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Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds for Certification/ Grading & Re- import

Following are authorized laboratories for certification / grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above :

(1) International Gemological Institute (IG) – Hong Kong.

(2) American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Laboratories),8917 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117;

(3) Central Gem Laboratory, Miyagi Building, 5-15-14 Ueno Taito-Ku, Tokyo, Japan;

(4) Diamond Trading Company, Maidenhead, UK;

(5) European Gemological Laboratory (EGL), USA;

(6) Gemological Institute of America (GIA), USA;

(7) Hoge Road Voor Diamond, Antwerp, (HRD);

(8) International Diamond Laboratories DMCC, Dubai.

(9) The Robert Mouawad Campus, International Gemological Institute (IGI) USA;

(10)World Diamond Centre of Diamonds High Council, Antwerp, Belgium.

(11) GIA Hong Kong Laboratory Ltd., Hong Kong;

(12) Gemological Research (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Bangkok;

(13) GIA Education and Laboratory (Pvt) Ltd., Johannesburg;

(14) GIA Education and Laboratory, Goborone (Botswana);

(15) Forevermark NV, Antwerp, Belgium;

(16) International Gemological Institute (IG) – Antwerp, Belgium;

(17) Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Israel;

(18) Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Japan.

(Above Sl. No. 17 & 18 has been inserted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO.08/2018, DT. 14/05/2018 )