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Report Date : |
13.05.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
FUSION JEWELLERY |
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Registered Office : |
Room 906, 9/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
27.05.2009 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
50718097-000-05 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler kinds of diamonds and jewellery
products, emerald, precious stones |
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No. of Employees : |
02 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
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Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2013) |
Current Rating (31.03.2014) |
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Hong Kong |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low Risk |
A2 |
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Moderately Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderately High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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Very High Risk |
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 has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: 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, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. 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 12% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. 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 total trade 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. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4% in 2013. 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. In 2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies
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FUSION JEWELLERY
ADDRESS: Room 906, 9/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2368 4340, 2368 4240
FAX: 852-2366 0123
Manager: Mr. Ashit Suresh Shah
Establishment: 27th May, 2009.
Organization: Sole Proprietorship.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond Trader.
Employees: 2. (Including associate)
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
Head Office:-
Room 906, 9/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Associated Company:-
Dev Diam Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
50718097-000-05
Manager: Mr. Ashit Suresh Shah
Name: Mr. Ashit Suresh SHAH
Residential Address: Unit B, 3/F., Seaview Mansion, 5 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The subject was established on 27th May, 2009 as a sole proprietorship concern owned by Mr. Ashit Suresh Shah under the Hong Kong Business Registration Regulations.
Initially the subject was located at Unit A, 3/F., Seaview Mansion, 5 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to the present address in November 2009.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of diamonds and jewellery products, emerald, precious stones,
Employees: 2. (Including associate)
Commodities Imported: India, Belgium, other European countries, etc.
Markets: Hong Kong, Japan, other Asian countries, etc.
Terms/Sales: COD, L/C, T/T, etc.
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T, D/P, etc.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Made very small profits in the past years.
Condition: Business keeps on improving.
Facilities: Making rather active 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.
Fusion Jewellery is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Ashit Suresh Shah who is an Indian. He is a Hong Kong ID Card holder and has got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.
The subject is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler. It has got an associated company Dev Diam Ltd. [Dev Diam] located at its address. The subject and Dev Diam are engaged in the same lines of business. Shah is also the director of Dev Diam.
Dev Diam formerly was located at 7/F., Rear, Ocean View Court, 25 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, has moved to the subject’s address since November 2009.
Dev Diam was incorporated on 26th August, 2005 in Hong Kong. It is reported that the predecessor of Dev Diam was established in 1976.
The subject is specialized in manufacturing, wholesaling and exporting diamonds and diamond jewellery. It manufactures many types and qualities of diamonds such as white brilliant cut diamonds from 0.005 cts (0.8 mm/000) to 2.50 cts in d-n colour and VVS- i quality GIA, IGI, HRD certified diamonds in both round and fancy shape from 0.25-5.00 cts in all colour and clarity.
It is also specialized in dark brown (cognac/chocolate) diamonds in all sizes in c1-c7 colours. It also has very rarely available milky (ice) diamond and silver (grey) diamonds. It also produces natural fancy diamonds and also treated colour diamonds. It has the full range of brown (off white-TLB) and yellow (TTLC-TLC). It also carries many other products such as white NATTS, single cut, fancy shapes and others. It also makes diamond jewellery on OEM terms.
The subject is a loose diamond trader. It is trading in all kinds of loose diamonds, round brilliant cut diamonds under the following items:-
Dark Brown Diamonds;
GIA certified Diamonds (0.30 to 5.00 D-M IF-12);
Milky Diamonds (White, LB, LC);
NATTS Diamonds (White, LB, LC);
Off White Diamonds (TTLB-LB, TTLC-LC);
Single Cut Diamonds (0.007 to 0.07 pointers); &
White Diamonds (0.007 to 0.5 cts).
The subject also trades in diamond jewellery, gold jewellery, platinum jewellery, etc. Most of the commodities are imported from India. Prime markets are Hong Kong, China, Japan, India, and the other Asian countries, Europe, Australia, etc.
In order to penetrate the international market further, the subject has taken part in fairs and exhibitions held in Hong Kong and other foreign large cities. For instance, it took part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2014” which had been held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 5th to 9th March, 2014. It will also take part in the same exhibition in 2015.
The subject’s business is chiefly handled by Shah himself.
Since the history of the subject is just about five years, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements in small credit amounts.
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.59.72 |
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1 |
Rs.100.81 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.82.22 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared by
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PDT |
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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