4.42

Import of Diamonds for Certification / Grading & Re- export

Following agencies are permitted to import diamonds to their laboratories without any import duty, for the purpose of certification / grading reports, with a condition that the same should be re-exported with the certification/grading reports, as per the procedure laid down in Hand Book of Procedures:

(1) Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Mumbai, Maharashtra.

(2) Indian Diamond Institute, Surat, Gujarat, India.

(3) De Beers India Private Ltd, Surat, Gujarat, India.

(Above (3) has been amended vide NOTIFICATION NO. 42/2021, DT. 08/11/2021)

[OLD- (3) International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research India Pvt. Ltd., Surat, Gujarat, India.]

(4) HRD Diamond Institute Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

(5) International Gemological Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai