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Report Date : |
14.10.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
UNI DIAM |
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Registered Office : |
Room 708, 7/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
28.02.2003 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
33385023-000-02 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Importer and Exporter of All Kinds of Diamonds and Jewellery Products,
Emerald and Precious Stones |
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No of Employees : |
4 |
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 |
Ba |
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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while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 1, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2014) |
Current Rating (01.06.2014) |
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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 |
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 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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Source
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UNI DIAM
ADDRESS: Room 708, 7/F., Hart Avenue
Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2723
2244
FAX: 852-2723
2254
E-MAIL: unidiam@rediffmail.com
MANAGEMENT:
Manager: Mr. Ritesh Raichand
Hirawat
Establishment: 28th February,
2003.
Organization: Sole
Proprietorship.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond
Trader.
Annual Turnover: HK$55~65
million.
Employees: 4.
Main Dealing Banker: The
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
UNI DIAM
Head Office:-
Room 708, 7/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Affiliated
Company:-
Dharamchand Paraschand Exports, India.
33385023-000-02
Manager: Mr. Ritesh Raichand
Hirawat
Name: Mr. Ritesh Raichand HIRAWAT
Residential Address: Flat C,
8/F., Winston Mansion, 121-123 Chatham Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The subject was established on 28th February, 2003 as a sole proprietorship
concern owned by Mr. Ritesh Raichand Hirawat under the Hong Kong Business
Registration Regulations.
Initially the subject was located at Flat C, 8/F., Winston Mansion, 121‑123 Chatham
Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to Room 1207, 12/F., Hart
Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in June 2003,
and further to Room 708 of the same building in September 2012.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer and
Exporter.
Lines: All kinds of
diamonds and jewellery products, emerald, precious stones
Employees: 4.
Commodities Imported: India,
Belgium, other European countries, US, etc.
Markets: Hong
Kong, China, India, other Asian countries, Europe, US, etc.
Annual Turnover: HK$55~65 million.
Terms/Sales: CAD, L/C, T/T
Terms/Buying: L/C, Advanced T/T, D/P
Capital: Not
disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Making
small profits in the past years.
Condition: Business is steady.
Facilities: Making rather active use of
general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade commitments as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Normal.
Uni Diam is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Ritesh
Raichand Hirawat under the Hong Kong Business Registration Regulations.
Being an Indian and Manager of the subject, Hirawat is a Hong Kong ID
holder and has got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently. He can be reached at his Hong Kong mobile
phone number 852-9049 0962. He is also
contact person of the subject.
The subject is trading in gems, jewellery, loose diamonds, carat size
diamonds, emerald, precious stones, diamond necklace, etc. Rough and polished diamonds are imported from
India, Belgium and the United States.
Its main diamond jewellery is diamond necklaces. The subject is significant for its loose
diamonds bearing different specifications.
Polished diamonds are exported to China, Japan, South Korea, other Asian
countries, Europe and the United States.
The subject is also a commission agent.
Business has been normal and steady.
The subject’s other main products are asscher cut, baguette, emerald
cut, heart shape, marquise, oblong, oval shape, pear shape, princess cut, round
brilliant, taper, tapered baguette, trilliant, etc. It is also specialized in round brilliant and
princess-cut diamonds. Sizes of diamond
range from 0.005 to 1 carat (can be certified or non-certified). Some are round brilliants and 10 points up in
princess cuts. The subject also sells
polished white diamonds and polished colour diamonds.
The subject has got an affiliated company in India known as Dharamchand
Paraschand Exports. This firm is also a
diamond trader. Dharamchand Paraschand
Exports seems to be the subject’s main supplier in India.
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 is going to
take part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show 2015”
which will be held in Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau, Hong Kong during the
period of 2nd to 6th March, 2015.
The annual sales turnover of the subject ranges from HK$55 to 65
million. Making a small profit every
year. Regular suppliers and customers
have been maintained.
As the history of the subject in Hong Kong is over eleven years and seven
months, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.
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.61.25 |
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1 |
Rs.98.68 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.77.60 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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KAR |
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Report Prepared
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TPT |
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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