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U.S. imports of cut lab-grown diamonds

Customs code HTS 7104.91.10: synthetic diamonds, cut but not set, suitable for jewelry. Monthly since January 2022, when the code was created. Latest month: Aug 2026.

Value imported each month

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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MonthValueStonesPer stone
Aug 2026$24.8M1.54M$16.13
Jul 2026$27.8M1.32M$20.98
Jun 2026$18.3M1.40M$13.03
May 2026$25.5M1.57M$16.29
Apr 2026$19.1M1.56M$12.28
Mar 2026$20.3M1.14M$17.86
Feb 2026$16.1M710,163$22.64
Jan 2026$5.1M446,832$11.52
Dec 2025$7.1M526,511$13.58
Nov 2025$6.6M503,440$13.13
Oct 2025$8.6M1.07M$8.02
Sep 2025$6.2M502,970$12.25
Aug 2025$51.9M1.92M$26.95
Jul 2025$67.3M2.94M$22.90
Jun 2025$31.8M2.49M$12.76
May 2025$35.5M2.43M$14.61
Apr 2025$85.3M4.31M$19.78
Mar 2025$106.2M5.78M$18.39
Feb 2025$78.2M6.41M$12.21
Jan 2025$65.6M5.65M$11.60
Dec 2024$75.4M3.63M$20.78
Nov 2024$61.3M2.45M$24.98
Oct 2024$107.3M7.84M$13.69
Sep 2024$91.1M6.52M$13.96
Aug 2024$75.3M5.67M$13.28
Jul 2024$81.1M4.97M$16.32
Jun 2024$69.8M2.88M$24.22
May 2024$93.9M2.47M$37.98
Apr 2024$83.7M3.46M$24.17
Mar 2024$86.4M3.03M$28.56
Feb 2024$94.7M3.40M$27.89
Jan 2024$100.9M2.55M$39.57
Dec 2023$72.0M2.70M$26.70
Nov 2023$110.2M1.90M$58.07
Oct 2023$131.9M2.86M$46.10
Sep 2023$83.6M2.52M$33.10
Aug 2023$108.5M2.30M$47.21
Jul 2023$95.7M3.02M$31.71
Jun 2023$83.2M2.05M$40.65
May 2023$127.2M4.22M$30.12
Apr 2023$97.2M2.74M$35.44
Mar 2023$106.9M3.19M$33.46
Feb 2023$97.9M2.61M$37.56
Jan 2023$85.5M1.78M$48.10
Dec 2022$84.5M1.66M$50.83
Nov 2022$130.4M2.88M$45.32
Oct 2022$172.7M4.54M$38.06
Sep 2022$146.8M3.95M$37.16
Aug 2022$124.7M3.52M$35.46
Jul 2022$144.8M4.51M$32.13
Jun 2022$154.4M3.37M$45.77
May 2022$139.7M2.68M$52.09
Apr 2022$125.5M3.36M$37.35
Mar 2022$129.8M3.01M$43.12
Feb 2022$123.6M2.99M$41.30
Jan 2022$9.6M742,631$12.93

Stones imported each month

U.S. Customs counts these stones one by one, not by carat weight.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Where they come from

Share of each year's import value; the three largest suppliers are shown by name.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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YearCountryValueShare
2022India$1.38B93.1%
2022Israel$53.4M3.6%
2022China$22.3M1.5%
2022Hong Kong$6.2M0.4%
2022Belgium$4.2M0.3%
2022Russia$2.8M0.2%
2022Canada$2.6M0.2%
2022Singapore$2.5M0.2%
2022All other$8.0M0.5%
2023India$1.13B94.1%
2023Israel$21.6M1.8%
2023Hong Kong$11.0M0.9%
2023Belgium$10.2M0.8%
2023China$8.5M0.7%
2023Canada$4.6M0.4%
2023Thailand$3.7M0.3%
2023United Arab Emirates$3.1M0.3%
2023All other$7.9M0.7%
2024India$942.8M92.3%
2024Thailand$27.9M2.7%
2024Israel$16.1M1.6%
2024Belgium$10.5M1.0%
2024Hong Kong$9.0M0.9%
2024Canada$5.1M0.5%
2024United Arab Emirates$2.4M0.2%
2024Indonesia$1.8M0.2%
2024All other$5.4M0.5%
2025India$507.9M92.3%
2025Thailand$26.3M4.8%
2025United Arab Emirates$5.7M1.0%
2025Canada$2.9M0.5%
2025Israel$2.6M0.5%
2025Germany$1.1M0.2%
2025United Kingdom$754K0.1%
2025Netherlands$628K0.1%
2025All other$2.3M0.4%
2026India$143.8M91.5%
2026United Arab Emirates$6.4M4.1%
2026Botswana$1.5M0.9%
2026Canada$1.3M0.8%
2026Thailand$1.2M0.8%
2026Israel$1.1M0.7%
2026Spain$446K0.3%
2026Hong Kong$352K0.2%
2026All other$1.0M0.6%

Ports of entry, 2026

Value entering through each port, January to Aug 2026. JFK takes 94%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (6-digit code 710491, includes a small amount of non-jewelry stones)

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PortValue
JFK International Airport, NY$149.5M
New Orleans, LA$3.3M
Los Angeles International Airport, CA$2.5M
Anchorage, AK$1.3M
Cleveland, OH$1.1M
Louisville, KY$799K
San Francisco International Airport, CA$422K
Newark, NJ$203K

Importers' states, 2026

New York importers account for 77% of the value. Color steps are fifths of the states; gray = none recorded.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (state of the importer of record, code 710491)

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StateValue
New York$123.7M
Michigan$5.0M
California$5.0M
New Jersey$4.8M
Florida$4.5M
Louisiana$4.0M
Ohio$4.0M
Illinois$2.7M
Texas$2.4M
Georgia$1.2M
Washington$425K
Kansas$316K
Arizona$290K
Wyoming$276K
Nevada$169K
Massachusetts$154K
Utah$141K
South Carolina$102K
Rhode Island$81K
Maryland$74K
Indiana$58K
North Carolina$47K
Wisconsin$34K
District of Columbia$30K
Colorado$28K
South Dakota$27K
Tennessee$26K
Montana$16K
New Mexico$15K
Virginia$14K
New Hampshire$14K
Alaska$12K
Oklahoma$10K
Oregon$7,208
North Dakota$6,110
Delaware$4,066
Minnesota$2,750
Alabama$2,292
XX$2,130

U.S. exports of cut lab-grown diamonds

"U.S. goods" were produced or changed in the U.S.; "re-exports" leave in the same condition they arrived.

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YearTotal exportsU.S. goodsRe-exports
2022$265.3M$149.6M$115.7M
2023$253.2M$106.5M$146.7M
2024$201.4M$70.2M$131.2M
2025$106.6M$49.5M$57.1M
2026$139.3M$95.0M$44.3M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Schedule B 7104.91.10)