As India raises gold import duty from 6% to 15% amid economic pressure and a weakening rupee, the jewellery industry is preparing for higher prices, evolving demand, and possible market disruption, discovers Khursheed Mistry.

India's listed jewellers have posted their best March quarter on record. Strip out a 79% rise in the gold price, and a quieter, more uncomfortable picture emerges — one the unorganized trade and several regional listings have already started to live with.

The Indian gold jewellery industry is poised for significant growth in the financial year 2025 (FY25), with revenue expected to increase by 13-15%, according to a report by ICRA

Industry players feel the move is ill-advised and ill-timed, as they are already grappling with challenges caused by the pandemic and HUID issues. If the proposal goes through, it will add a huge burden to the industry, finds out Suneeta Kaul

Policy changes last year created a lot of upheavals in the Indian gems and jewellery
industry. A good medicine tastes bitter; likewise, the policies may have caused
a short-term mayhem in the industry, however, the gradual transition with GST is
meant to do good in the long term. It’s definitely a move towards more transparent
and organized way of doing business. By Kavita Parab

GJEPC raising its concern over GST on Diamonds mentioned in a release that the move would cause a set-back to the export oriented diamond industry.

The event saw stars from the film Dum Maaro Dum speaking about Brand Agni

Diamond revenues fell by 6%