Padparadscha Sapphire from Japan
A pink-orange padparadscha sapphire, cushion cut, heat-treated, with untreated alternatives rare. This sapphire is worked (cut and polished) but not strung, mounted, or set, qualifying under tariff item 7103.91.00 as a worked sapphire.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
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Import Tips
• Disclose the heat treatment to customs as it affects the stone's value
• Keep the sapphire loose and unset
• Provide a gemological certificate to confirm the padparadscha color