Gems and jewellery industry

Budget 2017: GJF wants 5% import duty; PAN card limit to Rs 5 lakh

The dometic gems and jewellery industry, which went through a lot of turmoil in 2016, has urged the government to increase the mandatory PAN card limit to Rs 5 lakh and above and reduce the import duty on gold to atleast 5 percent in the Union Budget 2017-18.

Jan 24, 2017, 11:43 AM IST

Jewellers welcome govt decision on excise duty exemption limit

The government's decision to exempt small scale jewellers from excise duty will give a boost to the trade, the gems and jewellery industry said Thursday.

 

Jul 14, 2016, 20:21 PM IST

GJF wants import duty to be cut to 2%

Gems and jewellery traders have asked the government to cut down the duty on gold to two percent from current 10 percent.

Jan 14, 2015, 19:45 PM IST