How Much Silver Can You Carry When You Travel?
Duty-free silver allowances, duty or VAT on the excess and the value above which silver must be declared, for travellers arriving in 12 countries. Silver is often treated differently from gold: India's jewellery allowance is shared with gold, Nepal and Bangladesh have larger silver limits, and the UK and EU charge VAT on silver bars that they exempt for gold. Each country page has the full rules and an estimator that values your silver at today's price. Rules reviewed October 2026 — always check with customs before you fly.
| Arriving in | Main duty-free allowance | Duty above it | Declare silver worth more than |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 40 g of jewellery, gold and silver togetherWoman (resident or tourist of Indian origin) abroad more than 1 year | 10% basic duty plus cess (about 15% reported) for an eligible passenger, up to 10 kg; bars and coins dutiable from the first gram | — |
| Pakistan | Personal jewellery in reasonable quantityPakistani national, personal silver jewellery | Personal jewellery: none; silver bars and other silver: duty assessed by customs | — |
| Bangladesh | 200 g of silver ornamentsPassenger, first silver this calendar year | Above 200 g of ornaments a year, and silver bars: duty assessed by customs | — |
| Nepal | 500 g of silver ornamentsNepali passenger returning home | Above 500 g of ornaments: prevailing silver duty, 20% in 2083/84 (up to 1 kg in total) | — |
| UAE | Duty-free, no weight limitAny traveller: jewellery you own and use | No duty for personal use | AED 60,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | Up to SAR 3,000 in totalAny traveller: gifts and personal purchases | No duty for personal use | SAR 40,000 |
| Singapore | S$500 of new goods free of GSTAway from Singapore 48 hours or more | 9%Silver jewellery or other silver | — |
| United States | $800 of goodsUS resident, abroad 48 hours or more | 5%Silver jewellery | — |
| UK | £390 of goodsAny traveller arriving by air or sea | 20%Silver bars and coins | — |
| Canada | CAN$800 of goodsResident, away 48 hours or more | 22.6%Silver jewellery | — |
| Australia | AUD 900 of general goodsAdult (18 or over) | 15.5%Silver jewellery | — |
| Europe | €430 of goodsAir or sea traveller | 19%Silver bars and coins | — |
Allowances apply per traveller and usually only to jewellery for personal use; bars and coins are normally dutiable or taxed. Duty rates shown are for the most common case — see each country page for the details and exceptions. Not listed yet: Sri Lanka and Malaysia, where we could not confirm silver rules.
Information, not legal advice. Customs rules change; check the official sources linked on each page before you travel. See also: silver price by country · where silver is cheapest · gold travel allowance.