Import of Gold by Nominated Banks /Agencies/Entities (Revised)

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....of various forms of gold by nominated banks/nominated agencies/ premier or star trading houses/SEZ units/EoUs which have been permitted to import gold for use in the domestic sector. 2. Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India have been receiving several requests for clarifications on the operational aspects of the scheme of imports put in place in terms of the above circular. There have also been representations to change certain aspects of the scheme. Taking into account all these representations and in consultation with the Government of India, it has been decided to issue the following clarifications/modifications in supersession of all the earlier instructions: • Import of gold in the form of coins and medallio....

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....exporters in a lot would be considered unusual. Illustratively, if the gold supplied to exporters by a bank during the last three years is say, 30 tonnes, 40 tonnes and 60 tonnes respectively, imports in terms of this circular shall be based on highest of three i.e. 60 tonnes. Further, import of 50 tonnes( two months export of 10 tonnes for exports and 4 times the amount for domestic use, totalling 50 tonnes) will be considered unusual. In case of nominated banks not having a previous record of having supplied gold to the exporters they would need to seek prior approval from RBI before placing orders for import of gold for the first lot under the 20/80 scheme. • The 20/80 principle would also apply for the henceforth import of ....

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....change transactions effected by / for their constituents are compliant with the above instructions. Head Offices of nominated agencies / International Banking Divisions of banks would be responsible for monitoring operations of the revised scheme taking into account transactions put through different centres. In respect of gold released for the purpose of exports, AD Category I banks will also put in place a special mechanism to monitor realization of export proceeds as per the extant regulations and any contraventions/ unusual developments in this regard should be reported forthwith to the concerned Regional Office of the Reserve Bank of India. 5. Government of India will be issuing separate instructions, if any, to the customs authorit....