Gold prices in China is much lower than in India at Rs 48,000 per ten grams while the same cost around Rs 50,500 in India,prompting smugglers to buy in China and sell it in India.
KATHMANDU(BullionStreet): "Nepal, which lies between the two Asian giants of India and China has become the new route of illegal gold supply to India from China.
"Gold prices in China is much lower than in India at Rs 48,000 per ten grams while the same cost around Rs 50,500 in India,prompting smugglers to buy in China and sell it in India.
"Analysts said major buyers of smuggled gold are Indian exporters to Nepal as some of the export items are under-invoiced and cannot be paid back legally.
"Nepali importers are paying Indian traders with gold from China. Smugglers are supplying gold to traders as the yellow metal become a new form of currency ..."



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