New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Indian market witnessed an increase in imports of precious metals from the US in November 2025, with a 371% jump over November 2024 in import of high-value products such as gold, silver and ornaments, together valued at $937.74 million, according to the government data. In terms of volume, gold imports from the US jumped by 95% to 4,505 kg in November 2025 and silver imports by 6,983% to 1,28,342 kg, with experts suggesting that building inventories of previous metals is one of the quickest ways to reduce the US' trade deficit with India. The Union commerce and industry ministry did not respond to an email seeking comment. A high trade deficit with India is one of the key reasons why the US imposed a reciprocal tar...