**Summary:**
Public Notice No. 4/2024-25, dated January 15, 2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, amends Para 4.73 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBoP) 2023. This amendment, enacted under the powers conferred by Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, adds GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE, as a new entry (Sl no. 19) to the list of authorized laboratories. The inclusion authorizes GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE, to conduct certification and grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above, as per Para 4.73 of the HBoP 2023. The Director General of Foreign Trade, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, approved the notice. For inquiries, contact dgft@nic.in. The notice originates from File No. 01/94/180/258/AM21/PC4.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document outlining guidelines and objectives for India's foreign trade.
Handbook of Procedures, 2023: A document providing detailed procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
GIA Laboratory, DMCC, Dubai, UAE: A laboratory located in Dubai, UAE, specializing in certification and grading of diamonds and recently added to the list of authorized laboratories.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for developing and promoting foreign trade.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, which is the capital of India.
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No.4} /2024-25
Dated: 15" January, 2025
Subject: Addition of new laboratory in Para 4.73 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.
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.
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NS:
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
o (Issued from File No. 01/94/180/258/AM21/PC-4)