(IDEX Online) – The annual publication of the list of Israel's 20 leading polished diamond exporters (by net value) by the Diamond Controller of the Ministry of Economy and Industry reveals that MID House of Diamonds was Israel’s top diamond exporter last year.

 

The net exports of polished diamonds by the 20 top polished diamond exporters in 2016 came to $1.205 billion, or 24 percent of the total exports of polished diamonds last year which was $4.675 billion.

 

As is usually the case, the list does not include a number of firms (15 on last year's list) that requested that their names and export totals not be published. Their total exports came to $1.065 billion, or 22 percent of the total exports of polished goods.

 

The 20 leading polished diamond exporters in 2016 are as follows:

 

1. MID House of Diamonds - $184 million

2. Niru Diamonds - $131 million

3. DN Diamonds - $102 million

4. Ofer Mizrahi Diamonds - $101 million

5. Leo Schachter Diamonds - $99 million

6. Yoshfe Diamonds International - $79 million

7. Rosey Blue Sales - $52 million

8. Andre Mesika - $49 million

9. M.A. Anavi Diamond Group - $48 million

10. Rachminov Diamonds - $46 million

11. Anita Diamonds - $42 million

12. L.R.D Diamonds International - $39 million

13. Nirs Diamonds - $38 million

14. Moshe Namdar & Co./Masingita - $37 million

15. Pinkusovich Diamond Traders - $33 million

16. Kuperman Brothers Diamonds - $30 million

17. Kimchi Diam - $28 million

18. DMG International - $24 million

19. Bichachi Diamond Group - $22 million

20. Sigaldiem - $21 million