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Gems and Jewellery
The India Brand Equity Foundation collates, publishes and disseminates
well-researched and comprehensive information on the Indian economy and
industry. We present excerpts from a report on the Indian Gems and
Jewellery sector prepared by KPMG for IBEF
India is a leading player in the The Indian gems and jewellery indus- as well as a large consuming market.
global gems and jewellery market try is competitive in the world market due
The gems and jewellery industry occu- to its low cost of production and the The sector is largely unorganised
pies an important position in the Indian availability of skilled labour. In addition, at present with a small but grow-
economy. It is a leading foreign exchange the industry has set up a worldwide dis- ing organised sector
earner, as well as one of the fastest tribution network, of more than 3,000 The Indian gems and jewellery sector
growing industries in the country. offices for the promotion and marketing is largely unorganised at present. There
The two major segments of the sector of Indian diamonds. are over 15,000 players across the coun-
in India are gold jewellery and diamonds. The Indian diamond industry has the try in the gold processing industry, of
Gold jewellery forms around 80 per cent world's largest cutting and polishing which only about 80 players have a
of the Indian jewellery market, with the industry, employing around 800,000 peo- turnover of over $4.15 million (Rs 200
balance comprising fabricated studded ple (constituting 94 per cent of global million). There are about 450,000 gold-
jewellery that includes diamond studded workers) with more than 500 hi-tech smiths spread throughout the country.
as well as gemstone studded jewellery. A laser machines. The industry is well sup- India was one of the first countries to
predominant portion of the gold jewellery ported by government policies and the start making fine jewellery from minerals
manufactured in India is consumed in the banking sector with around 50 banks pro- and metals and even today, most of the
domestic market. However, a major por- viding nearly $3 billion of credit to the jewellery made in India is hand made. The
tion of the rough, uncut diamonds Indian diamond industry. India is expect- industry is dominated by family jewellers,
processed in India are exported, either in ed to have its diamond bourse function- who constitute nearly 96 per cent of the
the form of polished diamonds or finished ing at Mumbai in 2006. market. Organised players such as Tata
diamond jewellery. The largest consumer India is therefore a significant player in with its Tanishq brand, have, however,
of gold worldwide, India is also the lead- the world gems and jewellery market been growing steadily to carve a 4 per
ing diamond cutting nation. both as a source of processed diamonds cent market share.
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est among other countries, with a value
16000
addition worth $1.48 billion in 2004 com-
12127
14000 pared to $840 million in 2003.
11181
12000
9169
Jewellery manufacturing
8627
10000
$ million
7556
3813
2680
4000 Indian hand-made jewellery has always
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1167
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$ million
and effective measures against the trade 5000
in conflict gems, the Indian government 4000 4812.3
4349.8 4205.5
Imports of rough
has tightened its certification process for diamonds
3000
international trade. The Gems & Jewellery 2000
Promotion Council is India's certification 1000
authority. The government's Central 0
Board of Excise and Customs has banned
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004
the import or export of rough diamond
shipments, which are not accompanied
by a Kimberley Process certificate Precious Metals Jewellery
launched in Switzerland. Certification for Gold The Indian jewellery market is one of
quality diamonds and jewellery has given The current consumption of gold in the largest in the world, with a market
a fillip to exports and has resulted in India is estimated at over 900 tonnes, size of $13 billion. It is second only to the
greater acceptance of Indian products in used mostly in 20 / 22 carat jewellery. US market of $ 40 billion and is followed
the world market. Nearly 95 per cent of gold is used to man- by China at $11 billion.
ufacture gold jewellery for the domestic The gold jewellery market is growing
Technology markets and the remaining 5 per cent is at 15 per cent per annum and the dia-
The Indian gems and jewellery industry exported. Gold consumption in India is mond jewellery market at 27 per cent per
has made rapid strides in design, powered primarily aimed at investment. annum.
by a new generation of young, profession- The emergence of branded jewellery is
ally trained, technology driven designers. Silver a new trend that is shaping the Indian
Many of India's jewellery manufacturing India annually consumes around 4,000 jewellery market. Branded jewellery is a
facilities are equipped with the latest CAD tonnes of silver. Silver jewellery and other relatively new concept in the sector, and
/ CAM and other advanced design sys- articles for personal use, account for the has positioned itself on the quality, relia-
tems. Technology solutions are also avail- bulk of the sales especially in the rural bility and wearability factors. The brand-
able for production control, supply chain areas. India is also the third largest indus- ed jewellery market in India is estimated
and inventory management in the jewellery trial user of silver in the world, after the at $111.6 million per annum. Trends also
industry. The Special Economic Zones and US and Japan. show that traditional handcrafted jew-
Gems and Jewellery Parks developed in ellery is slowly giving way to machine-
various states offer technology-enabled Platinum made jewellery.
environments that are conductive to Platinum or white gold, targeted at the
growth and quality production. premium jewellery segment, is gaining Future Outlook
The gems and jewellery industry in preference among designers and con- The future of the industry is quite
India is a good blend of modern manufac- sumers globally. While India's share in the promising. More and more buyers across
turing and design techniques with the tra- global platinum jewellery market is grow- the world are turning to India as their pre-
ditional skills of the Indian artisan. The ing by 19 per cent annually, it continues ferred source for quality jewellery.
Indian industry is also compliant with to be less than one per cent in the global The Gems and Jewellery Export
international norms such as the Kimberly platinum jewellery market. Given the Promotion Council (GJEPC) is looking at
Process and the Patriot Act. global growth and the maturing of the exploring new markets, such as Latin
With well-established capabilities Indian market to international trends, this American countries. The industry also
across the value chain, India is an attrac- represents an area of potential growth in plans to make India a trading centre for
tive potential market in the gems and jew- India. cut and polished diamonds, and is closely
ellery sector. working with the government of India in
Gemstones this regard. The long term prospects
The domestic industry has been Due to the popularity of gemstone- looks good with jewellery exports expect-
growing at a significant rate studded jewellery across the globe, ed to touch $16 billion in 2010 according
The gems and jewellery sector in India India's gemstone industry has been grow- to industry estimates.
has been growing across all key seg- ing with an estimated turnover of Full report can be accessed at
ments, as detailed below. $0.22 - 0.26 billion. www.ibef.org.
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