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Gold-bearing alloy imports restricted

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Gold-bearing alloy imports restricted (GS3 · Trade, 19 June 2025)

What happened

  • DGFT restricted imports of palladium, rhodium and iridium alloys containing more than 1% gold [PIB].

Background

  • This extends the platinum restriction to all of CTH 7110 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Closes a route for gold duty evasion.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Effects of liberalisation; trade policy

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-19): DGFT restricted imports of palladium, rhodium and iridium alloys containing more than 1% gold.
  2. Closes a route for gold duty evasion.
Quotable data point

DGFT restricted imports of palladium, rhodium and iridium alloys containing more than 1% gold.

PIB: Precious metal alloys, 19 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: DGFT.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Gold threshold for restriction

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Precious metal alloys, 19 Jun 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending