Census Bureau Amends Regulations on Trade in Rough Diamonds

The Census Bureau is finalizing amendments to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) related to the transmission of certain information related to Kimberley Process certificates to the U.S. government, it said. The final rule clarifies that the certificates must be provided to Census immediately after export from the U.S., and that certificates for all rough diamonds classified under HS subheadings 7102.10, 7102.21 and 7102.31 must be provided to the agency immediately after entry of shipments into the U.S. The final rule also adds a note that Kimberley Process certificates aren’t confidential under U.S. Code Title 13 regulations, which cover Census. The final rule takes effect July 23.