DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF EXPORT PROMOTION
Deptt. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
First Floor, Hotel Janpath, New Delhi – 110001
Tel: -23344616, 23344622, Fax: - 011-23344624/630
Circular No.35/2009-Cus
New Delhi, the 29th December, 2009
Sub: Application of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) to Semi- cut
diamonds- reg.
Attention is drawn to Circular No. 53/2003-Cus dated 23rd June, 2003 issued
under F.No.314/33/2002-FTT laying down procedure for implementing Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for certification of rough diamonds.
- ‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme Secretariat, Namibia’ has now
clarified vide a press release dated 30 November 2009 (copy enclosed) 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.
- Wide publicity may please be given to these instructions by way of issuance
of Trade/Public Notice. Difficulties, if any, in implementation of these
instructions, may be brought to the notice of the Directorate General of Export
Promotion, New Delhi.
- Receipt of this circular may kindly be acknowledged.
Encls: As above (2 pages)
(Praveen Mahajan)
Director General (EP)
F. No. DGEP/G&J/100/2009
Copy for information to:
PS to Chairman and Members of the CBEC,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise,
All Commissioners of Customs,
All Director Generals under CBEC,
Chief Departmental Representative (CDR), Delhi,
All Commissioners of Customs /Central Excise,
[email protected]