MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ADVANCE IMPEX

 

 

Registered Office :

Flat/Rm A, 1/F, No. 69 Ma Tau Mai Road Hunghom KL

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.09.2010

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

52975831

 

 

Legal Form :

Proprietorship

 

 

Line of Business :

Import & Export of Diamonds & Jewelry.

 

 

No of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Status :

Cessation of Business

Payment Behaviour :

--

Litigation :

--

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Hong Kong

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

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 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.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

 

Contact Points

 

Company Name:

ADVANCE IMPEX

Supplied Name:

ADVANCE IMPEX

Supplied Address:

8TH FLOOR, WINDSOR MANSION KOWLOON

 

 

Special Notes

 

Since our on-site visit has not returned yet, we cannot confirm subject’s trading address at this stage.

 

Registration files show that subject has cessation of business since 2011-10-4, and we cannot find subject’s any operation information or valid contact information based on the supplied name and address from any valid sources.

 

Update to date of reporting, we failed to get in touch with subject. If you can supply a current telephone, we’d like to have the investigation resumed.

 

We found subject’s registration information as follows for reference.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

Advance Impex

Registered Address:

Flat/Rm A, 1/F, No. 69 Ma Tau Mai Road Hunghom KL Hong Kong

Date of Registration:

2010-9-20

Date of Cessation:

2012-9-1

Business Registration No.:

52975831

Registered Capital:

N/A

Legal Form:

Proprietorship

Staff:

N/A

Status:

Cessation of business

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

 

Notes: It is not required for Unlimited Company to register capital. Since the subject has been cessation of business on 2011-10-4 and we didn’t contact with the subject successfully, the staff number is not available from any sources.

 

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 2010-9-20 with the registered number 52975831 as Proprietorship in Hong Kong.

 

Subject has been cessation of business on 2011-10-4.

Owner

 

Name:

Chandpara, Punabhai V

Address:

A-601 Vas Rihi Shree Vatstu Enclave Rhjmata Jijabai R. D Pump Hse Andheri Mumbai India

 

 

Management Information

 

Core Management

 

Detailed Information of Directors:

Name:

Chandpara, Punabhai V

Address:

A-601 Vas Rihi Shree Vatstu Enclave Rhjmata Jijabai R. D Pump Hse Andheri Mumbai India

Position:

Owner

Date of Appointment:

2010-9-20

Outgoing Date:

2012-9-1

 

 

Operation Information

 

From the registration files, we found the subject’s principal activities are as following:

 

Import & export of diamonds & jewelry,

 

And the registration files showed that the subject has been cessation of business on 2011-10-4.

 

Since we failed to contact with the subject, the above cannot been confirmed by the subject.

 

 

Settlements

 

Since we didn’t contact subject successfully, the settlement information is not available from any sources.

 

 

Financial Information

 

The subject has no obligation to supply its financial statement to the third party according to the relevant policy in Hong Kong and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

Since we didn’t contact subject successfully, the financial information is not available from any sources.

 

Bankers

 

Since we didn’t contact subject successfully, the bank information is not available from any sources.

 

 

Public

 

Mortgage Record

 

No mortgage record of subject was found.

 

 

Lawsuits

 

Up to now, no present or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

High Court Action:

Clear

High Court Baukufty Bankruptcy Proceedings:

Clear

High Court Commercial Action:

Clear

High Court Construction & Arbitration Proceedings:

Clear

High Court Companies Winding-Up:

Clear

 

 

Industry Information

 

External Trade Information:

 

External Merchandise Trade Aggregate Figures

Unit: HKD/ Million

 

Imports

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total exports

Year-on-year % change of Total exports

Merchandise trade balance

2011

3,764,596

65,662

3,271,592

3,337,253

+10.1

-427,343

2012

3,912,163

58,830

3,375,516

3,434,346

+2.9

-477,817

2013

4,060,717

54,364

3,505,322

3,559,686

+3.6

-501,031

2013.03

340,857

5,073

286,638

291,711

+11.2

-49,146

2013.04

332,963

4,503

285,763

290,267

+9.0

-42,696

2013.05

335,809

4,818

286,724

291,542

-1.0

-44,267

2013.06

327,309

4,476

273,161

277,637

-0.2

-49,673

2013.07

342,565

4,783

300,630

305,413

+10.6

-37,152

2013.08

347,059

4,932

302,558

307,490

-1.3

-39,570

2013.09

359,841

4,395

313,436

317,830

+1.5

-42,010

2013.10

361,196

4,458

318,686

323,144

+8.8

-38,052

2013.11

370,104

4,587

320,935

325,522

+5.8

-44,581

2013.12

365,228

4,596

306,281

310,877

0.0

-54,351

2014.01

323,436

4,299

299,157

303,456

-0.4

-19,979

2014.02

266,587

3,276

209,638

212,914

-1.3

-53,673

2014.03

351,889

5,120

296,403

301,523

+3.4

-50,365

2014.04

340,972

4,867

280,816

285,682

-1.6

-55,290

2014.05

348,323

5,299

300,673

305,973

+4.9

-42,350

2014.06

352,316

4,802

304,409

309,211

+11.4

-43,105

 

*Total exports figures have been rounded to the nearest final digit after summing up the constituent trade figures.

 

 

Attachment

 

Since the on-site visit has not returned yet, we cannot provide subject’s exact trading address.

 

We will update on-site visit photos as soon as possible.

 

 

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

-            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.

 

-            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

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.77

UK Pound

1

Rs.96.78

Euro

1

Rs.76.59

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

SUB

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

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

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

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

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

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

--

NB

                                       New Business

 

--

 

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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