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Russian Federation [Licensed export (miner, refiner or bank)] → United Arab Emirates (refine) → Switzerland → Turkey (Türkiye) (refine) · Exchange trade, bank and retail sale

القانون العام والإرشادات الرسمية منشورة بوصفها أبحاثاً. ليست مشورة قانونية أو ضريبية أو مالية.

البحث نفسه مكتوب بالإنجليزية. العناوين والوسوم مترجمة؛ أما النتائج والاقتباسات فغير مترجمة.

اسأل البحث

اسأل بكلماتك. الإجابة هي البحث نفسه: سجلاته بنصها، مع كل مصدر ومدى الوثوق بكل سجل.

المسار مرحلة بمرحلة

كل خطوة وضريبة وضابط كما يسجلها البحث، مع أساسها القانوني ومدى وثوق البحث بها.

روسيا (Doré bar - unstamped) ⟶ الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Doré bar - unstamped → Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995')) ⟶ سويسرا (Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995')) ⟶ تركيا (Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995') → 999.9 kilobar)

غير مدروس: سويسرا → تركيا

المرحلة 1: روسيا

حيث تبدأ البضاعة

  1. 1

    Extract gold ore or placer sands within the licensed plot

    من
    Subsoil user (gold mining company)
    يتطلب
    Subsoil-use licence (electronic); Special-registration register entry (FPP)
    الشكل
    Ore (in situ / run-of-mine) → Concentrate / black sand
    نص القانون
    • Law 'On Subsoil', art. 11

  2. 2

    Process on site (gravity, leaching, smelting) into dore bars or placer (shlikh) gold; the metal must then go to refining

    من
    Subsoil user (gold mining company)
    يُصدر
    Batch number / GIIS UIN of the dore lot
    الشكل
    Concentrate / black sand → Doré bar - unstamped
    نص القانون

    Processing technology is industry practice; the law only requires "necessary processing" before refining.

    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 20(1)

  3. 3

    Sign a refining agreement with a listed refiner; it must set the delivery schedule and volumes, limits of harmful substances, the inventory of each lot, commission acceptance with control sampling, timing and specifications of the output, return-waste norms, the recipients of refined metal, the owner's delivery obligations to the State Fund or regional funds, liability and dispute settlement

    من
    Subsoil user (gold mining company)
    يُصدر
    Refining (tolling) agreement miner-refiner
    نص القانون
    • Government Decree 972, Procedure para 3, para 3

  4. 4

    Record the lot in GIIS DMDK and issue an electronic accompanying document (ESD) with the lot's UIN for dispatch to the refiner

    من
    Subsoil user (gold mining company)
    يتطلب
    Batch number / GIIS UIN of the dore lot; Refining (tolling) agreement miner-refiner
    يُصدر
    ESD for dispatch of dore/placer gold to the refiner
    إرشاد رسمي

    [not-read] The GIIS DMDK Rules (Decree 270) were not read in full; the ESD fields for dore were not seen.

    • Government Decree 270 of 26.02.2021

  5. 5

    Transport dore to the refinery by air, sea, inland water, rail or a specialised equipped road vehicle under armed escort

    من
    Secure carrier of valuables
    يتطلب
    ESD for dispatch of dore/placer gold to the refiner
    نص القانون
    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 29(3)

  6. 6

    Screen buyer and destination: Russian-origin gold exported after the sanctions dates cannot be imported into the EU, UK, US, Switzerland or Japan, and Russian bars made from 7 Mar 2022 are not LBMA Good Delivery; sales go to non-sanctioning markets

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    نص القانون
  7. 7

    Sign the export contract and issue the commercial invoice

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    يُصدر
    Export contract with foreign buyer; Commercial invoice
    نص القانون
  8. 8

    Apply to Minpromtorg for an export licence (one-off for a contract, or a general licence under Decree 1126 or 867); Minfin approves the application in GIIS DMDK within 10 working days (Order 10n from 1 Sep 2026), except credit organisations' applications for refined gold, silver, platinum and palladium bars since 8 May 2026

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    يتطلب
    Export contract with foreign buyer; Special-registration register entry (FPP)
    يُصدر
    Minfin conclusion (permissive document) approving an export-licence application (Order 10n from 1 Sep 2026); EAEU export licence issued by Minpromtorg (one-off or general)
    نص القانون

    Licence validity and issue time from EEC Council Decision 125 Rules paras 9 and 13: a one-off licence is valid up to 1 year from its start (may be limited to the contract term); a general licence up to 1 year; the licensing authority decides within 15 working days of receiving the documents unless the Commission decision introducing the measure sets another term. [unconfirmed] Decision 125's own in-force date depends on the Protocol of 25.05.2023 (see ru.law-eec-125).

    • Presidential Decree 1137, Regulation paras 4 and 22; Minfin Order 10n, paras 4, 22

  9. 9

    File the application letter for FPP state control through GIIS DMDK with: the export licence copy (table-1 goods), the contract, the specification, the invoice, the calculation of the value of the precious metals (within 5% of world prices), special-registration record or bank licence, proof of lawful ownership, the precious-metal content document, technical documentation, the subsoil licence (mining subjects) and the document on the State Fund's refusal to buy (mining and producing subjects)

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    يتطلب
    EAEU export licence issued by Minpromtorg (one-off or general); Export contract with foreign buyer; Commercial invoice; Document on the authorised bodies' refusal (non-exercise) to purchase; Passport for standard bar / certificate for measured bar of refined precious metal (FPP Order 154n; replaced by a single certificate under Order 144n from 1 Mar 2027)
    يُصدر
    Application (zayavka / letter-application) for FPP state control on export or import, filed in GIIS DMDK; Calculation of the value of precious metals in the consignment
    نص القانون

    [transcription] EEC Board Decision 30 read in the ConsultantPlus copy published by the FPP; the FPP list reproduces the same paragraph.

    • EEC Board Decision 30, Annex 14, Annex 2 (Rules) para 4(b); Minfin Order 11n (valuation), Rules para 4(b)

  10. 10

    State control of the whole consignment within 5 working days: check against documents, origin, compliance with transaction rules, valuation, optional sampling; issue the act of state control (3 copies; the first for customs) or a refusal

    من
    Federal Assay Chamber
    يتطلب
    Application (zayavka / letter-application) for FPP state control on export or import, filed in GIIS DMDK
    يُصدر
    Act of state control (akt gosudarstvennogo kontrolya) of the Federal Assay Chamber
    نص القانون
    • EEC Board Decision 30, Annex 14, Annex 2 (Rules) paras 3, 8, 10; 41-FZ art. 26², Rules para 10

  11. 11

    Lodge the export declaration at a specialised customs post, presenting the export licence and the act of state control

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    يتطلب
    EAEU export licence issued by Minpromtorg (one-off or general); Act of state control (akt gosudarstvennogo kontrolya) of the Federal Assay Chamber; Commercial invoice
    يُصدر
    Export goods declaration (accepted and released by customs); Certificate of origin (general form) for non-EAEU destinations
    نص القانون

    [not-read] The customs rules on the declaration itself were not read.

    • EEC Board Decision 30, Annex 14 paras 4-5; Presidential Decree 1137 para 19¹, Regulation paras 4-5

  12. 12

    Carry the sealed consignment to the airport and hand to the airline (valuable cargo)

    من
    Secure carrier of valuables
    يتطلب
    Export goods declaration (accepted and released by customs)
    يُصدر
    Packing list; Air waybill
    غير مؤكَّد

    The armed-escort rule (41-FZ art. 29(3)) covers transport to the airport; no rule on the hand-over to the airline was read.

    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 29(3)

الضرائب والرسوم

  • Exchange-rate-linked export duty on gold

    0% (average USD/RUB below 80), 4% (80-85), 4.5% (85-90), 5.5% (90-95), 7% (95 and above) of the customs value

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Government Decree 1538 of 21.09.2023, para 1; Decree 532 of 25.04.2024, para 1

  • Export duty on gold-bearing concentrates

    Same exchange-rate-linked bands (0-7%) as Decree 1538 para 1 - group 26 (except 2609 00 000 0) is in the list, which covers precious-metal ores and concentrates (HS 2616) Precious-metal ores and concentrates (HS 2616) exported outside the EAEU

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Government Decree 1538 of 21.09.2023, para 1, para 1

  • Mineral extraction tax (NDPI) on gold

    6.0% (art. 342(2)(5): "концентратов и других полупродуктов, содержащих в себе один или несколько драгоценных металлов"), times the rent coefficient KRENTA = 1 for these minerals (art. 342⁸(3)(2)) and the territory coefficient Ktd (art. 342(2²)) Gold-bearing semi-products at the end of the extraction operations (dore/ligature gold, placer and native gold, concentrates)

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Tax Code Part Two, ch. 26, arts. 337(2)(13), 340(5), 342(2)(5), 342⁸(3)(2)

  • NDPI surcharge on gold (2024)

    RUB 78,000 per kg of gold contained in the extracted semi-product (КДРМ = VДРМ x 78 000) Tax periods beginning 1 June - 31 December 2024; gold in semi-products under art. 337(2)(13) extracted on licensed plots

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Federal Law 96-FZ of 22.04.2024, art. 1(7), adding Tax Code art. 343(21), art. 343(21) (2024 wording)

  • NDPI surcharge on gold from 2025

    КДРМ = 0.1 x (ЦЗ / 1000 - 61 000) x VДРМ x Р: 10% of the excess of the month's average world gold price in USD per kg (ЦЗ is USD per tonne, art. 342¹⁰(1)) over USD 61,000 per kg, times the kg of gold contained, times the month's average USD/RUB rate

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Tax Code art. 343(21) as restated by Federal Law 176-FZ of 12.07.2024, art. 343(21)

الضوابط

  • FPP state control of every import from and export to non-EAEU states of goods in tables 1 and 3 of section 2.10 (41-FZ art. 26²; Decree 1137 para 19(b)): the whole batch is presented (for ores and concentrates, HS 2616, the documents only) and controlled within 5 working days; checks of the batch a…

    نص القانون
    • EEC Board Decision 30, Annex 14, Annex 2 (Rules) paras 3, 4, 7, 8, 10; Presidential Decree 1137 paras 19, 19¹, Rules paras 3, 10

  • From 1 May 2026 export from Russia of refined gold in bars with a total weight over 100 g by individuals, legal entities and entrepreneurs is prohibited, except (a) to EAEU member states through the international airports Moscow (Vnukovo), Moscow (Domodedovo), Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and Vladivostok (…

    Total weight over 100 g

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Presidential Decree 193 of 25.03.2026; Government Decree 450 of 23.04.2026, para 2, para 4

  • Purchase and sale of precious metals (and jewellery and scrap) of RUB 1,000,000 or more is subject to mandatory control and reported to Rosfinmonitoring by the seller within 3 working days; individuals buying jewellery up to RUB 60,000 (RUB 400,000 with a personalised e-payment means) are not identi…

    RUB 1,000,000

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Law 115-FZ, art. 6(1)(4) sixth paragraph; art. 7(1.4-2)

  • Only listed refiners, Goznak and credit organisations may sell refined (investment) bars to individuals, and retailers only bars received on commission or agency from them; buy-back dealers and pawnshops may pass bars bought from individuals only to refiners. Deals between individuals in precious me…

    نص القانون
    • Government Decree 604 of 15.05.2024 (Rules paras 3-4, 8); 41-FZ art. 22(6), Rules para 4

  • No gold-specific cash-payment limit was found. The RUB 1,000,000 mandatory-control threshold applies whatever the means of payment.

    غير مؤكَّد
  • Export to non-EAEU states of goods in tables 1 and 2 of section 2.10 of the EAEU Single List (table 1 includes refined gold in bars, plates, powder and granules, unique and non-refinable nuggets, other unwrought gold incl. dore, scrap, ores and concentrates) requires a licence issued by Minpromtorg …

    نص القانون
    • Presidential Decree 1137 (Regulation paras 4, 22, 23); EEC Board Decision 30, Annex 14 para 5; Minfin Order 10n, paras 4, 22, 23

  • Residents must receive export proceeds on their accounts in authorised banks (173-FZ art. 19(1)(1)). Under art. 19(8) this does not apply to contracts priced or payable in foreign currency, except for goods listed there; the list includes HS 7101-7103 and 7112 but not 7108 (gold). Where art. 19 appl…

    نص القانون
    • Federal Law 173-FZ art. 19; Presidential Decrees 79 (para 2) and 430, art. 19(1), (8)

  • Traceability: participants must record precious-metal operations in GIIS DMDK, with UINs and electronic accompanying documents between participants; refiners report receipt and shipment of metal in any form.

    نص القانون
    • 41-FZ art. 12², art. 20(2); Government Decree 270 of 26.02.2021, art. 12²

  • Refined metal in standard form must, before it enters circulation, be offered by a purchase proposal to the State Fund institution under Minfin and to the authority of the mining region (where a regional fund exists) - for the next year by 31 December, with an additional proposal within 10 working d…

    نص القانون
    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 2(5), art. 20(4)-(5)

  • LBMA suspended six Russian refiners on 7 Mar 2022; their bars produced from that date are not Good Delivery; Russian bars already in loco London/Swiss before then remain Good Delivery, with clearing banks attesting conformity.

    معيار
  • Mined and produced precious metals (except nuggets) must, after the necessary processing, go for refining to organisations on the Government list (41-FZ art. 20(1)); only listed organisations may refine (art. 4(4)); the refining agreement's mandatory terms and the refiner's reporting duties are set …

    نص القانون
    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 20(1)

  • Switzerland: purchase, import, transit and transport into and through Switzerland of gold under Annex 26 (includes HS 7108) originating in Russia and exported from Russia after 4 August 2022 are prohibited (Art. 14d(1)); the same applies to such gold processed in a third country (Art. 14d(2)) and, s…

    نص القانون
    • Swiss Ukraine Ordinance SR 946.231.176.72 (Stand 21.09.2026), Art. 14d

  • EU: it is prohibited to purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly, gold listed in Annex XXVI (HS 7108; 7112 91 gold waste and scrap; ex 7118 90 gold coins) that originates in Russia and was exported from Russia into the Union or to any third country after 22 July 2022 (art. 3o(1)); the sa…

    نص القانون
    • Regulation (EU) 833/2014 as amended by 2022/1269, art. 3o

  • Japan: import of precious metals originating in Russia and shipped from Russia on or after 1 August 2022 requires the Minister of Finance's permission under FEFTA art. 19(2) (MOF Notice No 443 of 2006 as amended 25 July 2022, item 4); the government announced it on 5 July 2022 as an import ban.

    نص القانون
    • MOF Notice No 443 of 2006 as amended 25 Jul 2022, item 4

  • UK: import of gold originating in Russia and exported from Russia on or after 21 July 2022 is prohibited (reg 46Z11, Chapter 4J inserted by SI 2022/850, in force 21 Jul 2022), with prohibitions on acquisition with intent to import, supply and delivery, technical assistance, financial services and br…

    نص القانون
    • Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, regs 46Z11-46Z16, 46Z16A-46Z16C

  • US: import of gold of Russian Federation origin is prohibited from 28 Jun 2022, except gold located outside Russia before that date (OFAC determination under E.O. 14068 s. 1(a)(i)(A), amended version of 22 Dec 2023). U.S. persons may not deal with the Central Bank, the National Wealth Fund or the Mi…

    نص القانون
    • E.O. 14068 and the OFAC determination; E.O. 14024 as amended by E.O. 14114, E.O. 14068 s. 1(a)(i)(A); E.O. 14024 s. 11

      “the importation into the United States of … products of Russian Federation origin”

  • Temporary ban from 1 June to 30 November 2026 on export from Russia of precious-metal waste and scrap (HS 7112) and electrical and electronic waste used mainly to recover precious metals (8549 21 000 0, 8549 29 000 0), with exceptions for samples of up to 500 g per batch exported by listed refiners …

    نص القانون
    • Government Decree 558 of 16.05.2026, para 1

  • Legal entities, entrepreneurs and artist-jewellers operating with precious metals must be on the FPP special register kept in GIIS DMDK; those that should be registered and are not may not carry out operations (41-FZ art. 13¹(2)). Registration within 30 calendar days of state registration (Rules pa…

    نص القانون
    • 41-FZ art. 13¹; Government Decree 1052 (Rules paras 2, 5), art. 13¹

  • Precious metals and products from them are transported by air, sea, inland water, rail or specialised equipped road vehicles under armed escort; raw materials with less than 1% gold (or 5% silver), jewellery, investment metals (within a weight limit set by the Government) and some other items may mo…

    نص القانون
    • Federal Law 41-FZ, art. 29(3)

المرحلة 2: الإمارات العربية المتحدة

في الطريق

Doré bar - unstamped → Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995')

  1. 13

    Pre-contract KYC on the Nigerian exporter: corporate docs, UBO, MBC/export-permit evidence, mine-of-origin declaration

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يتطلب
    Bank-to-bank reference confirmation (not a public letter) on the Nigerian exporter
    يُصدر
    Importer's KYC/due-diligence pack on the Nigerian exporter; Evidence pack from the Nigerian exporter: export licence/permit, mine location, legal existence of the ASM operation
    إرشاد رسمي

    [conflict] For an ordinary DMCC trader the binding CDD duties are those of CR 134/2025 (Arts. 5-14); DMCC RBD-GPM binds only its Accredited Members (see ae.div-dmcc-role). [inferred] "Highest-scrutiny category" for ASM is the model's reading of Rule 1.6, not a phrase in the Rules.

    • DMCC RBD-GPM Rules v2/2020; Cabinet Resolution 134/2025, DMCC Rules 1.4-1.8 (KYC; Rule 1.6 specific requirements for ASM supply), Rules 2.4-2.8 (red flags); CR 134 Art. 25(1) (records at least 5 years)

  2. 14

    File the Dubai Customs declaration on Mirsal 2 with invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and air waybill (for a free-zone consignee the Customer Guide's 'FZ Transit In' type appears to apply, not import to local); disclose the precious metals crossing the border

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يتطلب
    Air waybill; Certificate of origin; Origin country's export authorisation for the gold (permit, licence or clearance issued by the mining or trade authority); Commercial invoice; Packing list
    يُصدر
    Dubai Customs declaration filed online (for goods entering a free zone: "FZ Transit In"); Disclosure of precious metals crossing the UAE border (cargo included)
    إرشاد رسمي

    No UAE import permit for gold: Dubai Customs lists DMCC as restricting authority only for "Pearls, Diamonds, Rough Diamonds etc." (Customer Guide App. I). FZ Transit In (s.15.12.2): "foreign goods originated from any country may be brought into the free zones without being subject to customs duties or taxes. The owner of the goods in the Documents shall be a Free Zone Licensee"; documents MAWB/HAWB, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, packing list, delivery order. Mainland duty: the GCC exempted list's gold line is printed "71060000" (silver's heading) [summary][blocked]. Cross-border disclosure: see ae.doc-pm-disclosure-ae. [unconfirmed] Neither Dubai Customs guide names the declaration type for gold into a DMCC company or the DMCC Vault. [conflict] Supporting documents are due within 14 days (Customer Guide s.15.7) or 30 days (Service Guide v9 App. A) - see ae.div-customs-doc-deadline. KPMG (secondary): periodic "Goods Consumption within FZ" declaration under Dubai Customs Notice 17/2020.

    • Dubai Customs Customer Guide v3.03; Dubai Customs Service Guide v9; Federal Decree-Law 10/2025, Customer Guide s.15.12.2 (FZ Transit In), App. J (DMCC declarations at the Customer Service Center at DMCC); FDL 10/2025 Art. 10 (cross-border disclosure)

  3. 15

    Import VAT: registered importer accounts for VAT on its own return (reverse charge); investment-grade gold is zero-rated, doré is not

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يُصدر
    Import VAT accounted on the importer's own VAT return (registered importer)
    نص القانون

    Investment precious metals = gold, silver or platinum of 99% purity or more, in a form tradeable in global bullion markets (ER Art. 36(2), not amended in the consolidation to CD 100/2025); their supply or import is zero-rated (Art. 45(8)). [inferred] Doré below 99% does not qualify. [unconfirmed] DMCC's absence from the Designated Zones was checked only against the 2017 list (secondary copy). [not-read] FDL 16/2025 amendments (from 1 Jan 2026) not held.

    • Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 on VAT; Executive Regulation (Cabinet Decision 52/2017, as amended; consolidated to CD 100/2025), Law Art. 45(8), 48(1), 49; ER Art. 36(2), 48(1), 48(5), 50(1)

  4. 16

    If the importer sells the doré to the refiner (rather than toll-refining it): refiner gives two written statements before supply; importer issues a tax invoice without VAT (reverse charge)

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يُصدر
    Refiner's two written statements: VAT-registered, and buying to resell or use in production; Tax invoice without VAT for the importer-to-refiner sale
    نص القانون

    [inferred] Conditional: the model reads the reverse charge as not applying where the refiner only toll-refines metal the importer keeps title to; the sources read do not address toll refining.

    • Cabinet Decision 127/2024; VAT Executive Regulation, CD 127 Art. 2(1), 2(3) (two written declarations before supply; supplier keeps them and verifies registration), 2(4) (no declarations: no reverse charge); ER Art. 59(1)(l)

  5. 17

    Refiner performs its own CDD on the supplier; third-party audit, assurance or certification reports are supporting evidence only, and the relationship must stop if CDD cannot be completed

    من
    Dubai refiner (UAEGD-accredited)
    يتطلب
    Importer's KYC/due-diligence pack on the Nigerian exporter; Evidence pack from the Nigerian exporter: export licence/permit, mine location, legal existence of the ASM operation; Air waybill
    يُصدر
    Refiner KYC and custody file: supplier identity/constitution/licence/UBOs, PEP approval, invoices, declared weight and assay, unique input/output references, transport documents, arrival and assay-final dates, payment details (kept 5 years); Red-flag assessment by location of origin and by supplier
    نص القانون
    • UAE MoE Due Diligence Regulations v1 (2022); Ministerial Decree 68/2024; EBC Rules for RBDG v1/2021, Regs s.1.3.1-1.3.7, 1.3.6 (cease if CDD cannot be done), 1.3.10 (records 5 years), 1.5 (own KYC; third-party audits only supporting evidence), 2.1-2.2; Decree Art. 1(A)-(B); EBC Rules 1.6-1.14

  6. 18

    Weigh-in, seal-check, sample, fire-assay the doré

    من
    Dubai refiner (UAEGD-accredited)
    يتطلب
    Refining agreement, Dubai refiner; Refiner KYC and custody file: supplier identity/constitution/licence/UBOs, PEP approval, invoices, declared weight and assay, unique input/output references, transport documents, arrival and assay-final dates, payment details (kept 5 years); Pre-shipment notification to refiner/buyer
    يُصدر
    Refiner outturn/assay report
    ممارسة السوق

    Specific weighing/sampling/fire-assay methodology not published in any UAE-specific source found

  7. 19

    Melt, refine and cast to 995.0 or 999.9 bars, marked with serial number, the refiner's hallmark/brand stamp, fineness to four significant figures and weight (year optional, otherwise on the manufacturer's certificate)

    من
    Dubai refiner (UAEGD-accredited)
    يتطلب
    Refiner outturn/assay report
    يُصدر
    Manufacturer certificate accompanying UAEGD bars (states year of manufacture if not stamped); Output record: unique reference, refiner name and stamp, year for each bar
    الشكل
    Doré bar - stamped/exporter-sealed → Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995')
    إرشاد رسمي

    [unconfirmed] Refining method (Miller chlorination) is not in the UAEGD Rules or RBDG Rules.

    • EBC UAE Good Delivery Accreditation Rules v1/2021, s.7.1 (bar marking)

  8. 20

    Refiner appoints an independent third-party auditor and submits the due-diligence report to the MoE (Decree 68/2024 Art. 1(B)); the Reviewer sends its reports to the MoE within 90 calendar days of the end of the review period (DD Regulations Annex I s.12.1). UAEGD (EBC) and DMCC Accredited Members also publish an annual report (EBC Rules / DMCC RBD-GPM Rule 5.1).

    من
    Dubai refiner (UAEGD-accredited)
    يُصدر
    RBD-GPM annual disclosure; MoET responsible-sourcing audit report
    نص القانون

    The EBC and DMCC reporting duties are rules of those bodies (official-guidance) and bind their Accredited Members only. [conflict] DMCC accreditation status after 2021: see ae.div-dmcc-role.

    • Ministerial Decree 68/2024; MoE Due Diligence Regulations v1; EBC Rules for RBDG v1/2021; DMCC RBD-GPM v2/2020, Decree Art. 1(B); Regulations Step 5, Annex I s.12.1; EBC Rules Rule 5.1; DMCC Rules Art. 3.1, Rule 5.1

  9. 21

    Deposit refined bars into DMCC Vault (operated by Brink's)

    من
    DMCC Vault (operated by Brink's)
    يتطلب
    Manufacturer certificate accompanying UAEGD bars (states year of manufacture if not stamped)
    يُصدر
    DMCC Vault deposit/withdrawal receipt; DMCC Tradeflow warrant (optional; used for pledging and title transfer)
    إرشاد رسمي

    DMCC: the Vault is "Owned by DMCC and operated by Brink's Global Services" and "DMCC can assist with all customs processes". [not-read] Deposit/withdrawal documents and any bonded status of the Vault are not published; the receipt document is inferred.

  10. 22

    Obtain a Certificate of Origin from Dubai Chambers: a non-preferential certificate for UAE-origin goods (goods produced in the UAE by a licensed exporter; copy of the industrial licence and the factory's invoice) or a certificate for foreign goods re-exported

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يتطلب
    Refiner outturn/assay report
    يُصدر
    UAE Certificate of Origin / re-export documentation (Dubai Chambers)
    نص القانون

    Unresolved: whether refining doré into bars confers UAE origin - both can sit in HS 7108.12 and no gold-specific rule was found; CR 43/2022 Art. 4 also allows "specific manufacturing operations". India's Noida SEZ SOP treats gold bars sourced from the UAE as not UAE-originating (see ae-in). Fee AED 100, two hours (Dubai Chambers service page; the Resolution sets no amount). [summary][blocked] FL 11/2019 and CR 43/2022 read through WebFetch only (downloads Cloudflare-challenged).

    • Federal Law 11/2019; Cabinet Resolution 43/2022; Dubai Chambers Resolution 7/2024, FL 11/2019 Art. 4 (minimal operations do not confer origin), Art. 6 (issue of certificates; the Chamber issues certificates for re-exported foreign commodities); CR 43/2022 Art. 4 (last major operation, incl. "a change in the customs item or ... specific manufacturing operations"); DC Res. 7/2024 Art. 2 (types), Art. 3(a) (conditions), Art. 3(b) (UAE-origin certificate only for goods produced in the UAE by an exporter licensed by the Competent Entity), Art. 4 (electronic application), Art. 6 (valid six months), Art. 7 (register kept 3 years)

  11. 23

    File Dubai Customs export/re-export declaration; VAT zero-rated on export

    من
    DMCC importer / trader
    يتطلب
    UAE Certificate of Origin / re-export documentation (Dubai Chambers)
    يُصدر
    Dubai Customs export/re-export declaration
    نص القانون
    • Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 on VAT; VAT Executive Regulation; Cabinet Decision 127/2024; Dubai Customs Customer Guide v3.03, DL 8/2017 Art. 45(1) (exports zero-rated); ER Art. 30 (export within 90 days, with customs declaration and commercial evidence); CD 127/2024 Art. 2(2) (no reverse charge on zero-rated supplies); Customer Guide s.15.12.3 (FZ Transit Out; penalty 10% of value without proof of export), s.16 (proof of export by air)

  12. 24

    Book air cargo as valuable/secure freight (specialist carrier), security clearance, sealed/inspected shipment at DXB/DWC

    من
    Secure logistics provider (UAE/air legs)
    يتطلب
    Dubai Customs export/re-export declaration
    يُصدر
    Air waybill, Dubai -> Zurich/Geneva
    ممارسة السوق

    CAR VII has nothing gold-specific; booking as valuable/secure freight with a specialist carrier is practice. [inferred] Road leg to the airport in Dubai needs a SIRA Money and Valuables Transport licence.

    • GCAA CAR Part VII Ed. 05; SIRA Resolution 1/2018, CAR VII 4.6.1 (security controls on cargo), 4.6.6 (operators accept cargo only with security controls confirmed), 4.6.7 (security status accompanies cargo); SIRA Res. Art. 3(a)(6)

الضرائب والرسوم

  • Customs duty on gold imports

    0% for goods entering a free zone (FZ Transit In); mainland imports of gold: 0% under the GCC exempted-commodities list (read via WebFetch only) Unwrought and semi-manufactured gold

    إرشاد رسميالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Dubai Customs Customer Guide v3.03; GCC common customs law; UAE list of exempted commodities, Customer Guide s.9 (duty suspended for goods admitted into free zones), s.15.12.2

  • Domestic reverse charge on precious metals and precious stones between registered businesses

    Recipient accounts for VAT Supplies of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, precious stones and jewellery made of them, for resale or production, between VAT-registered persons, with the buyer's written declaration (CD 127/2024, replacing CD 25/2018)

    نص القانون
    • Cabinet Decision 127/2024; FTA VATP043, Art. 1 (Goods: precious metals - gold, silver, palladium, platinum - precious stones and jewellery mostly of them), Art. 2(1)-(4), Art. 4 (repeals CD 25/2018)

      “Precious Metals, Precious Stones and jewelry made of any Precious Metals or Precious Stones”

  • Special reverse charge on gold and diamonds between registrants (Cabinet Decision 25/2018)

    Registered recipient accounts for VAT Gold and products mostly of gold not qualifying for zero-rating, and diamonds, supplied between registrants; exports of gold items and investment precious metals outside its scope (VATP029)

    إرشاد رسمي
    • Cabinet Decision No. 25 of 2018

  • Import VAT

    5% standard; 0% for investment precious metals (99%+ purity, tradeable form) Doré is not investment gold, so it is standard-rated; refined bars of 99%+ are zero-rated

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 on VAT; Executive Regulation, Art. 3 (5%), 45(8), 48(1), 49; Exec. Reg. Art. 36(2), 48, 50(1)

      “a standard rate of 5% Tax shall be imposed on any supply or Import”

الضوابط

  • Precious metals crossing the UAE border must be disclosed; declarations are also required for precious metals over AED 60,000 crossing through cargo, mail or shipments, cargo being declared through the official customs systems.

    AED 60,000

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Federal Decree-Law 10/2025; CBUAE Regulation on the Declaration of Currencies, BNIs, and Precious Metals and Stones (OG 703, 31 May 2021), FDL 10/2025 Art. 10 (duty to disclose, per the disclosure system issued by the ICP with the Central Bank), Art. 41(3) (regulations under FDL 20/2018 remain effective insofar as not conflicting), Art. 34 (penalty)

      “Any person entering into or departing from the State shall be under the obligation to make a disclosure whenever they carry currencies, bearer negotiable instruments, precious metals, or valuable stones, in accordance with the disclosure system issued by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, in coordination with the Central Bank”

  • Dealers in precious metals and stones are DNFBPs for any single cash transaction, or linked transactions, of AED 55,000 or more (CR 134/2025 Art. 3 item 3), and keep records for at least 5 years (Art. 25). The DPMSR report, including for dealings with companies of AED 55,000 or more paid in cash or …

    AED 55,000

    نص القانون
    • Cabinet Resolution 134/2025; MoET Supplemental Guidance for DPMS 2026, CR 134 Art. 3(3), Art. 25(1); Guidance s.1.4.1

      “when carrying out any single cash transaction or several transactions that appear to be linked and whose value equals or exceeds fifty-five thousand dirhams (AED 55,000)”

  • Supply-chain entities and precious-metals dealers must have due-diligence management systems, identify and assess supply-chain risks and adopt a risk-management strategy (Decree Art. 1(A)); refiners must also appoint an independent third-party auditor and submit a due-diligence report (Art. 1(B)), u…

    نص القانون
    • Ministerial Decree 68/2024; MoE Due Diligence Regulations v1 (2022), Decree Art. 1(A), 1(B), Art. 3 (penalties under the AML law)

المرحلة 3: سويسرا

في الطريق

  1. 25

    Onboard Dubai supplier: KYC pack, chain-of-custody statement, mine-of-origin/scrap declaration, DMCC/UAEGD audit reports

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يتطلب
    Air waybill
    يُصدر
    Refiner file on the Dubai supplier: identity, commercial-register extract, proof of lawful acquisition (export permit/declaration, mining licence where applicable), SECO embargo check, origin clarification (kept for the period the EMKV sets: zehn Jahren); KYC questionnaire for mined material, naming each ASM supplier in the chain (team/cooperative, aggregators, local exporter); Independent assurance report on the Dubai refiner's responsible sourcing practices, as an Intermediate Refiner (RGG v9 s.2.3 enhanced due diligence for high-risk recycled gold); Site visit at the mine of origin before transacting (or within 6 months) - enhanced due diligence
    نص القانون

    [inferred] Asking for DMCC/UAEGD audit reports and a chain-of-custody statement is the model's application to a Dubai supplier; the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance and the BAZG melter due-diligence directive do not name them. The EMKV duties are read in the official fedlex consolidation held on the server. In the EMKV record on the server these articles are parsed into the section labelled Anhang (section id in the refs), not into their own sections; the quotes are from that section.

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 1 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Der Inhaber einer Schmelzbewilligung darf Schmelzgut nur von Per-”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 1 (lawful acquisition) (parsed into section sch-2)

      “die sich über deren rechtmässigen Erwerb aus- weisen können.”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 2 (identity) (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Es muss die Identität des Kunden anhand eines beweiskräftigen Do- kumentes wie Pass oder Identitätskarte überprüfen.”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 3 (origin clarification) (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Bestehen über die Herkunft der Ware Zweifel oder stammen die An- gebote von Unbekannten, so ist der Inhaber der Schmelzbewilligung verpflichtet, die Herkunft des Schmelzgutes besonders sorgfältig abzu- klären.”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168b Abs. 3 (retention) (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Schmelzprodukten müssen während zehn Jahren aufbewahrt werden.”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKG Art. 31a Abs. 1

      “Wer gewerbsmässig Schmelzgut im Sinne von Artikel 1 Absatz 3”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), EMKG Art. 31a Abs. 6

      “Die Absätze 1-5 gelten nicht für Inhaber einer Schmelzbewilligung nach Artikel 24.”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), BAZG Richtlinie R-247 (1 Jan 2023) annex matrix Teil 1 (KYC)

      “Identifikation des Kunden gemäss Art. 168a Abs. 2 EMKV für natürliche Personen, für juristische Personen mittels Han-”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), BAZG Richtlinie R-247 (1 Jan 2023) Ziff. 3.3.2

      “Bestehen Zweifel über die Herkunft des Materials oder in Bezug auf die Integrität des Kunden sind Bewilligungsinhaber verpflichtet, den Sachverhalt besonders sorgfältig abzuklären”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), RGG v9 Step 2.1 (origin of mined gold)

      “Mined Gold: The location of the mine (LSM and ASM).”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), RGG v9 Step 2.2 (transit red flag)

      “Is claimed to originate from a country through which gold from CAHRAs is known, or reasonably suspected, to transit”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), RGG v9 Step 1.2 (records)

      “Records are required to be maintained for at least five years, or the minimum timeframe stipulated by local regulatory requirements”

    • PMCO/EMKV; LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance; BAZG melter due-diligence directive (sections in refs), BAZG Schmelzen und Prüfen (Dec 2023) Ziff. 4.1.6 (restates Art. 168b Abs. 3)

      “Die Dokumente über den Geschäftsverkehr mit Schmelzgut und Schmelzprodukten müssen während zehn Jahren aufbewahrt werden.”

  2. 26

    File the Swiss electronic customs import declaration (formal declaration; simplified or oral declarations excluded for melt material imported for sale), tariff heading 7108.1200 (statistical key 911 for mining gold), with actual origin if known; import VAT-exempt for investment gold (cast bars of at least 995 thousandths fineness bearing the fineness and the stamp of a recognised assayer-melter) and for gold in raw form or semi-finished for refining; unmarked doré may only be imported by a trade assayer (BAZG practice)

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يتطلب
    Air waybill
    يُصدر
    Electronic customs import declaration (commercial import; simplified and oral declarations excluded for melt material)
    نص القانون

    The Federal Council report (citing the customs administration) says actual origin must be declared if known, but for large imports, e.g. from the United Kingdom or the UAE, the dispatch country is sometimes entered; [inferred] Dubai-refined Nigerian gold can therefore appear as UAE origin. [unconfirmed] That no certificate of origin is required is not stated in the sources read. No written precious-metals control record found for a passed border check. The rule that unmarked doré may only be imported by a trade assayer is BAZG practice (BAZG letter on unmarked melt products; BAZG directive on applying the EMKG); it is not in the EMKG import article. The EMKV (precious metals control ordinance) is not held on the server, so its provisions on recognised fineness marks and banking precious metals are not relied on here. Corrected earlier: the declaration was described as "Passar"; the BAZG melt-material sheet names e-dec web. [time-limited] When the BAZG-VG enters into force (date not set), the EMKG import-check paragraphs are repealed and replaced by a new BAZG control article (BAZG-VG annex amending the EMKG).

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), MWSTG (SR 641.20, Stand 1 Jan 2025) Art. 23 Abs. 2 Ziff. 12: gold supplies exempt

      “die Umsätze, die mit Gold und Legierungen von Gold der folgenden Form erzielt werden:”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Art. 23 Abs. 2 Ziff. 12 Bst. b: investment gold, cast bars

      “Gold zu Anlagezwecken mit einem Mindestfeingehalt von 995 Tausendsteln, in Form von:”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Art. 23 Abs. 2 Ziff. 12 Bst. b, first indent

      “gegossenen Barren, versehen mit der Angabe des Feingehalts und dem Stempelzeichen eines anerkannten Prüfer-Schmelzers oder”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Art. 23 Abs. 2 Ziff. 12 Bst. d: raw or semi-finished gold for refining

      “Gold in Rohform oder in Form von Halbzeug, das zur Raffination oder Rückgewinnung bestimmt ist”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), MWSTG Art. 53 Abs. 1 Bst. m: import of gold exempt

      “Gold und Legierungen von Gold nach Artikel 23 Absatz 2 Ziffer 12.”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), AS 2024 438 (amendment of 16 June 2023, in force 1 Jan 2025): inserts Art. 53 Abs. 1 Bst. m

      “Gold und Legierungen von Gold nach Artikel 23 Absatz 2 Ziffer 12.”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), MWSTV Art. 44 (former gold provision) repealed

      “Aufgehoben durch Ziff. I der V vom 21. Aug. 2024, mit Wirkung seit 1. Jan. 2025”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), EMKG (SR 941.31) Art. 20 Abs. 3: import checks

      “Die diesem Gesetz unterstellten Waren können bei der Einfuhr einer umfassenden oder stichprobenweisen Kontrolle unterworfen werden.”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG statistics page: tariff heading 7108.1200

      “Data relating to gold in raw form (e.g. bars) are recorded under customs tariff heading 7108.1200”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG statistics page: statistical key 911 (from 1 Jan 2021)

      “mining gold *(key: 911)*”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Federal Council report 14 Nov 2018, s.3.7

      “dass der tatsächliche Ursprung der Waren gemeldet werden muss, sofern er bekannt ist”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Federal Council report s.3.7

      “Bei umfangreichen Einfuhren, zum Beispiel aus Grossbritannien oder den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, wird in der Zollerklärung gelegentlich das Versendungsland angegeben.”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG R-247 (1 Jan 2023) s.3.4.2: unmarked melt products only imported by trade assayers

      “Daher sind ausschliesslich Handelsprüfer berechtigt, nicht gekennzeichnete”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), R-247 s.3.4.2 (doré bars as example)

      “(bspw. Doré-Barren aus dem Bergbau)”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG Merkblatt "Annahme von Schmelzgut aus dem Ausland" (Jan 2024): simplified declarations excluded

      “Vereinfachte Zollanmeldeverfahren wie Quickzoll oder gar eine mündliche Zollanmeldung sind daher grundsätzlich ausgeschlossen.”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Merkblatt: e-dec web

      “dies selbst mittels e-dec web vornehmen”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Merkblatt: prior customs procedure

      “Annahme von Schmelzgut aus dem Ausland sichergestellt wird, dass dieses vorgängig”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Merkblatt: fine per case (under the EMKG)

      “mit bis zu CHF 2 000 pro Fall gebüsst werden”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), Merkblatt: licence withdrawal

      “In schweren Fällen kann die entsprechende Bewilligung”

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG letter of 4 Dec 2019 on import of unmarked melt products (only footnotes are sectioned; cited law-only)

    • VAT Act (MWSTG) as amended with effect from 1 Jan 2025; Precious Metals Control Act (EMKG) (sections in refs), BAZG-VG of 20 June 2025, Anhang 2 Ziff. 53 (EMKG Art. 20 Abs. 3-5 repealed, new Art. 22a); annex not sectioned, cited law-only

  3. 27

    Optionally store under customs control in a free port (e.g. Geneva La Praille / Aéroport, Embrach - Embraport, Zürich-Flughafen - Cargologic): stored goods are not subject to import customs duties or trade-policy measures and may be stored indefinitely

    من
    Bonded warehouse / freeport operator (Geneva/Embrach)
    يُصدر
    Electronic customs declaration on entry of sensitive goods into the free port (content: the inventory-record particulars listed in the Customs Ordinance, letters a to f, plus the depositor's name and address); Electronic inventory record of sensitive goods: previous customs document, entry date, owner, origin country, description, value, marks, gross/net mass, origin proof, location, exit date, etc. (17 fields)
    نص القانون

    The BAZG free-port list held is the old list in the library (its record dates it to the start of the year it was issued; no newer list found); operators may have changed. [time-limited] The BAZG-VG (adopted, not yet in force) treats free ports as a kind of customs warehouse and will replace these articles when in force. [inferred] Suspension of import VAT is read from the BAZG free-port directive ("auf das Erheben der Abgaben ... verzichtet"); the ZG names only import customs duties and trade-policy measures. Supplies of goods stored in a free port are VAT-exempt under the MWSTG (read). The ZG and ZV are now read in their official fedlex consolidations held on the server.

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG (SR 631.0, Stand 1 Sep 2023) Art. 62 Abs. 1

      “Zollfreilager sind Teile des Zollgebiets oder in diesem gelegene Räumlichkeiten:”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG Art. 62 Abs. 3

      “Die eingelagerten Waren unterliegen weder den Einfuhrzollabgaben noch handels- politischen Massnahmen.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG Art. 64 Abs. 1

      “Wer ein Zollfreilager betreibt, braucht eine Bewilligung des BAZG.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG Art. 65 Abs. 1

      “Waren, die in einem Zollfreilager gelagert werden sollen, sind der zuständigen Zoll- stelle zur Einlagerung anzumelden und in das Zollfreilager zu verbringen.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG Art. 65 Abs. 2

      “In Zollfreilagern dürfen Waren beliebig lange gelagert werden.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZG Art. 66 Abs. 1

      “Die Lagerhalterin oder der Lagerhalter muss über alle eingelagerten sensiblen Wa- ren Bestandesaufzeichnungen führen.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZV (SR 631.01, Stand 1 Oct 2024) Art. 178a Abs. 1

      “Die anmeldepflichtige Person muss sensible Waren bei der Einlagerung ins Zollfrei- lager elektronisch anmelden.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZV Art. 182 Abs. 2

      “Sie oder er muss zudem für sensible Waren eine Bestandesaufzeichnung führen.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZV Art. 184 Abs. 2

      “Sie muss elektronisch geführt werden.”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), ZV Anhang 2 Ziff. 5 (sensitive goods; the section id carries footnote 193 glued to the label)

      “Perlen, Diamanten, Edelsteine, Schmucksteine, Edelmetalle und Edel- metallplattierungen sowie Waren daraus (ex Zolltarifkapitel 71)”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), BAZG Richtlinie R-10-50 Ziff. 1.1 (levies not raised)

      “Dabei wird auf das Erheben der Abgaben, auf deren Sicherstellung und auf die Anwendung handelspolitischer Massnahmen”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), MWSTG Art. 23 Abs. 2 Ziff. 3bis

      “die Lieferung von Gegenständen, die wegen Einlagerung in einem Zollfreilager (Art. 62-66 ZG) nachweislich im Inland unter Zollüberwachung standen und diesen Zollstatus nicht rückwirkend verloren haben”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), Embrach

      “Zürcher Freilager AG, GVZ Embraport”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), Genève La Praille and Genève Aéroport

      “Ports Francs et Entrepôts de Genève SA”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), BAZG-VG (20 June 2025, not in force) Art. 64

      “Zolllager sind vom BAZG zugelassene Orte im Zollgebiet”

    • Swiss Customs Act (ZG); Customs Ordinance (ZV) (articles in refs), BAZG-VG Art. 65 Abs. 2

      “Als Zolllager können bewilligt werden:”

  4. 28

    Screen the bars, buyer and destination against Swiss sanctions before release: no purchase, import, transit or related services (including brokerage and financing) for gold of Russian origin exported after 4 Aug 2022 or gold processed from it in third countries

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    نص القانون

    [transcription] Art. 14d paras 1-4 read in an unofficial third-party English translation (as at 22 Mar 2024, held in laws/); Annex 26 covers 7108, 7112 91 and ex 7118 90 gold coins; Annex 27 ex 7113 and ex 7114. [unconfirmed] The official consolidation is now Stand 21 Sep 2026 and was not read (the fetch tool truncates before Art. 14d); changes after March 2024 are not ruled out. The ordinance contains no explicit ban on selling gold to Russia; the export-side effect is through the services ban.

    • Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures in connection with the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72), Art. 14d

  5. 29

    Release the bars from the refinery vault or free port against the owner's instruction and prepare the weight list (bar list), commercial invoice and packing list for the shipment

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يُصدر
    Outbound weight list / bar list; Commercial invoice to the foreign buyer; Packing list
    معيار

    The weight list is sourced to LBMA Annex C; commercial invoice and packing list are standard export practice, not read in a Swiss source.

    • LBMA Good Delivery Rules, Annex C (weight lists); Customs Act Arts. 62-66 (free ports)

  6. 30

    Lodge the electronic export declaration in Passar (HS 7108; e-dec Export was usable only to end-2025); the declarant must make it binding and physically export the goods within 120 days of its acceptance in the IT system

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يُصدر
    Passar export declaration (HS 7108)
    إرشاد رسمي

    R-10-10 (valid 1 Jan 2026) cites Art. 25-29 ZG and Art. 79-83 ZV for the declaration duty, says declarations are electronic in principle, and sets the 120-day limit from acceptance in the IT system. R-10-10 held and read in full on 2026-09-28; the Customs Act and Ordinance texts themselves were not read. R-10-10 has no gold-specific rule.

    • Customs Act (ZG, SR 631.0); BAZG R-10-10, ZG Arts. 25-29 (as cited in R-10-10)

  7. 31

    Receive the export assessment notice (Veranlagungsverfuegung Ausfuhr), the evidence that the goods were properly cleared for export

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يُصدر
    Veranlagungsverfuegung Ausfuhr
    إرشاد رسمي

    R-10-10 cites Art. 38 and 69 ZG and Art. 92 ZV for the export assessment notice and says it is evidence of proper assessment and of export for VAT. R-10-10 held and read in full on 2026-09-28.

    • Customs Act (ZG); BAZG R-10-10, ZG Arts. 38 and 69; ZV Art. 92 (as cited in R-10-10)

  8. 32

    Treat the sale as a VAT-exempt export (supply of goods directly transported abroad) and keep the export assessment notice as evidence

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يتطلب
    Veranlagungsverfuegung Ausfuhr
    نص القانون

    Art. 23(2) no. 1 read in the held MWSTG (Stand 1 Jan 2025, German wording current). Art. 23(3): direct export includes export into an open customs warehouse or a free port. Investment gold of at least 995 fineness is separately exempt with credit under Art. 23(2) no. 12 (see ch.tax-import-vat).

    • Federal VAT Act (MWSTG, SR 641.20), Art. 23(2) no. 1

  9. 33

    Hand the sealed consignment to a secure valuables carrier and fly it out (Zurich or Geneva) under an air waybill

    من
    Swiss refiner (melter/trade-assayer licence, LBMA Good Delivery-listed)
    يُصدر
    Air waybill (outbound)
    غير مؤكَّد

    Carrier practice. Cantonal licensing: in the Canton of Zurich "Sicherheitstransporte von Personen, Gütern und Wertsachen" require a licence under the Polizeigesetz, 9. Abschnitt (cantonal page, read by WebFetch 2026-09-28; PolG text not read). Geneva and other cantons not checked. No Swiss source read describes the outbound air leg for gold.

الضرائب والرسوم

  • Customs duty on gold

    0% HS 7108

    إرشاد رسميالمبلغ غير مؤكد
  • Import VAT on gold

    Exempt Gold and gold alloys under MWSTG Art. 23(2) Ziff. 12: (a) state-minted gold coins of tariff nos. 7118.9010, 9705.3100, 9705.3900; (b) investment gold of at least 995 fineness as cast bars bearing the fineness and the stamp of a recognised assayer-melter, or stamped plates; (c) granules of at least 995 packed and sealed by a recognised assayer-melter; (d) gold in raw form or semi-finished for refining or recovery, and gold waste and scrap; (e) alloys under (d) with 2% or more gold

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • VAT Act (MWSTG, SR 641.20), Art. 53(1)(m) (import) with Art. 23(2) Ziff. 12

الضوابط

  • Banks identify the contracting party and beneficial owner for precious-metals trading and for cash transactions over CHF 15,000 (CDB 20; Form A, Form K).

    CHF 15,000 cash

    معيارالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • CDB 20 (SBA), CDB Art. 4(2)(f)-(g), 7, 20-21, 27-28

  • Melt material imported from abroad for sale in Switzerland needs a formal import declaration; simplified and oral declarations are excluded in principle. A buyer or licensee who accepts melt material that has not been through customs breaches due diligence under the PMCA: fine up to CHF 2,000 per ca…

    إرشاد رسمي
    • BAZG Merkblatt 'Annahme von Schmelzgut aus dem Ausland' (Jan 2024)

  • Commercial production of melt products (bars, plates, rods, granules made by melting precious metal or melt material) requires a melt licence; acting without it is punishable by a fine (EMKG Art. 48). Every melt product must bear the licence holder's stamp; melt products for resale must be assayed b…

    نص القانون
    • EMKG/PMCA (SR 941.31), Arts. 1(2), 24, 31(1), 32-33, 47, 48

  • Holders of a melter licence may accept melt material only from persons who can prove lawful acquisition, and must verify the customer's identity by a probative document such as a passport or identity card. Where origin is doubtful or the offer comes from unknown persons, origin must be clarified wit…

    نص القانون
    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 1 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Der Inhaber einer Schmelzbewilligung darf Schmelzgut nur von Per-”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 2 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Es muss die Identität des Kunden anhand eines beweiskräftigen Do- kumentes wie Pass oder Identitätskarte überprüfen.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168a Abs. 3 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Bestehen über die Herkunft der Ware Zweifel oder stammen die An- gebote von Unbekannten, so ist der Inhaber der Schmelzbewilligung verpflichtet, die Herkunft des Schmelzgutes besonders sorgfältig abzu- klären.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168b Abs. 1 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “derlichen organisatorischen Massnahmen, um das Schmelzen von Schmelzgut unrechtmässiger Herkunft zu verhindern.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168b Abs. 2 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “so ist die Ware durch den Inhaber der Schmelzbewilligung bis zur Klärung des Falles in unverändertem Zu- stand aufzubewahren.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168b Abs. 3 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Schmelzprodukten müssen während zehn Jahren aufbewahrt werden.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168c Abs. 1 (parsed into section sch-2)

      “Der Inhaber einer Schmelzbewilligung muss über seine Ankäufe von Schmelzgut und Schmelzprodukten Buch führen.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), EMKV (SR 941.311, Stand 1 Jan 2024) Art. 168c Abs. 2 Bst. b (parsed into section sch-2)

      “die in Artikel 168a Absatz 2 vorgeschriebenen Identifikations- nachweise;”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), BAZG Schmelzen und Prüfen (Dec 2023) Ziff. 4.1.6 (restates Art. 168a)

      “Er muss die Identität des Kunden anhand eines beweiskräftigen Dokumentes wie Pass oder Identitätskarte überprüfen und muss sich vor Ausführung des Auftrages den rechtmässigen Erwerb des Schmelzgutes durch den Auftraggeber nachweisen lassen.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), BAZG Schmelzen und Prüfen (Dec 2023) Ziff. 4.1.6 (restates Art. 168b Abs. 3)

      “Die Dokumente über den Geschäftsverkehr mit Schmelzgut und Schmelzprodukten müssen während zehn Jahren aufbewahrt werden.”

    • PMCO/EMKV (articles in refs), BAZG Richtlinie R-247 (1 Jan 2023) Ziff. 3.3.2

      “Bestehen Zweifel über die Herkunft des Materials oder in Bezug auf die Integrität des Kunden sind Bewilligungsinhaber verpflichtet, den Sachverhalt besonders sorgfältig abzuklären”

  • Purchase, import, transit and transport of gold (Annex 26) originating in Russia and exported from Russia after 4 Aug 2022, and of gold processed from it in third countries, are prohibited, as are related services (all kinds, including financial services, brokerage and technical assistance) and the …

    نص القانون
    • Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures in connection with the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72), Art. 14d

  • Precious metals are 'sensitive goods' in free ports (Customs Ordinance Annex 2, as amended on 18 November 2015): the declarant must declare them electronically on entry into storage, and an electronic inventory record of them is kept per depositor and submitted by the warehouse keeper to customs on …

    نص القانون
    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), AS 2015 4917, ZV Anhang 2 (sensitive goods) as amended

      “Anhang 2 wird wie folgt geändert:”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), ZV Anhang 2 Ziff. 5: precious metals ex tariff chapter 71

      “Perlen, Diamanten, Edelsteine, Schmucksteine, Edelmetalle und Edel- metallplattierungen sowie Waren daraus (ex Zolltarifkapitel 71)”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), AS 2015 4917 Ziff. IV: in force

      “Diese Verordnung tritt am 1. Januar 2016 in Kraft.”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), ZV Art. 178a Abs. 1: electronic declaration on entry into the free port

      “Die anmeldepflichtige Person muss sensible Waren bei der Einlagerung ins Zoll- freilager elektronisch anmelden.”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), ZV Art. 185: inventory record per depositor

      “Die Bestandesaufzeichnung für sensible Waren ist je Einlagererin oder je Einlagerer zu führen.”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), ZV Art. 184 Abs. 2: kept electronically

      “Sie muss elektronisch geführt werden.”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), ZV Art. 184 Abs. 3bis: warehouse keeper submits it on request

      “Auf Verlangen muss die Lagerhalterin oder der Lagerhalter der EZV die”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), AS 2015 4917, ZV Art. 246a: amendment date

      “Übergangsbestimmungen zur Änderung vom 18. November 2015”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), BAZG R-10-50 (1 Jul 2025) s.1.3.1: export goods count as sensitive goods

      “Ausfuhrwaren gelten als sensible Waren”

    • Customs Ordinance (ZV) as amended on 18 November 2015 (articles in refs), R-10-50 s.4.1: inventory records over all sensitive goods

      “Bestandesaufzeichnungen nach den Grundsätzen der ordnungsgemässen Buchführung”

  • Cash threshold for dealers in goods (anti-money laundering)

    نص القانون
    • GwG Art. 8a(1)

      “Händlerinnen und Händler nach Artikel 2 Absatz 1 Buchstabe b müssen folgende”

    • GwG Art. 8a(1)(a)

      “Identifizierung der Vertragspartei (Art. 3 Abs. 1);”

  • Cash threshold for dealers in gold (anti-money laundering)

    نص القانون
    • GwG Art. 8a(1)

      “Händlerinnen und Händler nach Artikel 2 Absatz 1 Buchstabe b müssen folgende”

    • GwG Art. 8a(1)(a)

      “Identifizierung der Vertragspartei (Art. 3 Abs. 1);”

    • GwG Art. 8a(2bis)

      “oder Edelsteinen beträgt die massgebende Schwelle im Sinne von Ab-”

    • EMKG Art. 1(1)

      “Edelmetalle im Sinne dieses Gesetzes sind Gold, Silber, Platin und Palladium.”

المرحلة 4: تركيا

حيث تصل البضاعة

Pre-refined 995 bar (e.g. 'Dubai 995') → 999.9 kilobar

  1. 34

    Run know-your-counterparty and responsible-supply checks on the foreign supplier and the metal (zero tolerance); imported standard bars (other than under inward processing) must come from a refinery on the Borsa İstanbul Refinery List and bear its seal, name or emblem

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Ministry operating licence - precious-metals intermediary institution (Faaliyet İzin Belgesi); Borsa İstanbul Membership Certificate (Borsa Üyelik Belgesi); Refiner's certificate for the bars it produced (serials, fineness, weights, year); Refiner's responsible-sourcing / due-diligence compliance report or audit; Bar list (serials, weights, fineness)
    يُصدر
    Customer identification and KYC file (Law 5549 Art 3; ROM Art 5; zero-tolerance know-your-counterparty rule of the exchange)
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(4); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2.2, 2.2.6.1, Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(4)

  2. 35

    Confirm the month's import quota allocation covers the shipment

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Monthly unwrought-gold import quota allocation
    إرشاد رسمي

    [not-read] The quota decision is not published; the Ministry letter held (April 2024) states the 12 t monthly quota from 07.08.2023. [summary] How the allocation is checked at import, and the exclusion of inward-processing imports, come from press and a customs broker.

    • Ministry quota (from 07.08.2023) under Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(11) and Regulation of 2007 Art 24

  3. 36

    Notify the exchange via the Single Window System (TPS) with the Pre-importation Notification Form (Annex-3) at least 1 business day before the closing date of the customs declaration (3 business days for import with waiver), stating payment method and purpose; for intermediated imports add the customer's name and identity/tax number and the brokerage contract

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Customer identification and KYC file (Law 5549 Art 3; ROM Art 5; zero-tolerance know-your-counterparty rule of the exchange)
    يُصدر
    Borsa İstanbul Pre-importation Notification Form (Procedure Annex-3) submitted via the Single Window System (TPS)
    نص القانون
    • Regulation of 2007 Art 12/A(1); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2, 2.2.2, 2.2.3.3, Regulation Art 12/A(1)

  4. 37

    Pay the foreign supplier by one of the permitted methods: cash in advance (payment documents to the exchange before the declaration closes), payment against goods (proof of payment to the exporter within 60 days of the declaration closing) or free of payment (only for inward processing, capital contribution, or offset against export proceeds)

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Borsa İstanbul Pre-importation Notification Form (Procedure Annex-3) submitted via the Single Window System (TPS)
    يُصدر
    Bank transfer record
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(6)-(7); Regulation of 2007 Art 12/A(4)-(7), Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(6); Regulation Art 12/A(5)-(6)

  5. 38

    Clear customs on arrival: the import declaration for unwrought gold is enough and the import regime is not applied; only the CBRT and intermediaries may declare it; intermediated imports show the customer on the declaration; non-standard metal needs a Mint assay report; bullion import is VAT-exempt

    من
    Secure logistics carrier / customs broker
    يتطلب
    Borsa İstanbul Pre-importation Notification Form (Procedure Annex-3) submitted via the Single Window System (TPS); Air waybill; Commercial invoice; Packing list; Export customs declaration accepted by the dispatching country's customs
    يُصدر
    Turkish customs import declaration (HS 7108)
    نص القانون

    [unconfirmed] No text held requires a certificate of origin for unwrought gold imports; the customs regulation was not read (tr.gap-origin-cert).

    • Decree 32 Art 7(2)(a)-(b); Regulation of 2007 Art 12/A(2); Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(3); VAT Law Arts 16(1)(a), 17(4)(g), Decree 32 Art 7(2)(a)-(b)

  6. 39

    Deliver all imported standard and non-standard unwrought gold to Borsa Istanbul within 3 business days

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Turkish customs import declaration (HS 7108)
    يُصدر
    Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    نص القانون
    • Decree 32 Art 7(2)(b); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2.6-2.2.7, Art 7(2)(b)

  7. 40

    The exchange checks the metal and documents: information notified via TPS may not differ from the customs declaration by more than 2% in weight or 10% in value, otherwise the metal is returned to the country of origin and the Ministry informed; non-standard metal comes sealed by the Mint with its calibration analysis report

    من
    Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond Market (clearing house for metal, custody vault)
    يتطلب
    Turkish customs import declaration (HS 7108)
    يُصدر
    Borsa Istanbul vault Control Form (Annex-1) and vault deposit entry; Mint (Darphane) assay report (ayar raporu / calibration analysis report) for non-standard unwrought metal
    نص القانون
    • Regulation of 2007 Art 12/A(3); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2.2, 2.2.6.2; Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(3), Regulation Art 12/A(3)

  8. 41

    For non-standard metal, deliver it to the vault with the Post-import Notification Form (Annex-2) and the Mint report

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Borsa Istanbul vault Control Form (Annex-1) and vault deposit entry
    يُصدر
    Borsa İstanbul Post-import Notification Form (Procedure Annex-2) - non-standard metal
    إرشاد رسمي
    • Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2.6.2

  9. 42

    Make the first sale of imported metal on the Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    يُصدر
    Borsa Istanbul trade and settlement record (metal via exchange clearing, money via Takasbank)
    نص القانون
    • Decree 32 Art 7(6); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2.6, Art 7(6)

  10. 43

    Accept doré, scrap or non-standard metal after supplier KYC and responsible-supply due diligence

    من
    Ministry-licensed Turkish refinery on the Borsa Istanbul refinery list (two also LBMA Good Delivery)
    يتطلب
    Refinery Operating Licence (Rafineri Faaliyet İzin Belgesi), per metal; Entry on the Borsa Istanbul List of Refineries; Customer identification and KYC file (Law 5549 Art 3; ROM Art 5; zero-tolerance know-your-counterparty rule of the exchange); Assay certificate (fineness and fine weight)
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 10(2); Law 5549 Art 3; Directive on the Responsible Supply Chain Assurance Engagement, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 10(2)

  11. 44

    Refine to standard (gold at least 995/1000) and cast bars marked with fineness stamp, refinery emblem or stamp and fineness, "GOLD" or "AU", and (above 1 kg) the year or month and year; bars of 10 g or less may carry the serial number on the package; tradable sizes 1-500 g mini bars, 1 kg bars and larger bars

    من
    Ministry-licensed Turkish refinery on the Borsa Istanbul refinery list (two also LBMA Good Delivery)
    يُصدر
    Bar list (serials, weights, fineness)
    الشكل
    Doré bar - stamped/exporter-sealed → 999.9 kilobar
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 4; Decree 32 Art 2(j)(i); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.1.1, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 4(1)-(3)

  12. 45

    Apply the KMTS security label/mark with its unique code to each standard bar and printed product during production (the labelling area under 24/7 camera recording) and activate the product record in KMTS (producer, date and place, weight, fineness, serial number); products not registered in KMTS cannot be sold

    من
    Ministry-licensed Turkish refinery on the Borsa Istanbul refinery list (two also LBMA Good Delivery)
    يتطلب
    Bar list (serials, weights, fineness)
    يُصدر
    KMTS security label/mark and unique KMTS code
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17(2), (4); KMTS procedures s. 5.1, 5.4, 5.5.3, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17(2)

  13. 46

    Record each stock entry and exit in KMTS at the moment of movement against the shipping document

    من
    Ministry-licensed Turkish refinery on the Borsa Istanbul refinery list (two also LBMA Good Delivery)
    يتطلب
    KMTS security label/mark and unique KMTS code
    يُصدر
    KMTS stock entry/exit record (against shipping document)
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17(3); KMTS procedures s. 5(e), Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17(3)

  14. 47

    For gold from Turkish mines: refine in a Turkish refinery on the Borsa İstanbul list and deliver the standard gold to the exchange clearing centre within 7 business days of refining, with the ore notification form; the CBRT, and if it does not use it the Mint, has a pre-emption right; the metal is then traded on the exchange

    من
    Domestic gold mining company (ore-produced metal)
    يُصدر
    Borsa İstanbul notification form for precious metals produced from ore (Procedure Annexes 23-26); Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    الشكل
    Doré bar - unstamped → 999.9 kilobar
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 14(1)(a), 14(3); Decree 32 Art 7(4)(ğ); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 9.2-9.3, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 14(1)(a), (3)

      “ve bu işlemi müteakip 7 iş günü içinde Borsa Takas Merkezine teslim edilir”

  15. 48

    Prepare the supply-chain compliance report by end of March and have it audited (reasonable-assurance independent report) by end of June; publish both and send them to the Ministry and, for listed refineries, to Borsa İstanbul (LBMA-listed refiners may use their LBMA assurance report)

    من
    Independent assurance provider (ISAE 3000 responsible supply chain engagement)
    يُصدر
    Supply Chain Compliance Report and Independent Assurance Report (reasonable assurance, ISAE 3000 equivalent)
    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 16(4), (7), (9); Directive on the Responsible Supply Chain Assurance Engagement Arts 33-34, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 16(4), (7)

  16. 49

    Pay the state royalty (Devlet hakkı) on gold at the Table (3) rate for the period's London average price, on the pit-head sale price, by the end of June; 40% is not collected on gold processed in the producer's own domestic plant

    من
    Domestic gold mining company (ore-produced metal)
    نص القانون
    • Mining Law 3213 Arts 9, 14 and Table (3), Art 14; Table (3)

  17. 50

    Hold metal in the Borsa Istanbul custody vault under a custody vault agreement, allocated or (where allowed) unallocated; the exchange is clearing house for metal

    من
    Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond Market (clearing house for metal, custody vault)
    يتطلب
    Borsa Istanbul custody vault agreement (Annexes 13, 16-17)
    يُصدر
    Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    إرشاد رسمي
    • Directive on Precious Metals Market Art 47; Regulation of 2007 Art 13(1)(e), Directive Art 47(1)

  18. 51

    Move metal between accounts, or convert it, by ELTAS instruction

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    يُصدر
    ELTAS electronic instruction (vault deposit, withdrawal, transfer)
    إرشاد رسمي
    • Directive on Precious Metals Market

  19. 52

    If unwrought metal from abroad is placed in a customs warehouse (only by the CBRT or an intermediary in its own name) or brought into a free zone instead of being released for free circulation, notify Borsa İstanbul in writing within 3 business days (Annex-39 form)

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يُصدر
    Borsa İstanbul Precious Metals Customs Warehouse / Free Zone Entry Form (Procedure Annex-39)
    نص القانون
    • Decree 32 Art 7(2)(e)-(f); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 2.2 (Annex-39), Art 7(2)(e)-(f)

  20. 53

    Trade on the Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market; metal settles on the exchange's books, money through Takasbank; settlement T+0 to T+120

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يتطلب
    Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    يُصدر
    Borsa Istanbul trade and settlement record (metal via exchange clearing, money via Takasbank); Allocated-account weight list or unallocated account statement
    إرشاد رسمي
    • Directive on Precious Metals Market

  21. 54

    Identify the customer and beneficial owner before the transaction (any amount in a continuing relationship; 185,000 TL or more for occasional transactions); banks trade only precious metals traded on exchanges or meeting Treasury/Borsa İstanbul standards, and value physical gold collected for gold accounts at minimum millesimal values (0.995 for 24-carat Mint and listed-refinery products, 0.992 for other 24-carat products)

    من
    Bank that is a Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member
    يُصدر
    Customer identification and KYC file (Law 5549 Art 3; ROM Art 5; zero-tolerance know-your-counterparty rule of the exchange)
    نص القانون
    • Law 5549 Art 3; ROM Art 5(1); BDDK regulation on banks' precious-metals trading Art 4, ROM Art 5(1); BDDK regulation Art 4

  22. 55

    Sell to the buyer with an invoice; the jeweller must hold a Ministry of Trade authorisation certificate; collections and payments above 30,000 TL (including from non-taxpayer buyers) go through a bank, payment institution or PTT, except with foreigners or non-residents

    من
    Authorised jewellery business (kuyum işletmesi with a Ministry of Trade yetki belgesi) - manufacturer, exporter or retailer
    يتطلب
    KMTS security label/mark and unique KMTS code; Jewellery trade authorisation certificate (kuyum ticareti yetki belgesi)
    يُصدر
    Commercial invoice; Bank transfer record
    نص القانون
    • VUK General Communiqué No. 459 s. 4.1, 4.2(h); Kuyum Ticareti Yönetmeliği Art 5, VUK 459 s. 4.1

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    Report suspicious transactions to MASAK on the STR form within 10 business days of the suspicion arising, at any amount, without tipping off; keep documents 8 years

    من
    Precious-metals intermediary institution (Ministry-licensed, Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market member)
    يُصدر
    Suspicious Transaction Report Form (Şüpheli İşlem Bildirim Formu) to MASAK
    نص القانون
    • Law 5549 Arts 4, 8; ROM Arts 27-29, 46, ROM Art 28(2); Law 5549 Art 8

الضرائب والرسوم

  • Customs duty on unwrought gold (HS 7108)

    0% statutory rate (kanuni vergi haddi) for all HS 7108 lines in the 2026 tariff schedule; applied rate not read Unwrought gold imported by the Central Bank or intermediaries

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Türk Gümrük Tarife Cetveli 2026 (CK 10781), column 4, page 430; Decree 32 Art 7(2)(a), Tariff schedule 7108.11-7108.20

  • VAT on gold bullion (import, delivery to the exchange, transfers between members, deliveries)

    Exempt Deliveries of gold bullion (külçe altın) and the import of bullion

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • VAT Law 3065, Art 17(4)(g) (delivery); Art 16(1)(a) (import of goods whose delivery is exempt)

  • Borsa Istanbul membership and market fees

    Membership: entrance 520,000 TL, Precious Metals Market operation 2,100,000 TL, annual 75,000 TL (2026). Trading: exchange share on gold 1 bps between different members, 4 bps where buyer and seller are the same; custody of gold 1 bps; withdrawal of standard gold 2 bps, non-standard gold 2 bps; transfer without trade 2 bps

    إرشاد رسميالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Borsa İstanbul Ücretlendirme Tablosu (KMKTP section; 1.5 membership fees)

الضوابط

  • Dealers in precious metals, stones and jewellery and precious-metals intermediaries are obliged parties: identification before the transaction (any amount in a continuing relationship, 185,000 TL or more otherwise), STR to MASAK within 10 business days at any amount, records kept 8 years. FATF (2019…

    نص القانون
    • Law No. 5549 Arts 2(1)(d), 3, 4, 8; ROM Arts 4(1)(k),(m), 5, 28, 46, ROM Art 4(1)(k), 5(1), 28(2), 46

  • Collections and payments above 30,000 TL by taxpayers - and, since 18 Oct 2024, by non-taxpayers buying from them, e.g. a consumer buying gold from a jeweller - must go through a bank, payment institution or PTT; each party is fined separately for a breach. This is the general Tax Procedure Law rule…

    30,000 TL

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • VUK General Communiqué No. 459, s. 4.1, 4.2(f), 4.2(h), 5

  • In Türkiye only banks, licensed refineries, precious-metals intermediaries, authorised institutions and Ministry of Trade-authorised jewellery businesses may buy and sell standard unwrought and printed precious metals; non-standard unwrought metal may not be sold to resident individuals other than …

    نص القانون
    • Decree 32 Art 7(4)(a)-(f); Kuyum Ticareti Yönetmeliği Art 5, Decree 32 Art 7(4)(b)-(c)

  • Export proceeds must be brought to Türkiye through the intermediary bank within 180 days of actual export; until 31 Jan 2027 at least 35% of proceeds tied to an İBKB or DAB are sold to the bank and on to the CBRT (earlier: 40% from Jan 2022, 30% from June 2024, 25% from March 2025, 35% from May 20…

    180 days; 35% surrender

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Decree 32 Art 8; Tebliğ 2018-32/48 Art 3(1); TCMB Export Circular Art 4, Ek Madde 1-3, Geçici Madde 2-4, Tebliğ 2018-32/48 Art 3(1); Circular Geçici Madde 4

  • Only the CBRT and Ministry-licensed precious-metals intermediary institutions (Borsa İstanbul members) may import standard and non-standard unwrought precious metals, and they must deliver them to Borsa İstanbul within 3 business days; under inward processing, standard metal is also imported only …

    3 business days

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Decree No. 32; Tebliğ 2008-32/34, Decree 32 Art 7(2)(b)-(d); Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(8)

  • Unwrought precious metals may be imported only cash-in-advance, against goods, or free of payment - the last only for inward processing, capital contribution, or offset against export proceeds; payment documents go to the exchange (cash-in-advance by the declaration closing date; against goods withi…

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(6)-(7); Regulation of 2007 Art 12/A(4)-(7), Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(6)-(7)

  • Quota on unwrought gold imports of 12 tonnes a month from 7 Aug 2023, introduced because of the rise in imports and its effect on the trade and payments balances (Ministry letter). From April 2024 part of it goes to Ziraat Bankası and Vakıf Katılım to supply authorised jewellers. Press reports g…

    12 tonnes per month

    إرشاد رسميالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Ministry quota decision under Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(11) and Regulation of 2007 Art 24

  • KMTS: every standard unwrought bar (except granulated silver) and printed product made by a Turkish refinery carries a Mint security label with a unique code and is recorded in KMTS; stock movements are recorded at the time of movement against dispatch notes; products not registered cannot be sold. …

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17, 18(21); Tebliğ 2026/1; KMTS procedures s. 5, 7, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 17(2)-(4)

  • Acting without the required Ministry permission (e.g. as a Precious Metals Market member or a refinery) is fined 50,000-250,000 TL with a one-month closure of the premises; unauthorised export or import of precious metals is fined half to twice their value unless it is a smuggling offence; failing t…

    نص القانون
    • Law 1567 Arts 3-4, Art 3

  • Imports of non-standard unwrought precious metal (doré, scrap, granules below standard) must present a Mint assay report to customs; only the Mint may issue it, except that private assay-house reports may be accepted for inward-processing imports up to 5 kg.

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(3), Art 6(3)

  • Until 31 Dec 2026, processed gold (jewellery etc.) may be imported only against goods, by deferred letter of credit or by acceptance credit (free of payment only as the Ministry determines); for processed precious metals generally six payment methods are allowed.

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(12) and Geçici Madde 2 (added by Tebliğ 2025-32/76); Decree 32 Art 7(7)(a) as amended by CK 10039, Geçici Madde 2

  • Standard gold is at least 995/1000. Imported standard bars (outside inward processing) must come from refineries on the Borsa İstanbul Refinery List and bear their mark; only standard metal made by the Mint, Ministry-licensed refineries and listed foreign refineries may be traded domestically. Fore…

    995/1000 minimum for gold

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Decree 32 Art 2(j), 7(4)(a); Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(4); Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 13(6)-(7), Tebliğ 2008-32/34 Art 6(4)

  • Intermediaries and Turkish refineries prepare a yearly supply-chain compliance report (by end of March) and have it audited by an authorised independent firm giving reasonable assurance (report by end of June), published and sent to the Ministry and the exchange. Without it, or with an adverse or di…

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Arts 16, 18; Regulation of 2007 Arts 16, 21(6); Directive on the Responsible Supply Chain Assurance Engagement Arts 33-34; Procedure s. 3.7, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 16(4), (7); Regulation Art 16(2)-(3)

  • US secondary-sanctions exposure: in Oct 2019 the US DOJ indicted state-owned Halkbank over a scheme (c. 2012-2016) in which Iranian oil and gas proceeds held at the bank were used to buy gold for Iran, or gold not exported to Iran, and fake food/medicine transactions, moving about USD 20 bn; the US …

    مصدر ثانوي
  • The CBRT, and if it does not use it the Mint, has a pre-emption right on precious metals produced from domestic ore; the CBRT does not use it for ore gold below 1 kg.

    نص القانون
    • Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 14(3); Procedure 31.PRO.11 s. 9.3, Tebliğ 2023/1 Art 14(3)

  • Travellers may bring in and take out non-commercial jewellery of precious metals and stones worth up to USD 15,000; taking out more requires that it was declared on entry or bought in Türkiye. Unwrought gold may only be imported through the licensed channel.

    USD 15,000

    نص القانونالمبلغ غير مؤكد
    • Decree No. 32, Art. 7(5)

      “Yolcular, beraberlerindeki kendilerine ait değeri 15.000 ABD dolarını aşmayan ve ticari amaç taşımayan ziynet eşyası niteliğinde kıymetli madenlerden ve taşlardan yapılmış eşyaları yurda getirebilirler ve yurtdışına çıkarabilirler.”

المرحلة 5: روسيا

العودة إلى بلد المنشأ: عائدات التصدير

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    Receive payment through an authorised bank; the statutory repatriation duty (173-FZ art. 19(1)(1)) applies to rouble-priced contracts but not, under art. 19(8), to FX-priced gold contracts; foreign currency credited under the contract is subject to mandatory sale in the share set by the Government Commission (Decree 79 para 2)

    من
    Licensed exporter (mining company, refiner or bank holding a Minpromtorg export licence)
    يُصدر
    Receipt of export proceeds
    نص القانون

    [inferred] Exemption of FX-priced gold contracts read from the absence of 7108 in the art. 19(8) list. [unconfirmed] The current mandatory-sale share is not in a legal act found. Western bank channels are largely closed by sanctions (OFAC FAQ 1029).

    • Federal Law 173-FZ art. 19; Presidential Decrees 79 and 430, art. 19

العبور بين الدول

  • روسيا → الإمارات العربية المتحدة مدروس

    المستندات العابرة: Minfin conclusion (permissive document) approving an export-licence application (Order 10n from 1 Sep 2026); EAEU export licence issued by Minpromtorg (one-off or general); Application (zayavka / letter-application) for FPP state control on export or import, filed in GIIS DMDK; Calculation of the value of precious metals in the consignment; Act of state control (akt gosudarstvennogo kontrolya) of the Federal Assay Chamber; Export goods declaration (accepted and released by customs); Certificate of origin (general form) for non-EAEU destinations; Packing list; Air waybill

  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة → سويسرا مدروس

    المستندات العابرة: Dubai Customs declaration filed online (for goods entering a free zone: "FZ Transit In"); Disclosure of precious metals crossing the UAE border (cargo included); Refiner outturn/assay report; Manufacturer certificate accompanying UAEGD bars (states year of manufacture if not stamped); Output record: unique reference, refiner name and stamp, year for each bar; UAE Certificate of Origin / re-export documentation (Dubai Chambers); Dubai Customs export/re-export declaration; Air waybill, Dubai -> Zurich/Geneva

  • سويسرا → تركيا غير مدروس

    المستندات العابرة: Electronic customs import declaration (commercial import; simplified and oral declarations excluded for melt material); Passar export declaration (HS 7108); Veranlagungsverfuegung Ausfuhr; Air waybill (outbound)

ثغرات المستندات

  • ae.st-21 expects Pre-shipment notification to refiner/buyer; the earlier legs don't model this paper