Getting started

If you want to deal in rough, uncut, or unpolished raw diamonds you need to obtain a diamond dealers licence from the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR).

No person is allowed to be in possession or trade-in unprocessed diamonds without a licence or permit.

All applications for a diamond dealers licence (DD) are made through the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator which was established in terms of the Diamond Act, 56 of 1986, as amended and the Precious Metals Act, 36 of 2005.

The South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator is responsible for the regulation of diamonds, gold, and platinum group metals.

It is classified as schedule 3A public entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No 1 of 1999), and is funded through state grants via the Department of Mineral Resources. (DMR)

The application form: Download in PDF