Rough Diamonds

The IDH trading headquarters in Antwerp has 15 staff members in spacious and modern premises. The IDH indian branches in Surat and Mumbai employ 25 people.

We are involved since many years in distributing rough diamonds ranging from cheap material up to the high end of the spectrum . We have sophisticated pricing procedures and sorting schemes, and business records with over 900 diamond firms, among which over 300 are active customers. We have an ongoing commitment from major producers that steadily supply us with a great variety of goods, covering almost all quality and sizes.

We have determined that small manufacturers are our primary layer of customers. Whilst this category may not be very sophisticated in marketing, it is very efficient in manufacturing, and has the ability to extract maximal value from the rough it purchases. Their polished is orderly channeled by traders through a low cost distribution diamond pipeline.

In order to achieve a sustainable distribution of rough to small manufacturers it is essential to have consistent and meticulous assortments. IDH is adding significant value in its Indian sorting facility in Surat by handsorting down to the smallest sizes.

Our proprietary software is designed to monitor our overall activity. It is designed in particular to track shipments as they go through the various sorting stages. The most complex processes of mixings and splittings can be reconciled back to an unlimited level of generations. The system encapsulates an electronic price book that automatically assigns prices according to built-in specifications.

This technology is unmatched in dealing with the intricacy of rough handling. Tax auditors both from Australia and Canada explored our systems and were confident as to its reliability to track diamond inventories for government royalty purposes.