Bans on the importation of certain categories of diamonds mined in Russia will take effect March 1.
These prohibitions apply to (1) non-industrial diamonds mined or extracted in Russia, whether or not they have been substantially transformed in a third country (effective March 1 for diamonds with a weight of 1.0 carat or greater and expanding Sept. 1 to cover diamonds with a weight of 0.5 carats or greater), and (2) diamond jewelry and unsorted diamonds of Russian origin or exported from Russia.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that beginning March 1 all entry and certified from summary transactions, as well as goods admitted into a foreign-trade zone, that include covered diamonds will require a self-certification statement (that the goods do not violate the new prohibitions) to be uploaded to the Automated Commercial Environment’s Document Image System.
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