Paragraph 4.49 of FTP 2023 now permits eligible foreign entities to import rough diamonds into a Special Notified Zone and auction, sell or re-export them on a consignment or outright basis. Eligible entities include foreign diamond-mining companies, their sightholders, and brokers, aggregators, tender entities or auction entities connected with rough-diamond sales, where covered by and subject to conditions applicable under Entry 13F of Schedule IV to the Income-tax Act, 2025. SNZ operations remain administered by the SNZ operator under Customs supervision, and CBIC procedures govern import, auction, sale and re-export of unsold rough diamonds. The amendment takes immediate effect.
Paragraph 4.49 of FTP 2023 now permits eligible foreign entities to import rough diamonds into a Special Notified Zone and auction, sell or re-export them on a consignment or outright basis. Eligible entities include foreign diamond-mining companies, their sightholders, and brokers, aggregators, tender entities or auction entities connected with rough-diamond sales, where covered by and subject to conditions applicable under Entry 13F of Schedule IV to the Income-tax Act, 2025. SNZ operations remain administered by the SNZ operator under Customs supervision, and CBIC procedures govern import, auction, sale and re-export of unsold rough diamonds. The amendment takes immediate effect.
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