Under Regulations 6DB of the Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A), all parties carrying on a business of importing, exporting, buying, selling or carrying other than a person falling under paragraph (1A) of Regulations 6DB of the Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A) ¹ rough diamonds must be registered with the Director-General of Trade and Industry and comply with certain requirements. The registration is valid for two years.

Application form for registration as a rough diamond trader can be downloaded (please click here or obtained from the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of the Trade and Industry Department (TID) at Room 1604, 16/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong.

Duly completed forms together with the required supporting documents may be returned by hand, by mail, or by electronic submission to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID. Applicants should pay the requisite registration application fee (please refer to the section titled "Payment Procedures" located below for further information).

Rough diamond trader registration is renewable on a biennial basis. TID will invite in writing all valid registrants to renew their registrations before their expiry. Applicants for renewal of their rough diamond trader registrations must return the duly completed renewal application form (please click here) together with the required supporting documents to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID by hand, by mail, or by electronic submission, and pay the requisite registration renewal fee (please refer to the section titled "Payment Procedures" located below for further information).

An e-Alert service is available to remind all rough diamond traders with email address registered with TID to complete the renewal procedures timely before their expiry.

Payment of Fee for Application Lodged by Hand

1. Please ensure that the name and registration number of the applicant in the upper portion and lower portion of the fee demand letter are properly filled in.
2. Present the demand letter to the Shroff and Form Sales Counter of TID (Room 1309, 13/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong) for making payment. The fee may be paid by cheque, in cash, through the Easy Pay System (EPS) or Faster Payment System (FPS).
3. After payment, the Shroff and Form Sales Counter will imprint a payment franking on the upper portion of the demand letter and the upper portion will be returned to the applicant for lodgement of the application. A payment receipt will also be issued to the applicant for retention.
4. Applicant to lodge the upper portion of the demand letter imprinted with payment franking, the duly completed application form/renewal application form and the required supporting document(s) to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID (Room 1604, 16/F, Trade and Industry Tower) for processing.

Payment of Fee for Application Lodged by Mail

1. Please ensure that the name and registration number of the applicant in the upper portion and lower portion of the fee demand letter are properly filled in.
2. Mail to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID (Room 1604, 16/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong) the duly completed application form/renewal form, the required supporting document(s), the demand letter with the required information filled in and a crossed cheque of the requisite fee payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region".
3. TID will process the application upon receiving the above documents. A payment receipt will be mailed to the address provided for the registration after processing.

Payment of Fee for Application Lodged by Electronic Submission

1. Please send the duly completed application form/renewal form, the required supporting document(s), and an e-Cheque of the requisite fee payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID via electronic submission.
2. TID will process the application upon receiving the above documents. A payment receipt will be mailed to the address provided for the registration after processing.
3. If e-Cheque is not provided in the electronic submission, a notification containing information for online payment by credit card will be sent to the email address registered with TID after the application is pre-vetted.

Currently, the processing time for application for rough diamond trader registration is one clear working day after lodgment of the application and payment of the registration fee if the application form completed is in order. Traders who have genuine urgent need for the registrations may use the expeditious registration service. They are advised to make request for expeditious registration service in the form of a letter or using the request form at Annex 1. The request must be well-justified and supported by document(s) evidencing the unforeseen urgency as appropriate. Provided that the request is in order, TID will inform the trader in writing of the registration number assigned to him on the following working day after lodgment of the application and payment of the registration fee.

If registered rough diamond traders would like to amend any of the particulars in the registration, please click hereto download the form for Application for Amendment of Registration Particulars, or obtain the form from the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID Room 1604, 16/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong.

Duly completed form together with relevant supporting documents, e.g. copies of Certificate of Change of Name (CR), or valid Business Registration Certificate etc. should be lodged to the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit of TID by hand, by mail, or by electronic submission.

1. A registered rough diamond trader is required to report immediately to TID in writing any change in the registration particulars declared in the registration form or any change in the status of business.
2. A registered rough diamond trader who carries on a business of importing, exporting, buying or selling (not including carrying) rough diamonds is further required to keep for five years an accurate and up-to-date record of his daily import, export, purchase and sale of rough diamonds from the day on which it is made with the following details:
   1. the name of each person from or to whom the trader buys or sells the rough diamonds and (if that person is also a registered rough diamond trader) that person's registration number;
   2. the amount and value of rough diamonds imported, exported, bought or sold; and
   3. such other particulars as the Director-General of Trade and Industry may require.
3. All registered rough traders may also be required to lodge such returns or notifications relating to the import, export, purchase and sale of rough diamonds as the Director-General of Trade and Industry may require.
4. Authorized officers of the Customs and Excise Department may conduct inspection at the premises of the registered rough diamond trader to ensure that the registration particulars are valid and books and records are properly kept.