Sorted

Sorted unworked industrial diamonds, sawn or cleaved

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 7102 21 10 (Sorted unworked diamonds) is subject to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) import-policy conditions administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 71. The importer must be registered with the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the designated authority for KPCS in India, and the Kimberley Process Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Additional country-specific prohibitions apply to imports originating from Côte d'Ivoire and Venezuela.

What this is

HSN code

7102 21 10

Chapter

71 · Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy with KPCS conditions, Chapter 71

Customs documentation

Kimberley Process Certificate from exporting authority
GJEPC registration certificate from GJEPC
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Register with the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the designated importing and exporting authority of India for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Active GJEPC registration is a standalone ITC (HS) policy condition and must be maintained before any bill of entry for rough diamonds is filed.
ITC (HS) policy condition 05, Chapter 71 · DGFT Notification 43/2015-2020 dated 22-11-2021
2
Obtain a valid Kimberley Process Certificate from the exporting country's designated authority and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 002KP0 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer is required to verify this upload before granting out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) policy condition 03, Chapter 71 · DGFT Notification 34/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020
3
Confirm the origin of the consignment does not fall under the country-specific prohibitions: imports from Côte d'Ivoire are subject to policy condition 1 and imports from Venezuela are subject to policy condition 2 of Chapter 71. Consignments originating from these jurisdictions attract additional Restricted-import enforcement at the bill-of-entry stage.
ITC (HS) policy conditions 1 and 2, Chapter 71

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the Kimberley Process Certificate as the only compliance requirement and overlooking the GJEPC registration condition. GJEPC registration is a separate, independently mandated policy condition — an importer presenting a valid KP Certificate but lacking current GJEPC registration remains in breach of ITC (HS) policy condition 05, and the consignment will be detained pending rectification, with demurrage and ground rent accruing at the port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7102 21 10 require BIS certification?

No, sorted unworked diamonds fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime entirely. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with Kimberley Process Certification Scheme conditions and mandatory GJEPC registration as the operative requirements.

Which document code is used for the Kimberley Process Certificate in e-Sanchit?

The Kimberley Process Certificate is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 002KP0, and its upload must be verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge is granted, per the ITC (HS) policy condition 03 and DGFT Notification 34/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020.

Can rough diamonds from Côte d'Ivoire or Venezuela be imported under this HSN?

Imports from Côte d'Ivoire and Venezuela are subject to specific ITC (HS) policy conditions — conditions 1 and 2 respectively — under Chapter 71; importers should confirm the current status of these restrictions with DGFT before placing purchase orders from those origins.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.