Diamond exchange
Bharat Diamond Bourse
Mumbai, India
India's main diamond exchange, at the Bandra Kurla Complex, with thousands of trading offices, customs clearance and banks on site. The trade moved here from the Opera House area after it opened in 2010. Entry is for members and their guests.
The Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai is India's main diamond exchange and the centre of the country's diamond imports and exports. It opened in 2010 at the Bandra Kurla Complex, and the trade moved there from its old home in the crowded streets around Opera House and Prasad Chambers.
What you find
Thousands of trading offices in a secure complex of towers, with a trading hall, customs clearance, bank branches, vaults and grading laboratories on site. It is the gateway through which most rough enters India for cutting in Surat and elsewhere, and through which polished goods leave for the world's markets.
How trading works
The bourse is a members' exchange. Members trade from their offices and in the trading hall under the bourse's rules and arbitration. Visitors need to be invited by a member and registered in advance; security is strict.
Visiting
- Arrange your visit through a member company; bring identification.
- India's import and export rules for diamonds are handled on site; your contact will advise on paperwork.
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