Cut gold jewellery- carrying limit for travellers to 50g: BAJUS

Business Report :
The Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (Bajus) has proposed reducing the maximum weight of gold jewellery a person can bring from abroad under the baggage rule to 50 grammes.
At present, airline passengers can carry up to 100 grams of gold jewellery into the country without paying duty upon entry. However, they are not allowed to bring more than 12 pieces of any single type of ornament.
If implemented, the move would protect the interests of local gold traders, according to Anwar Hossain, chairman of the BAJUS standing committee on tariff and taxation.
Hossain was speaking at a post-budget discussion on the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2023-24 at the BAJUS office in Dhaka on Sunday.
By amending the baggage rule, it would be possible to control gold smuggling to a large extent, he said.

This is because many people bring gold bars from abroad by taking advantage of the rule. As a result, local businesses are being affected.
Hossain then said they are disappointed by the fact that just one of their 12 proposals were included in the budget.
In the budget for the next financial year, it has been proposed that the duty to be paid for importing 11.664 gram gold bars or pieces through airline passengers will be raised to Tk 4,000 from Tk 2,000. BAJUS also demanded the value-added tax on sales of gold ornaments be reduced from 5 per cent to 3 per cent as it would discourage people from avoiding the charge.