Disclaimer & Sources

Thu, 15 Oct 2026

This website publishes gold rates and buying information for the UAE for information only. Please read how to use it — and check anything important with the official source before you act.

Please read before you rely on a numberLast updated 15 Oct 2026

Information only

This website publishes gold and silver rates, comparisons, calculators and buying guides for the UAE for general information only. It is not financial, investment, legal, tax or customs advice, and it is not an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell anything.

We do not trade

We do not sell gold, take orders, hold money or arrange any transaction, and we do not act for any jeweller, dealer or bank. Any purchase is between you and the seller.

Not affiliated

We are an independent publisher. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for any jewellers' group, government authority, or company named on this site. Names are used only to say where information comes from; trademarks belong to their owners.

About the rates

The indicative rate is our own calculation: international spot × 3.6725 AED per USD ÷ 31.1035 g × karat purity. It is the value of the gold at the international price — not a price any shop, group or authority has published or offered.
The international rate and every currency conversion are also our own calculations, always labelled as such.
What you pay in a shop is the shop's own rate per gram — usually a little above ours — plus a making charge and 5% VAT, and it can differ by shop, design and weight. Always confirm the final price with the jeweller before you buy.
Currency figures use a daily mid-market rate; your bank, card or exchange house will use its own rate.

About rules, taxes and customs

Summaries of VAT, tourist refunds and customs allowances are written from the published sources listed on this page, with the date we last checked them. Rules change and officers have discretion. Confirm with the relevant authority — or your airline — before you travel or buy, and keep your purchase invoices.

About news

News stories are short summaries of public reporting, credited to their original source. They are information, not advice, and we do not publish political commentary.

Accuracy and liability

We work to keep every number and rule accurate and current, but we cannot guarantee that the information is complete, correct or up to date at every moment. To the extent the law allows, we accept no liability for any loss arising from use of, or reliance on, this website.

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SourcesWhere every number and rule comes from · checked 15 Oct 2026

Gold and silver rates

Our indicative Dubai gold rate (24K–14K, AED per gram): spot × 3.6725 ÷ 31.1035 g × purity Our own calculation No shop's, group's or authority's published rate is used or reproduced.
International spot gold and silver (XAU/USD, XAG/USD) Our live market-data feed The input to every gold and silver rate on this site.
US dollar to dirham: 3.6725 (fixed peg) Central Bank of the UAE
Other currencies (INR, PKR, BDT and more) ExchangeRate-API — daily mid-market rates A market mid-rate, not a bank, card, exchange-house or remittance rate.

VAT and the tourist refund

Tourist VAT refund: 87% of the VAT, minus AED 3.60 per tax-free transaction; minimum AED 250 before VAT; non-residents aged 18+ on a tourist visa UAE Federal Tax Authority
5% VAT on jewellery (gold value + making charge); investment gold of 99%+ purity, in a form traded on global bullion markets, is zero-rated Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on VAT and its Executive Regulation (Art. 36) — UAE Federal Tax Authority

Carrying gold when you travel

Entering or leaving the UAE: declare cash, other currencies, financial instruments, precious metals or valuable stones worth more than AED 60,000 to ICP (online or in the Afseh app) UAE Government portal (u.ae) · official authority: ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security)
India: jewellery 40 g (women) / 20 g (other passengers) duty-free after a year abroad; ₹75,000 general allowance Notification 14/2026-Customs (N.T.), Baggage Rules 2026 · Gulf News, Feb 2026 Official authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (cbic.gov.in).
India: import duty on gold 15% (10% basic customs duty + 5% AIDC) from 13 May 2026 — also on passengers' gold (up to 1 kg for passengers of Indian origin or holding an Indian passport, after 6+ months abroad, paid in foreign currency) Notifications 15/2026 and 16/2026-Customs, 12 May 2026 · Khaleej Times, 13 May 2026 Passengers' gold is S.No. 194 of Notification 45/2025-Customs, amended by 15/2026-Customs. Official authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (cbic.gov.in).
Bangladesh: 100 g of gold jewellery (22K or lower) duty-free once a year; one bar of up to 10 tola (117 g) a year at Tk 5,000 per tola; not for passengers under 12 Baggage Rules for Non-Tourist Passengers 2025 (SRO 261-AIN/2025/71/Customs, amended by SRO 312) · National Board of Revenue Official authority: National Board of Revenue (nbr.gov.bd).
Pakistan: not published yet — under verification Federal Board of Revenue (fbr.gov.pk)

Buying gold in the UAE

Hallmarking and purity testing Gulf News — what UAE hallmarking rules mean for shoppers
Making charges and bargaining in the souk Gulf News — how to bargain for gold in UAE souks