Welcome to Bhagyaratan Jewelry online store
Welcome to Bhagyaratan Jewelry online store

Custom Duties & Taxes

Custom Duties & Taxes Please note that we buy gemstones directly from the mines and sell them worldwide at the most reasonable prices. We ship our products to over 72 countries and each country levies different customs duties and sales tax (VAT) at the time of import. We have compiled a list of countries that import most of our products. We urge you to select your country from the following list and check the relevant duties and taxes. Since these duties and taxes are outside our jurisdiction, we will not be liable for them; and such taxes will be borne by the customer at the time of receiving the product.

In case of any queries, please contact our customer support.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Logistics partners pay the duties on your behalf in advance and collect them when delivering to your door (online payment is possible). A handling fee of $18-20 is added to the duty/sales tax.

Please note that customs duty calculation is based on previous deliveries to your country. Customers are requested to confirm customs duty with their local customs department for more accurate charges.

Country-wise Duties & Taxes

Albania

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 14%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 25%, VAT: 14%

Antarctica

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 6%, VAT: 25%

Aruba

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 3%, VAT: 1.5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 3%, VAT: 1.5%

Australia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, GST: 7%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, GST: 10% (For invoice value less than A$750: 0%; for invoice value more than A$750: 10%)
  • Any order costing over AUD$1,000 shall also attract 1% Import Declaration Air Charge.

Austria

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 20%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 20%

Bahrain

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%

Bangladesh

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 53%, VAT: 15%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 53%, VAT: 15%

Bermuda

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 6.5%, VAT: 0%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 6.5%, VAT: 0%

Belgium

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 21%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 21%

Bhutan

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 50%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 6%, VAT: 50%

Cambodia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 10%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 10%

Canada

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, GST: 5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 6%, GST: 5%
  • Some provinces also levy a sales tax known as PST, which is added to the federal GST to make up a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
  • Province Tax Rates:
    • Alberta: 5%
    • Northwest Territories: 5%
    • Nunavut: 5%
    • Yukon: 5%
    • Saskatchewan: 11%
    • British Columbia: 12%
    • Ontario: 13%
    • Manitoba: 13%
    • Nova Scotia: 15%
    • New Brunswick: 15%
    • Prince Edward Island: 15%
    • Newfoundland & Labrador: 15%
    • Quebec: 15%

Central African Republic

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 19%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 6%, VAT: 19%

China

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 8%, VAT: 17%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 35%, VAT: 17%

Cyprus

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 19%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 19%

Czech Republic

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 21%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 21%

Denmark

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 25%

Egypt

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 10%, VAT: 14%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 10%, VAT: 14%

Estonia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 20%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 20%

Finland

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 25%

France

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 20%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 20%

Germany

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 21%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 21%

Greece

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25.5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 25.5%

Great Britain (UK)

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 20%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5% - 5%, VAT: 20%

Hong Kong

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 0%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 0%

Indonesia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 10%, VAT: 10%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 15%, VAT: 10%

Ireland

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 23%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 23%

Italy

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 22%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 22%

Israel

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 18%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 12%, VAT: 18%

Japan

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 11%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5.5%, VAT: 11%

Kazakhstan

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 15%, VAT: 12%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 15%, VAT: 12%

Kenya

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 14%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 25%, VAT: 14%

Kuwait

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 5%, VAT: 0%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 0%

Luxembourg

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 17%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 17%

Malaysia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 0% (Loose gemstones are TAX FREE into Malaysia)
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 6%

Monaco

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 19%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 19%

Netherlands

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 22%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 22%

New Zealand

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 18%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 18%

Norway

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 26.5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 26.5%

Oman

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%
  • Minimum disbursement fee of AED 75 or 2% of Bill of Entry charges, whichever is higher.

Philippines

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 3%, VAT: 12%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 10%, VAT: 25%, Excise Duty: 20%

Portugal

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 25%

Poland

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 23%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 23%

Puerto Rico

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 0.25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 0.25%

Qatar

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 5%
  • Loose gemstones are duty-free into Qatar, but VAT is levied.

Romania

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 19%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 19%

Russia

  • Unfortunately, we do not ship loose gemstones and jewelry to Russia. Russia prohibits the importation of these items by individuals. They only allow B-B (business-to-business), and for that, they need an import license.

Saudi Arabia

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 15%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 15%
  • Loose gemstones and jewelry are duty-free into Saudi Arabia, but VAT is levied.

Singapore

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, GST: 7%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, GST: 7%

South Africa

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 14%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 20%, VAT: 14%

South Korea

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 10%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 8%, VAT: 10%

Spain

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 23%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 23%

Switzerland

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 8%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, VAT: 8%
  • Loose gemstones and jewelry are duty-free into Switzerland, but VAT is levied.

Sweden

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 25%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 25%

Taiwan

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 5%, Trade Promotion Fee: 0.04%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 5%, Trade Promotion Fee: 0.04%

Thailand

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 7%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 20%, VAT: 7%

Turkey

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, VAT: 18%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 2.5%, VAT: 18%

Trinidad & Tobago

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 30.5%, VAT: 23.5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 30.5%, VAT: 23.5%

United Arab Emirates

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 5%, VAT: 5%
  • Minimum disbursement fee: AED 75 or 2% of Bill of Entry charges, whichever is higher.
  • For purchases over $5,000, contact an independent customs broker for clearance, as customs are not permitted to handle shipments of this value.

USA

  • Loose Gemstones: Duty: 0%, Sales Tax: 0%
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, Sales Tax: 0% (For invoice value less than $800)
  • Jewelry: Duty: 0%, Sales Tax: 4-8% (For invoice value more than $800, based on state/city law)
  • For purchases above $2,500, logistics partners levy a minor merchandise processing fee of $31.50 (or 0.034%, whichever is greater) as per the USA Patriot Act.