Customs - Application of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) to Semi-cut diamonds – CBEC Clarifies
‘KIMBERLEY Process Certification Scheme Secretariat, Namibia' has clarified vide a press release dated 30 November 2009, that “polishing a single or a few small facets will not transform rough diamonds into polished diamonds and make these fall off the KPCS radar and that semi-cut diamonds and their import or export remains subject to the requirements of the KPCS”.
Therefore, semi-cut diamonds should be subjected to the requirement of production of certificate under the KPCS.
Board wants wide publicity to be given to these instructions and difficulties, if any, to be brought to the notice of the Directorate General of Export Promotion.
CBEC Circular No. 35/2009-Cus Dated: December 29, 2009