Natural diamonds polished in the European Union will no longer be subject to tariffs upon import into the US. The exemption, which brings the tax rate to 0% from the previous 15%, is part of a US ...

Recent trade fairs in Asia confirm growth in one market and decline in another, with tariffs putting the brakes on all sales to the US. Sales values and attendance were both up at the 72nd Bangkok ...

US holiday retail sales will rise during the traditional two-month holiday period, but consumers may opt for fixed-budget goods such as gift cards in the wake of higher tariffs on other items, ...

Signet-owned luxury brand Jared Jewelers has launched a new collection featuring traceable natural diamonds, along with a celebrity campaign. Every diamond in the new collection, called Storied ...

A video edition of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast digs into the rough-diamond sector with the help of special guest Adam Schulman, founder and CEO of tender house Koin International. Schulman joined ...

The White House has expressed a willingness to remove reciprocal duties on natural diamonds for select countries — but a full exemption is still some way off. US President Donald Trump “may be willing ...

Independent US jewelers are helping keep the diamond industry on track amid considerable challenges for the market. Major retailers are buying less than in past years and shifting more to lab-grown.

Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong rose in July amid the government’s efforts to boost tourism and hold promotional events to attract shoppers. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable ...

Lab-grown diamonds are in fashion at Signet Jewelers. (Yes, we’ve used that one before.) The US’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry reported better results than it expected for the second fiscal ...

Phillips will offer a bracelet with 16.09 carats of emeralds at its upcoming Hong Kong sale, where it could bring in up to HKD 4 million ($513,000). The piece features 14 graduated step-cut Colombian ...

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, September 2, 2025, Las Vegas… Diamond prices fell in many categories in August as the US tariffs impacted demand for Indian goods. Prices of rounds weakened, though fancies ...

Most jewelers are deeply concerned that the high tariffs US President Donald Trump has applied to diamonds imported into the country from India will drag down holiday sales, a Rapaport survey found.