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Gold jewelry on display in New Delhi, India
India Slashes Import Taxes on Gold, Silver
The Indian government has reduced import duties for key precious metals and clarified that rough-diamond
News Feb 01, 2021 Rapaport News
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India Trade Lobbies for Lower Taxes
The Indian diamond industry has urged the government to cut taxes and lift red tape ahead
News Nov 01, 2020 Rapaport News
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Indian E-Tax ‘Doesn’t Apply to Rough Sales’
Rough trading does not incur India’s new e-commerce tax, the country’s Gem and Jewellery Export
News Aug 27, 2020 Rapaport News
The diamond-exchange district in Ramat Gan, Israel
Israel Bourse Calls for Tax-Free Trading Zone
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has urged the government to establish an international free-trade area in the bourse
News Jul 28, 2020 Rapaport News
Polished diamonds.
India Extends Deadline for Duty-Free Reimports
The Indian government has granted diamond companies extra time to ship polished goods back to the country
News Jul 12, 2020 Rapaport News
Polished diamond
India Trade Calls for Lower Import Tax
India’s diamond sector has asked the government to reduce import duties for polished, arguing that a lower
News Jul 08, 2020 Rapaport News
Antwerp port house
Belgian Banks Postpone Loan Repayments
Belgium has introduced emergency financial concessions to help companies survive the current downturn, offering businesses extra
News Mar 30, 2020 Rapaport News
IIJS Signature 2020
India Eases Trade’s Financial Burden
India’s government has approved concessions to ease the financial situation for diamond and jewelry businesses after
News Mar 25, 2020 Rapaport News
Gold
India Hikes Import Tax on Precious Metals
India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed disappointment with the nation’s latest
News Jul 07, 2019 Rapaport News
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Jewelers Cheer Online-Sales-Tax Ruling
US states can now collect sales taxes from online retailers, the nation’s Supreme Court has ruled.
News Jun 24, 2018 Rapaport News
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GJEPC Predicts Strong Year for Jewelry
India’s gem and jewelry exports will grow by a double-digit percentage this year, Pramod Agrawal, the newly
News Feb 13, 2018 David Brough
Dubai
Dubai Trade Warns Against Diamond Tax
The introduction of value added tax (VAT) on loose diamonds would strongly jeopardize growth opportunities in the United
News Oct 17, 2017 Avi Krawitz
Indian gold jewelry
India’s Titan Upbeat on Jewelry Sales
Titan Company reported strong jewelry sales in the first fiscal quarter and said it expects to benefit from
News Jul 05, 2017 Rapaport News
Gold Jewelry Trade - IIJS
India’s New GST: What You Need to Know
India’s much-anticipated goods and services tax (GST) took effect on July 1, drawing both praise and criticism
News Jul 04, 2017 Joshua Freedman
India cutting
Surat Traders Strike over New Tax
Diamond traders in India observed a one-day shutdown on Saturday in opposition to a new tax on the industry, according to local reports.
News Jun 18, 2017 Rapaport News
Jewelry Sales India
India Relaxes Tax on Jewelry-Making
India’s government has reduced the tax rate on diamond and jewelry manufacturing to 5% following an earlier announcement that
News Jun 13, 2017 Rapaport News
India GJEPC Alrosa memorandum
Alrosa, India Agree to Tighten Relationship
Alrosa and India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) have inked an agreement to let the
News Jun 05, 2017 Rapaport News
Arun Jaitley GST
India Trade Body Attacks Tax on Rough
India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has criticized the government’s decision to tax rough
News Jun 04, 2017 Rapaport News
Israel Diamond Exchange
Israel Gives Trade Time to Come Clean
Diamond companies in Israel have been granted another two months to voluntarily disclose their assets, inventory and
News Jan 01, 2017 Rapaport News
Israel Diamond Week
Israel Diamond Trade Signs Deal with Tax Authority
Israel’s diamond industry reached an agreement with authorities on a new law that exempts traders from paying taxes
News Dec 19, 2016 Rapaport News
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