff value tables for various imported goods under the Customs Act, 1962.

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This notification will come into force on April 24, 2025, and substitutes the tariff value tables specified earlier under Notification No. 24/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated April 15, 2025. Most tariff values remain unchanged, but there is a notable upward revision in the tariff value of gold, which has been raised to USD 1106 per 10 grams. The tariff value of silver and other commodities like edible oils, brass scrap, and areca nuts remains unchanged.

Table 1: Tariff Values for Edible Oils and Brass Scrap

Sl. No.	Chapter/Heading/Sub-heading/Tariff Item	Description of Goods	New Tariff Value (US $ Per Metric Tonne)
1	1511 10 00	Crude Palm Oil	1158 (No Change)
2	1511 90 10	RBD Palm Oil	1160 (No Change)
3	1511 90 90	Others – Palm Oil	1159 (No Change)
4	1511 10 00	Crude Palmolein	1174 (No Change)
5	1511 90 20	RBD Palmolein	1177 (No Change)
6	1511 90 90	Others – Palmolein	1176 (No Change)
7	1507 10 00	Crude Soybean Oil	1064 (No Change)
8	7404 00 22	Brass Scrap (all grades)	5698 (No Change)

Table 2: Tariff Values for Gold and Silver

Sl. No.	Chapter/Heading/Sub-heading/Tariff Item	Description of Goods	New Tariff Value (US $)
1	71 or 98	Gold, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 356 of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed	1106 per 10 grams (Increased)
2	71 or 98	Silver, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 357 of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed	983 per kilogram (No Change)
3	71	(i) Silver, in any form, other than medallions and silver coins having silver content not below 99.9% or semi-manufactured forms of silver falling under sub-heading 7106 92   (ii) Medallions and silver coins having silver content not below 99.9% or semi-manufactured forms of silver falling under sub-heading 7106 92, other than imports of such goods through post, courier, or baggage   Explanation: For the purposes of this entry, silver in any form shall not include foreign currency coins, jewellery made of silver, or articles made of silver.	983 per kilogram (No change)
4	71	(i) Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing the manufacturer’s or refiner’s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units   (ii) Gold coins having gold content not below 99.5% and gold findings, other than imports of such goods through post, courier, or baggage   Explanation: For the purposes of this entry, "gold findings" means a small component such as a hook, clasp, clamp, pin, catch, screw back used to hold the whole or a part of a piece of jewellery in place.	1106 per 10 grams (Increased)

Table 3: Tariff Value for Areca Nuts

Sl. No.	Chapter/Heading/Sub-heading/Tariff Item	Description of Goods	New Tariff Value (US $ Per Metric Tonne)
1	080280	Areca Nuts	8140 (No Change)

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