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.
2. ‘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”.
3. Therefore, semi-cut diamonds should be subjected to the requirement of
production of certificate under the KPCS.
4. 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.
5. Receipt of this circular may kindly be acknowledged.
F. No. DGEP/G&J/100/2009Encls: As above (2 pages)
(Praveen Mahajan)
Director General (EP)