---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 592.307"
title: "31"
number: "592.307"
heading: "Kimberley Process Certificate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/592.307"
---

# §592.307. Kimberley Process Certificate.


The term Kimberley Process Certificate means a tamper- and forgery-resistant document that bears the following information in any language, provided that an English translation is incorporated:

- (a) **The title “Kimberley Process Certificate” and the statement—** “The rough diamonds in this shipment have been handled in accordance with the provisions of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds”;
- (b) Country of origin for shipment of parcels of unmixed (i.e., from the same) origin;
- (c) Unique numbering with the Alpha 2 country code, according to ISO 3166-1;
- (d) Date of issuance;
- (e) Date of expiry;
- (f) Name of issuing authority;
- (g) Identification of exporter and importer;
- (h) Carat weight/mass;
- (i) Value in U.S. dollars;
- (j) Number of parcels in the shipment;
- (k) Relevant Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System; and
- (l) **Validation by the exporting authority.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 3901-3913; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13312, 68 FR 45151, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 246.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 56938, Sept. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted.