4A.2.1
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Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds for Certification/ Grading & Re-import
4A.2.1
Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds for Certification/ Grading & Re-import
Following are authorised laboratories for certification/grading of diamonds of 0.10 carat and above:
(Opening portion at 4A.2.1 has been amended vide NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2013, DT. 03/07/2013)
[OLD - Following are authorized laboratories for certification/ grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above: ]
(i) Indian Diamond Institute, Surat, Gujarat;
(ii) American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Laboratories),8917 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117;
(iii) Central Gem Laboratory, Miyagi Building, 5-15-14 Ueno Taito-Ku, Tokyo, Japan;
(iv) Diamond Trading Company, Maidenhead, UK;
(v) European Gemological Laboratory (EGL), USA;
(vi) Gemological Institute of America (GIA), USA;
(vii) Hoge Road Voor Diamond, Antwerp, (HRD);
(viii) International Diamond Laboratories DMCC, Dubai.
(ix) The Robert Mouawad Campus, International Gemological Institute (IGI) USA; and
(x) World Diamond Centre of Diamonds High Council, Antwerp, Belgium.
(xi) GIA Hong Kong Laboratory Ltd., Hong Kong;
(xii) Gemological Research (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Bangkok;
(xiii) GIA Education and Laboratory (Pvt) Ltd., Johannesburg;
(xiv) GIA Education and Laboratory, Goborone (Botswana);
(xv) Forevermark NV, Antwerp, Belgium
(In above para 4A.2.1 Sl. no. (xi) to (xv) has been added vide NOTIFICATION NO. 11/2012, DT. 22/08/2012)
(xvi) International Gemological Institute (IGI) – Antwerp, Belgium;
(xvii) International Gemological Institute (IGI) – Hong Kong.
(In above para 4A.2.1 Sl. no. (xvi) to (xvii) has been added vide NOTIFICATION NO. 19/2013, DT. 12/06/2013)
(xviii) International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research India Private Limited, Surat, India.
(Above SL. NO. (xviii) has been added vide NOTIFICATION NO. 113/2013, DT. 02/03/2015)