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GIA temporarily expands scope of laboratory services in Dubai and Hong Kong

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GIA cover GIA temporarily expands scope of laboratory services in Dubai and Hong Kong(CARLSBAD, Calif.) – In response to logistics challenges related to recently announced tariffs affecting global shipments of gemstones, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) will temporarily expand services offered by the GIA Laboratory DMCC and the GIA Hong Kong laboratory.

  • D-to-Z diamonds, rough or polished, up to 9.99 cts may be submitted to the GIA laboratories in Dubai and Hong Kong.
  • D-to-Z diamonds, rough or polished, 10 cts and above and fancy color diamonds may be submitted to the GIA laboratory in Hong Kong until further notice.
  • D-to-Z diamonds, rough or polished, up to 3.99 cts may continue to be submitted to the GIA laboratories in Bangkok, Dubai, Gaborone, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Surat and Tokyo.
  • Rough diamond submissions are subject to the Kimberley Process Certification rules in each country. Rough diamonds cannot be shipped to the GIA laboratory in Dubai.

The GIA laboratories in the United States (Carlsbad and New York) will continue to accept diamonds, colored stones and pearls of any size from clients in the United States or with a United States country of origin.

The GIA laboratories in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Tokyo will continue to provide services for colored stones and pearls, and the GIA laboratory in Mumbai will continue to provide pearl services.

GIA laboratory clients with questions about GIA services should contact their client service team. Questions about shipping should be directed to the client’s preferred courier.

Learn more abut GIA at GIA.edu.

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