PRICING, FEES AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
PRICING
Swiss Duty Free Diamonds provides tax-free diamonds in its own name and on behalf of its customers at the Wholesale Diamond Official Spot Price. The Rapaport Exchange Price list is known as the only official standardized exchange quotation for diamond trade and diamond industry (up to 50% of usual public prices excluding Taxes). This pricing system does not include diamonds handling, insurances, and shipping expenses.
Swiss Duty Free Diamonds (SDFD) / From the Mine to your Assets
Swiss Duty Free Diamonds studies all means of payments.
FEES
A single 1% flat fee is charged over the spot price by the Swiss Tax Free Diamonds for each customer acquisition or sale.
ADDED VALUE AND BENEFITS
a. PERMANENT ACCESS TO YOUR ASSETS
Diamonds are the smallest size materials with the highest attested value. Up to 1 hundred million could fit in a single pocket. Upon request, the diamonds can be delivered to Geneva Airport duty free zone or any other airport duty free zone in the world.
b. TANGIBLE PROPERTY AND SEGREGATED STORAGE
Each customer is the sole owner of its tax-free diamond. The tax free diamonds are the tangible property of our customers and are stored in one of the safest places in the world. The serial number of each diamond certificate is registered and exclusively attributed to the customer throughout the storage period. Tax free diamonds are not held as a liability to a bank or a broker and always remains available for the customer.
Swiss Duty Free Diamonds (SDFD) From the Mine to your Assets
c. SECURITY
The tax-free diamonds can be stored in the Tax-Free Ports, which is one of the safest tax-free zones in the world, offering the higher standards of safety and security.
d. INSURANCES
Upon costumer request, tax-free diamonds can be insured at market value to reassure the client in case of burglary, theft, explosion, earthquake, fire, and water damage.
e. GENEVA TAX FREE PORTS
The city of Geneva has been a hub of European trade for centuries. Aware of this potential, the government from Geneva has decided during the 19th century to set up a revolutionary warehousing concept, allowing unlimited storage of goods under customs surveillance while granting exemption from taxes and duty payment. Once known as a basic commodity storage, the Geneva Free Ports has in the recent years changed its business model to become one of the world’s most prominent storage facilities exempted from taxes. Trading and deposit of Swiss Tax Free diamonds are carried out within the Geneva Tax Free Ports. The Geneva Tax Free Ports provides a private exchange market were trading and deposits of Swiss Duty Free diamonds are exempted of taxes and duty payment.
f. CONFIDENTIALITY
Your security is our priority: Swiss Duty Free Diamonds administration guarantees an absolute confidentiality and a maximum protection of the customer’s privacy.
g. SECURITY AND DIRECT ACCESS
During the last 50 years, the Geneva Airport Tax Free Ports operates with the latest security technology, allowing optimal protection and control. Swiss Duty-Free Diamonds customers are granted total access to their assets in the Duty-Free Zone.
h. INVESTING IN SWISS TAX FREE DIAMONDS
In an environment of monetary debasement, when cash lose rapidly its purchasing power, all goods, services and assets become currencies.
During this period, investors and savers realize that the only way to protect their purchasing power is to move away from paper assets. Swiss Duty Free Diamonds are then becoming the ultimate alternative in currency and transport allowing full flexibility worldwide.