Lok Sabha Question No. 3978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Revenue through Import of Gold
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3978

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 18 th  AUGUST, 2025 / SRAVANA 27, 1947 (SAKA)

## 'Revenue through Import of Gold'

## 3978. Shri Anto Antony:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of imports of gold and revenue collected through it during the last ten years, year-wise and country-wise; and
- (b) the details of gold smuggled and the quantum of gold seized during the last ten years, year-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The  details  of  imports  of  gold  during  the  last  ten  years,  year-wise  and country-wise are provided in Annexure-A and the revenue collected through it during the last ten years, year-wise and country-wise are provided in Annexure-B.
- (b) The details of gold smuggled and the quantum of gold seized during the last ten years, year-wise is given below:

| FY      |   No. of Cases |   Quantity of Gold Seized (in Kgs) |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |           2815 |                            2972.07 |
| 2016-17 |           1573 |                            1520.24 |
| 2017-18 |           3131 |                            3329.46 |
| 2018-19 |           5092 |                            4292.29 |
| 2019-20 |           4784 |                            3626.85 |
| 2020-21 |           2034 |                            1944.39 |
| 2021-22 |           2236 |                            2172.11 |
| 2022-23 |           4619 |                            4342.85 |
| 2023-24 |           6599 |                            4971.68 |
| 2024-25 |           3005 |                            2600.4  |

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| Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    | Annexure-A                                                    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) | Country-wise Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Value in USD million) |
| COUNTRY OF CONSIGNMENT                                        | 2015                                                          | 2016                                                          | 2017                                                          | 2018                                                          | 2019                                                          | 2020                                                          | 2021                                                          | 2022                                                          | 2023                                                          | 2024                                                          |
| SWITZERLAND                                                   | 18727                                                         | 13139                                                         | 18726                                                         | 15384                                                         | 15160                                                         | 9439                                                          | 26996                                                         | 13136                                                         | 16453                                                         | 21491                                                         |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                          | 3802                                                          | 2638                                                          | 4095                                                          | 2224                                                          | 3322                                                          | 2516                                                          | 7004                                                          | 2936                                                          | 6734                                                          | 12935                                                         |
| SOUTH AFRICA                                                  | 1739                                                          | 1188                                                          | 1862                                                          | 1043                                                          | 1605                                                          | 1415                                                          | 4101                                                          | 3319                                                          | 4297                                                          | 5216                                                          |
| PERU                                                          | 431                                                           | 471                                                           | 1466                                                          | 2230                                                          | 1606                                                          | 1329                                                          | 2270                                                          | 2107                                                          | 2365                                                          | 4369                                                          |
| AUSTRALIA                                                     | 992                                                           | 313                                                           | 551                                                           | 552                                                           | 419                                                           | 229                                                           | 1121                                                          | 780                                                           | 2118                                                          | 3417                                                          |
| UNITED STATES                                                 | 2554                                                          | 1322                                                          | 2127                                                          | 2092                                                          | 1611                                                          | 748                                                           | 1291                                                          | 1788                                                          | 1217                                                          | 2150                                                          |
| HONG KONG                                                     | 27                                                            | 228                                                           | 537                                                           | 672                                                           | 316                                                           | 611                                                           | 365                                                           | 244                                                           | 166                                                           | 1962                                                          |
| GHANA                                                         | 3003                                                          | 1272                                                          | 2536                                                          | 2935                                                          | 1884                                                          | 851                                                           | 988                                                           | 1532                                                          | 916                                                           | 1124                                                          |
| COLOMBIA                                                      | 460                                                           | 223                                                           | 261                                                           | 366                                                           | 392                                                           | 379                                                           | 520                                                           | 699                                                           | 724                                                           | 878                                                           |
| DOMINICAN REPULIC                                             | 500                                                           | 579                                                           | 536                                                           | 509                                                           | 436                                                           | 181                                                           | 613                                                           | 326                                                           | 333                                                           | 627                                                           |
| SAUDI ARABIA                                                  | 97                                                            | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 296                                                           | 65                                                            | 45                                                            | 198                                                           | 352                                                           | 509                                                           |
| SINGAPORE                                                     | 50                                                            | 70                                                            | 141                                                           | 92                                                            | 58                                                            | 381                                                           | 1627                                                          | 629                                                           | 846                                                           | 502                                                           |
| ARGENTINA                                                     | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 157                                                           | 259                                                           | 535                                                           | 224                                                           | 305                                                           | 480                                                           |
| BOLIVIA                                                       | 184                                                           | 122                                                           | 597                                                           | 761                                                           | 796                                                           | 1018                                                          | 1949                                                          | 2793                                                          | 1300                                                          | 404                                                           |
| UGANDA                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 417                                                           | 784                                                           | 350                                                           |
| GUINEA                                                        | 225                                                           | 113                                                           | 393                                                           | 295                                                           | 224                                                           | 812                                                           | 3145                                                          | 2450                                                          | 1039                                                          | 329                                                           |
| TURKEY                                                        | 174                                                           | 23                                                            | 108                                                           | 26                                                            | 41                                                            | 0                                                             | 9                                                             | 176                                                           | 173                                                           | 271                                                           |
| TANZANIA                                                      | 539                                                           | 281                                                           | 612                                                           | 516                                                           | 579                                                           | 162                                                           | 500                                                           | 947                                                           | 1028                                                          | 221                                                           |
| MEXICO                                                        | 0                                                             | 75                                                            | 89                                                            | 0                                                             | 86                                                            | 154                                                           | 180                                                           | 165                                                           | 131                                                           | 168                                                           |
| PHILIPPINES                                                   | 85                                                            | 17                                                            | 54                                                            | 52                                                            | 48                                                            | 58                                                            | 119                                                           | 84                                                            | 131                                                           | 148                                                           |
| UNITED KINGDOM                                                | 284                                                           | 61                                                            | 86                                                            | 597                                                           | 887                                                           | 424                                                           | 365                                                           | 26                                                            | 214                                                           | 128                                                           |
| ECUADOR                                                       | 48                                                            | 1                                                             | 3                                                             | 1                                                             | 1                                                             | 0                                                             | 17                                                            | 116                                                           | 299                                                           | 72                                                            |
| JAPAN                                                         | 12                                                            | 3                                                             | 1                                                             | 8                                                             | 5                                                             | 25                                                            | 0                                                             | 312                                                           | 97                                                            | 46                                                            |
| CHINA                                                         | 14                                                            | 35                                                            | 71                                                            | 27                                                            | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 43                                                            |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 1                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 11                                                            | 18                                                            | 0                                                             | 22                                                            | 38                                                            |
| LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC                                       | 10                                                            | 112                                                           | 115                                                           | 13                                                            | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | 41                                                            | 87                                                            | 22                                                            |
| OTHER COUNTRIES                                               | 1062                                                          | 755                                                           | 1284                                                          | 1399                                                          | 1311                                                          | 892                                                           | 2005                                                          | 1147                                                          | 451                                                           | 196                                                           |
| Total                                                         | 35018                                                         | 23040                                                         | 36291                                                         | 31792                                                         | 31238                                                         | 21959                                                         | 55781                                                         | 36591                                                         | 42580                                                         | 58096                                                         |

Source: DGCI&S, DoC

| Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 | Annexure - B                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) | Country-wise Revenue collected from Import of Gold (CTH 7108) (Rs. In Crore) |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN                                                            | 2015                                                                         | 2016                                                                         | 2017                                                                         | 2018                                                                         | 2019                                                                         | 2020                                                                         | 2021                                                                         | 2022                                                                         | 2023                                                                         | 2024                                                                         |
| SWITZERLAND                                                                  | 6508                                                                         | 3507                                                                         | 7511                                                                         | 5143                                                                         | 4995                                                                         | 2316                                                                         | 5497                                                                         | 2227                                                                         | 3552                                                                         | 7523                                                                         |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                                         | 2538                                                                         | 620                                                                          | 1717                                                                         | 477                                                                          | 346                                                                          | 1160                                                                         | 4377                                                                         | 1063                                                                         | 3627                                                                         | 7486                                                                         |
| SOUTH AFRICA                                                                 | 545                                                                          | 512                                                                          | 841                                                                          | 255                                                                          | 376                                                                          | 333                                                                          | 1334                                                                         | 598                                                                          | 1479                                                                         | 2670                                                                         |
| PERU                                                                         | 235                                                                          | 298                                                                          | 753                                                                          | 541                                                                          | 505                                                                          | 622                                                                          | 1694                                                                         | 1043                                                                         | 1540                                                                         | 2051                                                                         |
| AUSTRALIA                                                                    | 447                                                                          | 120                                                                          | 308                                                                          | 215                                                                          | 76                                                                           | 25                                                                           | 14                                                                           | 61                                                                           | 122                                                                          | 1435                                                                         |
| UNITED STATES                                                                | 1209                                                                         | 618                                                                          | 1238                                                                         | 787                                                                          | 504                                                                          | 453                                                                          | 65                                                                           | 740                                                                          | 1247                                                                         | 817                                                                          |
| GHANA                                                                        | 1587                                                                         | 772                                                                          | 1491                                                                         | 943                                                                          | 672                                                                          | 567                                                                          | 821                                                                          | 853                                                                          | 941                                                                          | 704                                                                          |
| DOMINICAN REPULIC                                                            | 294                                                                          | 244                                                                          | 350                                                                          | 237                                                                          | 148                                                                          | 145                                                                          | 485                                                                          | 225                                                                          | 413                                                                          | 433                                                                          |
| COLOMBIA                                                                     | 212                                                                          | 141                                                                          | 120                                                                          | 82                                                                           | 110                                                                          | 182                                                                          | 350                                                                          | 352                                                                          | 496                                                                          | 422                                                                          |
| HONG KONG                                                                    | 11                                                                           | 112                                                                          | 181                                                                          | 172                                                                          | 117                                                                          | 35                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 392                                                                          |
| SAUDI ARABIA                                                                 | 51                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 89                                                                           | 38                                                                           | 22                                                                           | 136                                                                          | 468                                                                          | 384                                                                          |
| ARGENTINA                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 43                                                                           | 249                                                                          | 385                                                                          | 377                                                                          | 341                                                                          | 311                                                                          |
| UGANDA                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 208                                                                          | 508                                                                          | 281                                                                          |
| BOLIVIA                                                                      | 100                                                                          | 75                                                                           | 302                                                                          | 175                                                                          | 233                                                                          | 574                                                                          | 1406                                                                         | 1390                                                                         | 831                                                                          | 234                                                                          |
| SINGAPORE                                                                    | 21                                                                           | 30                                                                           | 84                                                                           | 23                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 21                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 88                                                                           | 174                                                                          |
| CHINA                                                                        | 16                                                                           | 29                                                                           | 62                                                                           | 7                                                                            | 7                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 8                                                                            | 148                                                                          |
| JAPAN                                                                        | 2                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 32                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 186                                                                          | 56                                                                           | 145                                                                          |
| GUINEA                                                                       | 116                                                                          | 60                                                                           | 240                                                                          | 94                                                                           | 70                                                                           | 533                                                                          | 2202                                                                         | 1197                                                                         | 532                                                                          | 140                                                                          |
| TURKEY                                                                       | 102                                                                          | 13                                                                           | 33                                                                           | 1                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 81                                                                           | 128                                                                          | 113                                                                          |
| MEXICO                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 46                                                                           | 53                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 20                                                                           | 185                                                                          | 156                                                                          | 138                                                                          | 162                                                                          | 109                                                                          |
| PHILIPPINES                                                                  | 35                                                                           | 10                                                                           | 38                                                                           | 17                                                                           | 14                                                                           | 50                                                                           | 94                                                                           | 63                                                                           | 143                                                                          | 104                                                                          |
| TANZANIA                                                                     | 302                                                                          | 214                                                                          | 477                                                                          | 207                                                                          | 182                                                                          | 142                                                                          | 370                                                                          | 648                                                                          | 522                                                                          | 76                                                                           |
| ECUADOR                                                                      | 26                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 8                                                                            | 59                                                                           | 191                                                                          | 64                                                                           |
| LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC                                             | 5                                                                            | 177                                                                          | 103                                                                          | 45                                                                           | 42                                                                           | 90                                                                           | 59                                                                           | 86                                                                           | 89                                                                           | 47                                                                           |
| UNITED KINGDOM                                                               | 639                                                                          | 118                                                                          | 57                                                                           | 87                                                                           | 46                                                                           | 18                                                                           | 34                                                                           | 20                                                                           | 61                                                                           | 42                                                                           |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 31                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| OTHER COUNTRIES                                                              | 481                                                                          | 293                                                                          | 669                                                                          | 413                                                                          | 402                                                                          | 467                                                                          | 1004                                                                         | 542                                                                          | 204                                                                          | 97                                                                           |
| Total                                                                        | 15483                                                                        | 8012                                                                         | 16628                                                                        | 9924                                                                         | 9006                                                                         | 8269                                                                         | 20376                                                                        | 12293                                                                        | 17747                                                                        | 26402                                                                        |

Source: Customs Automated System, DG Systems, CBIC