Diamond exports from SHB set to soar

SURAT: Export of polished diamonds from the city is likely to increase in the New Year with the Surat Hira Bourse (SHB) operated by way of the Diamond and Gem Development Corporation (DGDC) getting licensed economic operator (AEO) certification from the customs department.

Official assets stated that the AEO certification will spice up the exports of polished diamonds from the city and it is likely to increase by way of round 20% in 2019. At provide, the SHB is exporting polished diamond export value Rs 30,000 crore consistent with annum and the import of rough diamonds is Rs 15,000 crore.

SHB CEO KK Sharma stated, “The AEO certification will exchange the way in which the export and import of diamonds and jewellery is taking place from Surat. The standing is attributed to just the ones organizations that deal with safe, protected and compliant world trade procedures. We are looking on the increase of 20% in the polished diamond export this 12 months”


According to Sharma, the SHB needed to earlier pay financial institution guarantee for the exports of diamonds of the similar worth due to the absence of the AEO certification. Diamonds are valuable cargo and that their worth is in crores. However, most of the diamond exporters most well-liked to export their parcels throughout the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai.


“The AEO accreditation will assist speedy observe shipments through customs and safety procedures by way of providing sooner get entry to to simplified customs process. The greatest benefit to the member exporters the usage of the SHB facility would be the waiver of the financial institution guarantee, decrease fee of bodily inspection for imported and exported items, faster release of shipments, preferential treatment by way of customs authorities, deferred fee of tasks and so forth” added Sharma.


Diamond industry analyst Aniruddha Lidbide stated, “Most of the diamond exporters are the usage of the customs amenities at Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse for the export and import of valuable cargo. Now that the AEO accreditation has been granted to the SHB, the export and import of diamond will increase from Surat. On the opposite hand, the Surat Diamond Bourse project is also bobbing up and it is going to be able by way of 2020, which can permit the diamantaires to carrying out import and export industry from the city.”


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