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Which credit cards still earn on Jewellery / gold — September 2026
Of the 1119 cards on the desk, 177 publish a rule for jewellery / gold — and 112 of those still earn full rewards. The rest: 4 capped, 3 at a reduced rate, 58 earn nothing. Every one is below, with the cap, the MCC and the rate a swipe actually returns.
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Which credit card is best for jewellery / gold spends in India?
Axis Bank PRIMUS (Axis Bank) pays 5.00% on jewellery / gold — the best rate of any card with a published rule here. 177 cards publish one, 58 of which earn nothing at all.
Open to everyone: HDFC Diners Club Black Metal (HDFC Bank) pays 3.33% on jewellery / gold for ₹10,000/yr — the best rate of any card you can actually apply for, whatever the fee.
On a budget: Standard Chartered Ultimate (Standard Chartered) pays 3.33% on jewellery / gold for ₹5,000/yr or less, and it's open to apply.
Lifetime-free: Kotak Solitaire (Kotak Mahindra Bank) pays 3.00% on jewellery / gold for ₹0, open to apply.
MCC 5944, 5094 · 177 cards read line by line · rates at our house ₹/point
The three that actually pay
Ranked by what ₹100 of jewellery / gold returns — first-tier earn × this category's published treatment × our ₹/point. The same math the wallet winner ranks your own cards by.
- 01 Axis Bank PRIMUS
No gold/jewellery carve-out in the T&C
5.00% full earn - 02 Axis Olympus
Base 1 EDGE Mile/₹100 — not on the official closed exclusion list, unlike Atlas (T&C §4)
4.00% full earn - 03 IDFC FIRST Gaj
No published restriction — flag (issuer silent)
3.33% full earn
Every card with a published rule
177 cards
Accelerated first, then full earners, then capped, then reduced, then the zeroes — each block by the rate it returns here. The rule text is the issuer's own, quoted from the document we read.
| Card | Earns | Rate here | The cap, and the rule it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Bank PRIMUS Axis Bank | full earn | 5.00% | No gold/jewellery carve-out in the T&C |
| Axis Olympus Axis Bank | full earn | 4.00% | Base 1 EDGE Mile/₹100 — not on the official closed exclusion list, unlike Atlas (T&C §4) |
| IDFC FIRST Gaj IDFC FIRST Bank | full earn | 3.33% | No published restriction — flag (issuer silent) |
| HDFC Infinia Metal HDFC Bank | full earn | 3.33% | No published earn restriction (Tanishq voucher REDEMPTION capped 50k RP/quarter is a burn-side cap); community confirms earn OK |
| HDFC Diners Club Black Metal HDFC Bank | full earn | 3.33% | No published earn restriction |
| Standard Chartered Ultimate Standard Chartered | full earn | 3.33% | Not in reduced/excluded lists → full 5/₹150 — flag (inferred) |
| ICICI Emeralde Private Metal ICICI Bank | full earn | 3.00% | No official ICICI exclusion found; community reports MCC 5094 sometimes zeroed — unverified, flag |
| Kotak Solitaire Kotak Mahindra Bank | full earn | 3.00% | Base 3 Air Miles/₹100 — not in the official exclusion MCC table (community, flag) |
| YES Bank Marquee YES Bank | full earn | 2.25% | No published exclusion — earns the online/offline rate; inferred from absence, flag |
| BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 2.00% | Not in the official exclusion table — inferred from absence, flag |
| RBL Nova RBL Bank | full earn | 2.00% | Not on the official exclusion list — earns base 4 RP/₹200 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| Kotak Air+ Kotak Mahindra Bank | full earn | 2.00% | Not on the published closed no-earn list — earns base 2 Air Miles/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| ICICI Times Black ICICI Bank | full earn | 2.00% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| Axis Horizon Axis Bank | full earn | 2.00% | NOTABLE: 5944/5094 absent from Horizon's official table (unlike Atlas/Magnus/Reserve, which zeroed gold/jewellery); 20-Jun-2025 revision confirms list unchanged — jewellery earns |
| Scapia (Federal Bank) Federal Bank | full earn | 2.00% | Not on the exclusion list — inferred from absence, flag |
| DBS Vantage DBS Bank India | full earn | 2.00% | Base 2 VP/₹100 — not on the published closed list (flag) |
| Unity Bank BharatPe Credit Card Unity Small Finance Bank | full earn | 2.00% | Earns the full 2%. Jewellery and gold are excluded or capped on most Indian cards and are not mentioned in any Unity document |
| Scapia (BOBCARD) BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 2.00% | Not on the exclusion list — inferred from absence, flag |
| Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde ICICI Bank | full earn | 1.80% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| IDFC FIRST Mayura IDFC FIRST Bank | full earn | 1.67% | No published restriction — flag (community silent) |
| HDFC Regalia Gold HDFC Bank | full earn | 1.63% | No published earn restriction |
| IndusInd Avios Visa Infinite IndusInd Bank | full earn | 1.50% | No published earn restriction (flag) |
| Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank HDFC Bank | full earn | 1.50% | Tanishq (a Tata brand) earns 5% via Tata Neu; other jewellers base 1.5% (community, flag) |
| Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card SBI Card | full earn | 1.50% | 5% back as NeuCoins at Titan and Tanishq as partner Tata brands (T&C §11.3d) — but redeemable at Titan/Tanishq only through the Tata Neu app, not in store |
| IndiGo IDFC FIRST Dual Credit Card IDFC FIRST Bank | full earn | 1.50% | Base 3 BluChips/₹100 (community, flag) |
| Equitas PowerMiles Equitas Small Finance Bank | full earn | 1.50% | Base 3 RP/₹100 (community, flag) |
| Adani One ICICI Bank Signature ICICI Bank | full earn | 1.50% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| YES Bank RESERV YES Bank | full earn | 1.50% | No published exclusion — earns online/offline rate, flag |
| Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro ICICI Bank | full earn | 1.35% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| IDFC FIRST Ashva IDFC FIRST Bank | full earn | 1.33% | No published restriction — flag (community silent) |
| Amex Platinum Charge American Express | full earn | 1.25% | 1 MR/₹40 — no exclusion |
| KrisFlyer SBI Card SBI Card | full earn | 1.10% | Base 1 mile/₹100 (community, flag) |
| HDFC Diners Club Privilege HDFC Bank | full earn | 1.00% | No published earn restriction |
| SBI Card MILES PRIME SBI Card | full earn | 1.00% | 5944/5094 absent from SBI's exclusion table — jewellery earns (rare) |
| IDBI Bank LIC Eclat Select IDBI Bank | full earn | 1.00% | 4 Delight Points per ₹100 (1.0%), the best base rate IDBI pays — 5944 and 5094 appear nowhere on the MITC's exclusion annexure |
| IndiGo SBI Card ELITE SBI Card | full earn | 1.00% | Base 2 BluChips/₹100 (community, flag) |
| SBI Card MILES ELITE SBI Card | full earn | 1.00% | NOTABLE: 5944/5094 absent from SBI's exclusion table — jewellery earns (rare) |
| Tata Neu Plus SBI Card SBI Card | full earn | 1.00% | 2% back as NeuCoins at Titan and Tanishq as partner Tata brands — but redeemable at Titan/Tanishq only through the Tata Neu app, not in store |
| MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank ICICI Bank | full earn | 1.00% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| RBL Signature Banking RBL Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Aspire Banking RBL Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Apex RBL Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| BOBCARD Uni GoldX BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 1.00% | 1 Uni Coin per ₹1 (1%) — jewellery appears nowhere in the MITC's closed exclusion list |
| SBI AURUM SBI Card | full earn | 1.00% | Base 4 RP/₹100 (community, flag) |
| RBL Paisabazaar Duet RBL Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the ineligible-MCC table — the full 1% (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Paisabazaar Duet Plus RBL Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the ineligible-MCC table — 1% inside the ₹300 ceiling (inferred from absence, flag) |
| AU Altura Credit Card AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 1.00% | Not named in AU's exclusion note — the 1% ordinary-retail tier (inferred from absence, flag) |
| Amex Platinum Travel American Express | full earn | 1.00% | 1 MR/₹50 |
| Amex Membership Rewards Card American Express | full earn | 1.00% | 1 MR/₹50 |
| Amex Platinum Reserve American Express | full earn | 1.00% | 1 MR/₹50 — no exclusion |
| Amex Gold Charge American Express | full earn | 1.00% | 1 MR/₹50 |
| Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank HDFC Bank | full earn | 0.86% | Base 2 pts/₹150 — no published restriction |
| IndusInd Tiger IndusInd Bank | full earn | 0.80% | No published restriction — inferred from absence, flag |
| IndusInd Legend IndusInd Bank | full earn | 0.80% | No published earn restriction (flag) |
| IndusInd Pinnacle World IndusInd Bank | full earn | 0.80% | No published earn restriction (flag) |
| IndusInd Pioneer Heritage IndusInd Bank | full earn | 0.80% | Base 1 RP/₹100 (community, flag) |
| BOBCARD Tiara BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 0.75% | Core 3 RP/₹100 — 5944 and 5094 are in neither Annexure 1 nor the accelerated table |
| IDBI Bank Euphoria World IDBI Bank | full earn | 0.75% | 3 Delight Points per ₹100 (0.75%) — 5944 and 5094 appear nowhere on the MITC's exclusion annexure |
| IDBI Bank Royale Signature IDBI Bank | full earn | 0.75% | 3 Delight Points per ₹100 (0.75%) — 5944 and 5094 appear nowhere on the MITC's exclusion annexure |
| AU Zenith AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.75% | No published restriction — inferred from absence, flag |
| RBL Platinum Maxima RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| IDBI Bank Winnings IDBI Bank | full earn | 0.50% | 2 Delight Points per ₹100 (0.5%) — 5944 and 5094 appear nowhere on the MITC's exclusion annexure |
| RBL Platinum Maxima Plus RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| TVS Credit RBL Bank Gold RBL Bank / TVS Credit | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| IndiGo SBI Card SBI Card | full earn | 0.50% | Base 1 BluChip/₹100 (community, flag) |
| RBL Icon RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | 2 RP/₹100 base — inferred from absence, flag |
| RBL World Safari RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | 5944/5094 absent from the table — earns the token ~0.5% |
| RBL Platinum Edge RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's own dated exclusion footnote — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| AU Ananta AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.50% | No published restriction — inferred from absence, flag |
| SBI Card MILES SBI Card | full earn | 0.50% | 5944/5094 absent from SBI's exclusion table — jewellery earns (rare) |
| ICICI Sapphiro ICICI Bank | full earn | 0.50% | No official exclusion found — flag |
| ICICI Bank Rubyx ICICI Bank | full earn | 0.50% | No published exclusion — inferred from absence, flag |
| BOBCARD Premier BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 0.50% | Core 2 RP/₹100 — 5944 and 5094 are in neither Annexure 1 nor the accelerated table |
| AU Vetta AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.50% | No published restriction — inferred from absence, flag |
| IRCTC RBL Bank Credit Card RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&Cs own exclusion list — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| IRCTC BOBCARD BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 0.50% | Earns base 2 RP/₹100 — inferred, flag |
| Standard Chartered EaseMyTrip Standard Chartered | full earn | 0.50% | Base 2 RP/₹100 — inferred, flag |
| AU Bank NOMO Credit Card AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Not excluded anywhere AU publishes — 2 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Delight RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is on neither exclusion list — earns and counts toward the waiver (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Max RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's exclusion table — earns the base 2 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Prime RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — base 2 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL World Plus RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's two stacked exclusion footnotes — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL World Prime RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's two stacked exclusion footnotes — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL World Max RBL Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's two stacked exclusion footnotes — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Bank Black RBL Bank / MWYN Tech (MoneyTap) | full earn | 0.50% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| Kotak Privy League Signature Kotak Mahindra Bank | full earn | 0.50% | Base 2 RP/₹100; jewellery is an accelerated category on some plans (community, flag) |
| IDFC FIRST Wealth IDFC FIRST Bank | full earn | 0.38% | No published restriction — flag |
| HPCL ENERGIE BOBCARD BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | full earn | 0.33% | Core 2 RP/₹150 — 5944 and 5094 are in neither Annexure 1 nor this card's accelerated table |
| RBL World Safari Plus RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own §3.4(c) exclusion sentence — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Bank Patanjali Swarn RBL Bank / Patanjali | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| TVS Credit RBL Bank RBL Bank / TVS Credit | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Bank Blockbuster RBL Bank / BookMyShow | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the T&C's own category/MCC exclusion table — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| Federal Bank Celesta Federal Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Base 1 RP/₹100 — inferred, flag |
| AU Zenith+ AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.25% | No published restriction — inferred from absence, flag |
| RBL Platinum ShopGain RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — the ordinary rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Plus RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — 1 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Choice RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — 1 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum Advantage RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — 1 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Binge RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — 1 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Shoprite RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is on neither exclusion list — base rate, counts toward the waiver (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Movies and More RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is on neither list — 1 RP/₹100 and full milestone credit (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Patanjali Vishisht RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is on neither list — base rate, full milestone credit (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Bank DMI Finance RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the list — earns and counts toward the milestone (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL BankBazaar SaveMax RBL Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is on neither list — the base 1 RP/₹100 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| AU LIT Credit Card AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) appears in none of AU's exclusion or reduced-rate rows — 1 RP/₹100, or the 5X/10X rung if the channel feature is bought (inferred from absence, flag) |
| AU Altura Plus Credit Card AU Small Finance Bank | full earn | 0.25% | Not named in AU's exclusion note — the ordinary offline or online rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Bank SalarySe UP RBL Bank | full earn | 0.20% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the card's MCC exclusion table — 1 RP/₹100 and full waiver credit (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Cookies RBL Bank | full earn | 0.20% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the exclusion table — the ordinary rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| OneCard Metal OneCard (issued via partner banks) | full earn | 0.20% | No published restriction — inferred, flag |
| RBL MyFirst RBL Bank | full earn | 0.06% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from both footnotes — the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL EasySaver RBL Bank | full earn | 0.06% | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from both footnotes — the base 1 RP per ₹400 (inferred from absence, flag) |
| RBL Platinum LifeEasy RBL Bank | full earn | — | Jewellery (MCC 5944, 5094) is absent from the product page's own dated exclusion footnote — earns the base rate (inferred from absence, flag) |
| HSBC Premier (Metal) HSBC | capped | 3.00% | MCC 5944/5094 earns inside the ₹1L/month bucket shared with rent, utilities, insurance, education, government and e-wallets (TravelOne zeroes them); HSBC publishes no split of that ceiling, so none of it belongs to jewellery alone |
| Titan SBI Card SBI Card | capped | 1.50% | The one category this card accelerates. 3% value back at Tanishq, 5% at Mia, CaratLane and Zoya, 7.5% at the watch and eyewear brands — but each bucket has its own quarterly ceiling (₹25,000, ₹10,000 and ₹10,000 respectively, ₹45,000 in total), and the Tanishq Golden Harvest scheme is expressly cut back to base points |
| Kotak Zen Signature Kotak Mahindra Bank | capped | 0.83% | Jewellery is INSIDE this card's 10-points-per-₹150 shopping accelerator, not excluded from it — an unusual place to find it. The 6,500-point billing-cycle ceiling is what stops it |
| HDFC Bank UPI RuPay HDFC Bank | capped | 0.25% | Not on this card's exclusion list — unlike the Swiggy HDFC card, which does exclude jewellery — so it earns 1 CashPoint per ₹100 inside the 500-point "other spends" ceiling |
| IRCTC SBI Card Premier SBI Card | reduced | 0.80% | Base 1 RP/₹125 — no published restriction; inferred, flag |
| BOBCARD Eterna BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) | reduced | 0.75% | General 3 RP/₹100 unless online — inferred, flag |
| IDFC FIRST Private IDFC FIRST Bank | reduced | 0.67% | 1 RP/₹150 vs the flat 10 RP/₹150 domestic base (~0.67%) — "Jewellery (Gold and watches included)" is named on the consolidated T&C's 1X list; it was unrestricted before 17 Jul 2026 |
| Axis Magnus for Burgundy Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Same as Magnus |
| Axis Burgundy Private Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | No EDGE RP on gold/jewellery (CardInsider) |
| Axis Magnus Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold & jewellery zero since 20-Dec-2024 (Axis-wide notice) |
| HSBC TravelOne HSBC | earns nothing | — | MCC 5944, 5094 |
| Axis Bank Reserve Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold & jewellery zero |
| Axis Miles & More World Select Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold/jewellery excluded on Axis cards since 20-Dec-2024 — community/flag |
| ixigo AU AU Small Finance Bank | earns nothing | — | Jewellery on the official no-RP exclusion list |
| HSBC Live+ HSBC | earns nothing | — | MCC 5932 Jewelery & Antique Items — 0% cashback |
| HSBC RuPay Cashback HSBC | earns nothing | — | Zero cashback — "Jewelry & Antique items (MCC 5944, 5094, 5932, 5937)" |
| Axis Miles & More World Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold/jewellery excluded on Axis cards since 20-Dec-2024 — community/flag |
| Axis Bank SELECT Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | 'Gold & Jewellery' named in the 20-Jun-2025 T&C exclusion list (corrected 25-Jul-2026 — we previously inferred it earned) |
| Amazon Pay ICICI Bank ICICI Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero on "gold, silver, any precious metal" — one of the few ICICI cards to name precious metals in its own T&C |
| HSBC Platinum HSBC | earns nothing | — | Zero reward points — "Jewelry 5944, 5094", which is every code in this category |
| HSBC RuPay Platinum HSBC | earns nothing | — | Zero reward points — "Jewelry 5944, 5094", which is every code in this category |
| IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewelry" in the card's published exclusion list; corrected from full, 2026-07-22 |
| YES Bank ELITE+ YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero points w.e.f. 15-Jun-2026 (MCCs 5094, 5944) |
| SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Black Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero SC Points — gold items and all jewellery transactions excluded |
| Kotak White Reserve Kotak Mahindra Bank | earns nothing | — | No per-swipe points (flag) |
| SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero SC Points — gold items and all jewellery transactions excluded |
| IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewelry" in the card's published exclusion list; corrected from full, 2026-07-22 |
| Union Bank UNICORN Union Bank of India | earns nothing | — | Zero reward points — jewellery heads the MITC's exclusion line for this card. Union Bank also bars jewellery purchases from its EMI facility |
| Union Bank NEXTERIA Union Bank of India | earns nothing | — | Zero reward points — jewellery heads the MITC's exclusion line for this card, and is barred from the EMI facility as well |
| YES Bank SELECT YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero points w.e.f. 15-Jun-2026 (MCCs 5094, 5944) |
| YES Bank BYOC (Rewards) YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero points w.e.f. 15-Jun-2026 (MCCs 5094, 5944) |
| YES Bank Zagg Credit Card YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero coins — jewellery is named outright in the exclusion list |
| Axis Bank My Zone Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Gold & Jewellery" earns nothing and is excluded from the milestone count |
| Fibe Axis Bank Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold and all types of jewellery transactions earn nothing, as do gift-card purchases |
| Axis Bank ACE Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Purchase of gold and jewellery items earns nothing |
| YES Bank Wellness Plus YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero points w.e.f. 15-Jun-2026 (MCCs 5094, 5944) |
| Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Clock, Jewelry, Watch and Silverware Stores" is an excluded MCC category, and gold in any form — bar, coin, jewellery, artifact — is excluded separately |
| Flipkart SBI Card SBI Card | earns nothing | — | 0% cashback — MCC 5051, 5094, 5944 and 7631 |
| CASHBACK SBI Card SBI Card | earns nothing | — | Zero cashback on MCC 5051, 5094, 7631 and 5944 |
| Axis Bank Cashback Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewellery, Precious Metals and Watches" earn nothing |
| Axis Bank Freecharge Plus Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Purchase of gold items and all types of jewellery transactions earn nothing |
| Axis Bank SuperMoney RuPay Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Clock, Jewelry, Watch and Silverware Stores" earn nothing |
| Axis Bank Freecharge Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Gold & Jewellery" is named in the 20 Jun 2025 earn-exclusion list |
| Axis Bank Kwik Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Jewellery is named outright in the exclusion list |
| IndianOil HDFC Bank Credit Card HDFC Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero Fuel Points — jewellery is named in Table 1.1's exclusion column |
| IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | No EDGE REWARDS — "Gold/Jewellery" is named on the exclusion list |
| Shoppers Stop HDFC Bank HDFC Bank | earns nothing | — | Named in the exclusion for the 1% non-Shoppers-Stop category alongside fuel, rent, government transactions, EMI and wallet |
| Swiggy Ornge HDFC Bank Credit Card HDFC Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero cashback (MCC 5094, 5944) |
| Swiggy BLCK HDFC Bank Credit Card HDFC Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero cashback (MCC 5094, 5944) |
| Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card HDFC Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero cashback — jewellery is named on HDFC's exclusion list for this card, which is worth flagging because most Indian cards leave jewellery MCCs (5944, 5094) unmentioned and paying |
| Paisabazaar Paisa Plus Credit Card SBM Bank (India) | earns nothing | — | "Jewellery" is named in the exclusion prose |
| CUB CSK Master Platinum City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 — gold and jewellery earn no Reward Points |
| CUB SRH Master Platinum City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 earn no Reward Points |
| CUB CSK RuPay Platinum City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 earn no Reward Points |
| CUB SRH RuPay Platinum City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 earn no Reward Points |
| CUB CSK Master World City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 — gold and jewellery earn no Reward Points |
| CUB SRH Master World City Union Bank | earns nothing | — | MCCs 5094 and 5944 earn no Reward Points |
| Flipkart Axis Bank Super Elite Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero SuperCoins on jewellery purchases |
| PhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK SBI Card | earns nothing | — | Zero points — MCC 5094 and 5944, with gifts and souvenirs (5947) excluded alongside them |
| PhonePe SBI Card PURPLE SBI Card | earns nothing | — | Zero points — MCC 5094 and 5944, alongside gifts and souvenirs (5947), tolls and bridges (4784) and digital gaming (5816, 7993, 7994) |
| Axis Atlas Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | Gold/jewellery (5094/5944) zero since 20-Apr-2024 |
| Axis Bank Vistara Infinite Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Precious stones & metals, Watches"; MCCs 5094 and 5944, since 20 Apr 2024 |
| YES First Preferred YES Bank | earns nothing | — | Zero points w.e.f. 15-Jun-2026 (MCCs 5094, 5944) |
| Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Precious stones & metals, Watches"; MCCs 5094 and 5944, excluded since 20 Apr 2024 |
| Axis Bank Vistara Credit Card Axis Bank | earns nothing | — | "Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Precious stones & metals, Watches" — the widest precious-metals exclusion any Indian co-brand publishes. MCCs 5094 and 5944, excluded since 20 Apr 2024. |
Not published
941 cards on the desk have no rule we could read for jewellery / gold. They are named here rather than guessed into the ranking above — an unread rule is not a full-earn rule.
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Where this comes from
Treatments are read from issuer T&C, reward annexures and FAQs (HSBC and SBI publish full MCC tables; HDFC and Amex publish only category names), corroborated by community reporting where the banks stay vague — those rows say so. Where sources conflict we keep the conservative treatment. "Rate here" is the card's first-tier earn × this category's treatment × our house ₹/point from the valuation index — the same number the wallet winner puts on a swipe. A capped card shows its rate before the cap bites; the rule text names the cap. Issuers churn these rules quarterly — a note's date is the rule's date, not ours.