Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Gold Jewellery → United States
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-08-22
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery
Details
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery. Quantity guidance for United States: Personal use. Documentation: CBP Declaration Form 6059B; FinCEN 105 (CMIR) if carrying gold coins/bars worth over USD 10,000. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving United States with gold jewellery is a separate question: allowed — Personal gold jewellery may be exported from United States for personal use; commercial quantities and gold bullion require declaration.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Documentation required
- CBP Declaration Form 6059B
- FinCEN 105 (CMIR) if carrying gold coins/bars worth over USD 10,000
Leaving with this item
Personal gold jewellery may be exported from United States for personal use; commercial quantities and gold bullion require declaration.
Practical advice
Personal-wear gold jewellery clears as routine. Bulk imports above the destination's threshold attract duty + VAT; cash-declaration rules may apply on high-value bullion.
Customs authority
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) · https://www.cbp.gov