Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations

Marginal note:Diamonds — import from any country

• 3.15 (1) It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to import, purchase or acquire any good referred to in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12, wherever situated, from Russia or from any person in Russia, unless the goods were exported from Russia to a country other than Canada:

  • (a) before March 1, 2024, for goods weighing one carat or more;

  • (b) before September 1, 2024, for goods weighing half a carat or more, but less than one carat.

• Marginal note:Diamonds — import from Russia

  (2) It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to import, purchase or acquire any good referred to in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 12 from Russia or from any person in Russia.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to personal effects that are carried by an individual entering Canada and that are solely for the use of the individual or the individual’s immediate family.