Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued Public Notice No. 41/2024-25 on January 15, 2025, announcing an update to the Handbook of Procedures 2023. A new entry, “GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE,” has been added to Paragraph 4.73 of the Handbook. This inclusion authorizes the GIA Laboratory in Dubai to certify and grade diamonds of 0.25 carat and above. This amendment was made under the powers conferred by Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, reflecting the government’s ongoing updates to trade policies. The updated list aims to expand the network of recognized laboratories, ensuring greater convenience and compliance for stakeholders in the diamond trade.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 41/2024-25- DGFT| Dated: 15th January, 2025
Subject: Addition of new laboratory in Para 4.73 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.
F. No. 01/94/180/258/AM21/PC-4. In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in the Para 4.73 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023:
A new entry at SI no. 19 in the Para 4.73 of HBoP-2023 is added as under: (19) GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE.
Effect of the Public Notice: GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE has been included in the list of authorized laboratories under Para 4.73 of the HBoP-2023 for certification / grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/258/AM21/PC-4)
