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Report Date : |
21.11.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
DEVORE INTERNATIONAL (HK) LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
Suite 702A, Block A, 7/F., Hunghom Commercial Centre, 37-39 Ma Tau Wai
Road, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
29.06.2012 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
60029105 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company |
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Line of business : |
Importer and exporter of all kinds of
diamonds. |
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No. of Employees : |
3.
(Including affiliate) |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
Small Company |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Slow but correct |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES:
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while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March, 31st, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2012) |
Current Rating (31.03.2013) |
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Hong Kong |
A2 |
A2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
hong kong - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on
international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including
the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong levies
excise duties on only four commodities, namely: hard alcohol, tobacco,
hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong
Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began
in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism,
and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than
many observers anticipated, it again faces a possible slowdown as exports to
the Euro zone and US slump. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special
Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB)
internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated
savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have
been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory
far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in
2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits
grew to roughly 9.1% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2012,
an increase of 59% from the previous year. The government is pursuing efforts
to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is
seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest
trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's exports by value.
Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be
imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of
mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 34.9
million in 2012, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong
Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms
seeking to list abroad. In 2012 mainland Chinese companies constituted about
46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for
about 57.4% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as
Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry
has grown rapidly. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011, and less than 2% in 2012.
Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property
prices to rise rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in 2012. Lower and middle
income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate
housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining
an arrangement established in 1983.
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Source
: CIA |
DEVORE
INTERNATIONAL (HK) LTD.
Suite 702A, Block A, 7/F., Hunghom Commercial Centre, 37-39 Ma Tau Wai
Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2364 6400
FAX: 852-2364 0200
Managing Director: Mr. Ashokkumar Jayantilal Shah
Incorporated on: 29th
June, 2012.
Organization: Private
Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal: HK$1,000,000.00
Issued: HK$1,000,000.00
Business Category: Diamond & Jewellery Trader.
Employees:
3. (Including affiliate)
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
DEVORE
INTERNATIONAL (HK) LTD.
Registered Head Office:-
Suite 702A, Block A, 7/F., Hunghom Commercial Centre, 37-39 Ma Tau Wai
Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Holding Company:-
J K Exports, India.
Affiliated
Company:-
Frammlor Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same
address)
60029105
1767274
Managing Director: Mr. Ashokkumar
Jayantilal Shah
Contact Person: Ms. Rai Choi
Nominal Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00 (Divided into 1,000,000 shares of
HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00
(As per registry dated 29-06-2013)
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Name |
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No. of shares |
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J K Exports 807, Prasad Chambers, Opera House, Mumbai-400004, India. |
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1,000,000 ======= |
(As per registry dated 29-06-2013)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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Ashokkumar Jayantilal SHAH |
603 Acme, Regency S.V. Road, Vile Parlie (West), Mumbai 400056, India. |
(As per registry dated
29-06-2013)
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Name |
Address |
Co. No. |
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C K Registrations Ltd. |
Room 902, 9/F., Bank Centre, 636 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
0803965 |
The subject was incorporated on 29th June, 2012 as a private limited
liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
Formerly the subject was located at Unit 8A, Kam Chung Commercial
Building, 19‑21 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, moved to the present
address with effect from 15th March, 2013.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced
and noted.
Activities: Importer
and Exporter.
Lines: All
kinds of diamonds.
Employees: 3. (Including affiliate)
Commodities Imported: India, China, etc.
Markets: India,
Europe, North America, etc.
Terms/Sales:
L/C, T/T, etc.
Terms/Buying: L/C,
pre-payment, etc.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00
(Divided into 1,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00
Profit or Loss: Too early to offer an opinion.
Condition: Business
is under development.
Facilities: Is
making use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade commitments as required.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker:
The Hongkong
& Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing:
Small.
Having issued 1 million ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Devore
International (HK) Ltd. is wholly owned by J K Exports which is an India-based
firm. The only director of the subject
Mr. Ashokkumar Jayantilal Shah is an Indian.
He is an India passport holder and does not have the right to reside in
Hong Kong permanently.
The subject is a diamond and jewellery trader. It shares the office with a
Hong Kong-registered firm Frammlor Ltd. [Frammlor] which is a jewellery
trader.
Frammlor seems to be a business partner of the subject. Polished, cut and loose diamonds are imported
by the subject. Jewellery products are
manufactured by Frammlor’s factory in China.
All its products bear the brand name of Frammlor.
The subject and Frammlor are trading in the following products:
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Sterling Silver Cross Pendant;
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925 Sterling Silver Pendant;
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14 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace;
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14 Karat Yellow Gold Colour Gemstone;
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Gold-filled Gemstone Earrings;
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18K Gold Gemstone Necklace;
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Diamond Pearl Ring;
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14K Gold Semi Precious Stone Bracelet;
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Gemstone Necklace;
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Gold Earrings; &
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Other Products, etc.
J. Shah is also the owner of J K Exports which is also a diamond and
jewellery trader which is in Mumbai, India.
The contact person of Frammlor, so does the subject Ms. Rai Choi is a
Hongkongnese.
The subject’s business in Hong Kong is under development. History in Hong Kong is just over a year
and four months.
On the whole, since the history of the subject is short, consider it
good for normal business engagements on L/C basis.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA
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From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace
for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history
says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond
production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.
India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century
when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S.
Africa, Russia and Australia.
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The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to
combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the
untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by
progressive Government policies.
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The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its
importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate
in the diamond industry since many generations.
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Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include
spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small,
nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and
philanthropy.
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Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including
higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused
strategies, modern management and technology.
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Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and
large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export,
inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process,
several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly
diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital
markets.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as
under –
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Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has
shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February
2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012,
India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A
senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started
falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished
diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the
export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the
industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has
stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and
China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.
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The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following
prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector. This
follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary regulatory
standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.62.56 |
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1 |
Rs.100.77 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.84.71 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
by : |
NNA |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability
for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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71-85 |
Aa |
Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit
transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest
and principal sums |
Large |
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56-70 |
A |
Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General
unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for
payment of interest and principal sums |
Fairly Large |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to
overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average. |
Small |
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11-25 |
Ca |
Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums
in default or expected to be in default upon maturity |
Limited with
full security |
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<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
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NB |
New Business |
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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk
and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a
composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report.
The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as
follows:
Financial
condition (40%) Ownership
background (20%) Payment
record (10%)
Credit history
(10%) Market trend
(10%) Operational
size (10%)
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