GIFT City & Global USD
A second address for your capital. If your business, your home and your portfolio are all in India and all in rupees, holding some wealth in another currency is insurance, not luxury.
By Yash Jhaveri, Founder & CEO, Beyond
Beyond · JSL Wealth Management · Vadodara · ARN XXXXX
Last reviewed September 2026 · Regulatory position as at September 2026
What it actually is
Investing in global markets in US dollars: US and developed-market equity, global innovation. Either through GIFT City IFSC funds, or the RBI's remittance route at US $2,50,000 per person per year. For NRIs, GIFT inbound funds are often the cleanest way into Indian strategies.
The job it does
- Rupee-concentration risk on family wealth
- Access to businesses India doesn’t list — global tech, semiconductors, AI
- Funding future USD expenses like children’s education
Why people use it
- Currency diversification — the rupee has tended to depreciate against the USD over long periods
- Companies that are not listed on the NSE or BSE
- GIFT structures cut paperwork vs direct overseas accounts
What can go wrong
- The currency can also move against you in stretches
- TCS applies on LRS remittances above ₹10 L/yr (adjustable against tax)
- Foreign-fund tax and reporting is genuinely more complex — CA involvement is essential
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