REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE · VERIFIED SOURCES

Gold Regulatory Intelligence

A practical map of gold-business regulation: licensing authority, purchase/export eligibility, shipment permits, AML/provenance rules and material 2026 changes.

Five profiles released for indexing · verified 13 September 2026

Verified jurisdictions

🇬🇭 GHANA · VERIFIED

GoldBod

Licensing · SFA · offtaker onboarding · local refining · export approval.

🇰🇪 KENYA · VERIFIED

Mineral Export Controls

Dealing licence · export permit per shipment · source and consignee records.

🇺🇬 UGANDA · VERIFIED

DGSM / MEMD

Precious-metals MDL · export permit per consignment · provenance documents.

🇸🇱 SIERRA LEONE · VERIFIED WITH CAUTION

NMA / Exporter Licence

Exporter licence · dealer/artisanal sources · PMT export controls · current-fee caution.

🇦🇪 UAE / DUBAI · VERIFIED

Responsible Gold Sourcing

AML/CFT · OECD five-step due diligence · refinery review · provenance.

🇧🇮 BURUNDI · CONTROLLED REVIEW

Not yet released for indexing

OBM confirms ongoing sector reorganization, but REGION INVESTS is holding the gold-specific profile until current export/licensing instructions are sufficiently verified.

NOINDEX PROFILE PENDING

Method: REGION INVESTS releases a regulatory page to indexing only where official/legal primary sources and a clear verification date are available. Counterparty brochures or licence copies are not treated as regulatory sources.

How to use it

Start with the regulator and licence framework for the jurisdiction.

Validate the counterparty document with the official authority/registry where available.

Verify shipment-specific export approval and provenance.

Repeat the regulatory check immediately before a live transaction.

REGION INVESTS — Technology & Analytics Provider. This resource does not replace regulator or local-counsel advice.