COUNTRY | Value | Carat | Average Price per Ct | Israel | $789,657,720 | 311,476 | $2,535.21 | Belgium | $278,660,324 | 145,325 | $1,917.50 | India | $223,159,248 | 641,060 | $348.11 | South Africa | $46,339,356 | 8,849 | $5,236.68 | Hong Kong | $15,634,925 | 13,571 | $1,152.08 | Switzerland | $14,342,787 | 1,786 | $8,030.68 | U.A.E. | $14,044,972 | 14,538 | $966.09 | Russia | $12,051,199 | 5,103 | $2,361.59 | France | $9,304,821 | 495 | $18,797.62 | China | $8,380,203 | 13,108 | $639.32 | Canada | $5,360,395 | 1,486 | $3,607.26 | Mexico | $3,880,439 | 30,163 | $128.65 | United Kingdom | $2,916,990 | 526 | $5,545.61 | Singapore | $2,455,549 | 170 | $14,444.41 | Thailand | $2,390,733 | 5,389 | $443.63 | Australia | $2,094,059 | 784 | $2,670.99 | Indonesia | $2,068,488 | 104 | $19,889.31 | Mauritius | $1,790,900 | 930 | $1,925.70 | Angola | $1,674,075 | 22 | $76,094.32 | Namibia | $1,203,215 | 811 | $1,483.62 | Italy | $733,929 | 225 | $3,261.91 | Germany | $681,667 | 2,190 | $311.26 | Japan | $669,699 | 279 | $2,400.35 | Netherlands | $638,291 | 84 | $7,598.70 | Guyana | $539,840 | 386 | $1,398.55 | Lebanon | $474,150 | 851 | $557.17 | Dominican Rep | $323,267 | 3,691 | $87.58 | Colombia | $162,947 | 226 | $721.00 | Panama | $128,000 | 457 | $280.09 | Taiwan | $90,872 | 67 | $1,356.30 | Austria | $80,015 | 32 | $2,500.47 | Venezuela | $27,078 | 66 | $410.27 | Costa Rica | $7,691 | 10 | $769.10 | French Polynesia | $3,326 | 3 | $1,108.67 | Total | $1,441,971,170 | 1,204,263 | $1,197.39 | 2005 Total | $1,412,999,609 | 1,260,105 | $1,121.33 | difference | $28,971,561 | -55,842 | $76.05 | % | 2.05% | -4.43% | 6.78% | | US Polished Imports By Value US Polished Imports By Carat |