4A.17

Diamond & Jewellery Dollar Accounts

(a) Firms and companies dealing in purchase / sale of rough or cut and polished diamonds / precious metal jewellery plain, minakari and / or studded with / without diamond and / or other stones with a track record of at least two years in import or export of diamonds / coloured gemstones / diamond and coloured gemstones studded jewellery / plain gold jewellery and having an average annual turnover of Rs. 3 crore or above during preceding three licensing years may also carry out their business through designated Diamond Dollar Accounts (DDA).

(b) Dollars in such accounts available from bank finance and / or export proceeds shall be used only for:

(i) Import / purchase of rough diamonds from overseas / local sources;

(ii) Purchase of cut and polished diamonds, coloured gemstones and plain gold jewellery from local sources;

(iii) Import / purchase of gold from overseas / nominated agencies and repayment of dollar loans from the bank; and

(iv) Transfer to Rupee Account of exporter. Details of this DDA Scheme are given in HBP v1.

(c) A non DDA holder is also permitted to supply cut and polished diamonds to DDA holder, receive payment in dollars and convert same into Rupees within 7 days. Cut and polished diamonds and coloured gemstones so supplied by non-DDA holder will also be counted towards discharge of his export obligation and / or entitle him to replenishment Authorisation.