Gold Price Calculator Dubai — Live Gold Rate in AED Today

Q: How much is 1 tola of gold in Dubai?

One tola equals 11.6638 grams. To find the price of 1 tola of gold in Dubai, multiply the current 24K gold price per gram by 11.6638 and adjust for karat purity. The tola is widely used in South Asian gold trading and is a common unit at the Dubai Gold Souk.

Gold Details

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Karat

Transaction Type

Making Charges

Enter the percentage actually quoted by the retailer. The calculator does not supply a market-typical value. Allowed range: 0-100%; blank means 0%.

Product / form

Gold Karat Reference

Karat	Purity	VAT
24K	99.9%	5% default; 0% may qualify*
22K	91.67%	5%
21K	87.5%	5%
18K	75%	5%

* A purchase may qualify for 0% VAT only when the gold is at least 99% pure and is in a form traded in global bullion markets. A making charge entered separately is modelled as a separate service at 5%; a retailer may reach a different treatment only where the invoice facts support a single composite supply. Actual eligibility and supply classification depend on the product and invoice facts; verify the VAT treatment and tax invoice with the retailer.

Market-source contracts, legal references and guide copy reviewed 30 July 2026. Price values themselves are dynamic observations, not permanent reference rates.

Market Reference and Aggregation

The calculator validates Gold-API.com as an intraday XAU/USD source and Currency-API as a daily source. When both pass freshness and schema checks and differ by no more than 5% of their mean, it uses their arithmetic mean; when only one passes, it uses that source and says so. Source names and timestamps appear beside the rate. It then converts USD at AED 3.6725 per USD. This is a market reference, not a retailer quote. Source contracts and the CBUAE USD rate were reviewed on 30 July 2026. An intraday quote must be no more than 30 minutes old; a daily quote must be no more than three UTC calendar days old. A manually entered quote requires a named source and device-local observation time and expires after 30 minutes.

Retail Price Inputs

Making charges are retailer-specific. Enter the percentage actually quoted to you; this calculator does not claim a typical market percentage. A separately entered making charge is modelled as a separate service at 5% VAT, while actual invoice classification can depend on whether the retailer supplies one composite item or multiple supplies. For selling, the default 3% spread is an editable illustration, not a live dealer quote. Ask the buyer for the actual deduction and replace the assumption. The official Visit Dubai Gold Souk page identifies the market; it does not supply this calculator’s price or charge assumptions.

Karat Explained

This calculator maps 24K to 99.9%, 22K to 91.67%, 21K to 87.5%, and 18K to 75%. It applies the selected factor exactly once to the unrounded AED-per-gram market reference. These are calculator mappings; check the item’s official or recognised hallmark/label and invoice rather than inferring purity from appearance.

Hallmarking and Authenticity

Federal Law No. 11 of 2015 generally prohibits offering wrought precious-metal articles for sale unless they carry an official or recognised foreign hallmark; when an article cannot be stamped, an identification card is used. The law also lists exceptions. Its active executive regulation defines stamps, labels and legal fineness controls. Check the actual mark or label and retain the retailer’s invoice.

Selling Gold in Dubai

The private-seller path subtracts the percentage you enter from the selected-karat metal value. It does not recover the purchase making charge and does not add output VAT. That is a narrow consumer scenario: VAT-registered business, tax-invoice and domestic reverse-charge cases are outside the result. Dealer testing, premiums and offer terms are also outside it.

Rounding Order

The selected XAU/USD reference is rounded to the nearest US cent per troy ounce before conversion. Per-gram prices are then rounded to fils for display only. Gold value is calculated from the unrounded converted reference × purity × grams; gold value, making charge, seller spread, VAT components and total are each rounded to the nearest fil. This is the calculator’s explicit line-rounding model, not a claim about a retailer’s invoice system. Compare the final tax invoice before paying or selling.

VAT on Gold

A purchase may qualify for 0% VAT only when the gold is at least 99% pure and is in a form traded in global bullion markets. A making charge entered separately is modelled as a separate service at 5%; a retailer may reach a different treatment only where the invoice facts support a single composite supply. Actual eligibility and supply classification depend on the product and invoice facts; verify the VAT treatment and tax invoice with the retailer. The calculator defaults the gold-value line to 5% unless you identify a qualifying bullion form and the selected purity is at least 99%. Gold below 99% purity — including the available 22K, 21K and 18K mappings — remains at the standard-rate estimate even if a bullion form is selected. A separately entered making charge is calculated as its own 5% service line. Domestic reverse charge and VAT-registered business cases are outside scope.

🏛 Official Resources

Official legal and currency references reviewed 30 July 2026. Check the current source and retailer tax invoice before relying on a VAT treatment.

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UAE VAT Executive Regulation, Article 36— 0% investment-precious-metals criteria: at least 99% purity and globally tradable bullion form

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FTA VATP043 — Precious Metals and Precious Stones (2025)— separate making services and domestic reverse-charge boundaries

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Central Bank of the UAE exchange-rate table— USD/AED 3.6725 reference used by the calculator

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Federal Law No. 11 of 2015— precious-metals trade and hallmarking controls, including exceptions

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Cabinet Resolution No. 45 of 2018— active executive rules for stamps, labels and legal fineness

Market-data inputs (not government sources)

Contracts reviewed 30 July 2026. The UI shows the accepted upstream timestamps and aggregation outcome for every active rate.

Gold-API.com— intraday XAU/USD candidate, accepted only with matching symbol/currency and a recent timestamp

Currency-API project— daily XAU/USD candidate, accepted only within the disclosed UTC-date window

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is gold VAT-free in Dubai?

What are making charges for gold in Dubai?

How much is 1 tola of gold in Dubai?

1 tola = 11.6638 grams. Multiply the current 24K price per gram by 11.6638 and adjust for karat purity. The tola is common in South Asian gold trading.

What is the difference between 22K and 24K gold?

This calculator maps 24K to 99.9% purity and 22K to 91.67%. The remainder of a 22K alloy is other material. Check the actual item’s official or recognised hallmark/label and invoice; a karat selection alone does not establish product form or VAT treatment.

Will this estimate match a retailer invoice or dealer buyback offer?

No. A retailer can use a different executable gold rate, premium, fixed making fee, stones, wastage, discount, tax classification or invoice-rounding system. The selected XAU/USD reference is rounded to the nearest US cent per troy ounce before conversion. Per-gram prices are then rounded to fils for display only. Gold value is calculated from the unrounded converted reference × purity × grams; gold value, making charge, seller spread, VAT components and total are each rounded to the nearest fil. This is the calculator’s explicit line-rounding model, not a claim about a retailer’s invoice system. Compare the final tax invoice before paying or selling.

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