Metals, Alloys and Metal Products (including Steel Products)
Sub Group :
Precious metals, gems and jewellery
Sub Sub Group :
Precious Metals
Aspects :
Product Specification
Risk :
None
Certification :
Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department of Commerce
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence :
Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:
ISO
Division Council Chairperson Approval Details
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Synosis Points
1
A diamond is a mineral; it forms and grows under natural geological processes.
The Jewellery industry relies upon product integrity and transparency for consumers to have
confidence in the products that they are buying. Consumers will not always have the technical
expertise to understand the exact provenance and processing of a diamond and as a result are reliant
upon labelling and product descriptions as well as guidance from the individual seller.
The recent development of new technologies in the diamond industry has provided consumers with
greater availability of Laboratory - Grown Diamond which are produced in a factory or laboratory.
They have essentially the same chemical composition and physical (including optical) properties as
a diamond and essentially the same crystal structure but due to the growth environment, differences
in the growth structure take place at the atomic level.
2
A major concern held by the diamond industry is that without clear and accurate labelling, the
increased availability of Laboratory - Grown diamonds to consumers may cause confusion over
exactly what type of product is being sold to them. While the provenance and labelling of a diamond
is widely understood, the consumer will be less familiar with the variety of terms that have been
used by sellers to describe laboratory grown diamonds.
The diamond industry is concerned that a consumer may inadvertently buy a laboratory- grown
diamond or other product believing it to be a diamond and similarly, the laboratory - grown diamond
industry (laboratory -grown diamond growers) does not want its products to be seen as a cheap
alternative to a diamond or as a product that consumers will only buy if they are not fully aware of
its provenance.
3
Considering that laboratory - grown diamonds are nowadays set in Jewellery pieces it is therefore in the interests of both sectors of the market that consumers are able to make informed purchasing decisions. This document is specifically designed to be understood by the consumer and seeks to address the potential for confusion by setting out clear and accurate guidelines on accepted nomenclature. In formulation of this standard considerable assistance has been drawn from ISO:18323 :2015 - Jewellery Consumer confidence in Diamond Industry