Customs rules list

DullGreyGuy

Kirkmain said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Kirkmain said:

DullGreyGuy said:

You'd need to check with the customs department of the relevant country's government, normally the sort of thing thats on their website. 

Your giving someone bullion and a Rolex as a wedding present?

either or, not decided yet.

Its not as unusual as you think. You ever been to an Asian wedding, the bride is literally wearing her weight in gold. And thats what she has on display. God only knows how much is being gifted and not being put on display.

Only been to one in Delhi, though the bride was from Indian Kashmir. Was a lot of people involved, a fair number of elephants & horses but dont recall either large amounts of gold being worn nor exceptionally lavish gifts outside of the parents of the couple but fully accept that a sample of 1 isn't much and know the strong views of gold investment in India... still think giving a bar of gold, rather than jewellery is odd but your choice and I certainly wouldn't have minded if anyone gave us blocks of gold at our wedding but we got a picnic basket

depends, some of those Harrods picnic hampers can be more valuable and useful than a bar of gold

Think I saw it in the Argos catalogue 

Was a present from a friend who was studying at the time, dont want to sound ungrateful and it was handy a few times.

Pollycat

Kirkmain said:

TELLIT01 said:

If you are taking items of value with you and intend to bring them back, try to find the receipts and take those too.  You may be stopped by Customs on the way home.

You mean on the way out? I won't have them on me on the way home as I will have gifted them to the bride and groom

No, TELLIT01 is correct.
UK Customs can query anything they think you may have purchased abroad and ask you to prove otherwise.
So you may have left your expensive (or not) gift in wherever you happen to be going but if you have an expensive watch (or whatever), it would be handy to have the receipt to prove where and when you bought it.

Grumpy_chap

I can understand gifting a Rolex (well, I assume two Rolexes - one each for Bride and Groom), and taking as a gift from the UK.  There is the thought of carefully choosing the correct design for the individuals.

Gifting gold bullion, and transporting from UK to wherever the Wedding is to be held seems, to me at least, to be rather absurd.  Gold bullion has no practical purpose held as such, other than bragging rights if on display, or gets placed in a bank security vault.  Gold bullion is gold bullion is gold bullion, so why not either gift the cash (bank transfer) value or, if it must be gifted as gold bullion, arrange the purchase locally at the country of destination.

Pollycat

Grumpy_chap said:

I can understand gifting a Rolex (well, I assume two Rolexes - one each for Bride and Groom), and taking as a gift from the UK.  There is the thought of carefully choosing the correct design for the individuals.

Gifting gold bullion, and transporting from UK to wherever the Wedding is to be held seems, to me at least, to be rather absurd.  Gold bullion has no practical purpose held as such, other than bragging rights if on display, or gets placed in a bank security vault.  Gold bullion is gold bullion is gold bullion, so why not either gift the cash (bank transfer) value or, if it must be gifted as gold bullion, arrange the purchase locally at the country of destination.

I think the 'gold bar' is definitely a red herring.
I really don't think the OP is planning to gift a gold bar.

eDicky

Gold price 24k INR/1g:

India - ₹6,643

Dubai - ₹5,524

Singapore - ₹5,880

London - ₹5,874

The price of gold in India has always been relatively high, the demand being high. Its import is restricted, other than ornaments, with stiff penalties for smuggling.

martindow

Are the bride and groom from the UK?  Being given lavish gifts has the potential to create problems for them when they leave India or passing through customs here laden with gold and Rolexes ...