Pure Avi Gems Rough & cut sapphire & garnet · Sri Lanka

History

From Ratnapura and Beruwala to the trade.

Pure Avi Gems trades from Ratnapura and Beruwala, Sri Lanka, and we have been doing business for years — the gem city inland and a coastal gem-market town on the south-west shore.

Ketchimalai Mosque on the coast at Beruwala, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest mosques.
Ketchimalai Mosque, Beruwala — among Sri Lanka’s oldest coastal mosques. Photo: yimhafiz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sandy beach and palm trees along the shore at Beruwala, Sri Lanka.
Beruwala beach — a popular south-west coast holiday stretch. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fishing boats in Beruwala fishery harbour, Sri Lanka.
Beruwala fishery harbour — working boats on the same coast that shaped the town. Photo: Hafiz Issadeen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

From the Beruwala trade

Short clips from Beruwala / Sri Lanka gem-trade footage — cut stones on camera, not Ratnapura mining scenes.

Cut Sri Lankan blue gemstone in sunlight — Beruwala gem trade.
Deep blue cut gem against a yellow water lily — Beruwala.

Lab certificates

GIC gemstone reports for cobalt spinel parcels — trimmed and shown landscape for reading.

GIC gemstone report A005020 for natural cobalt spinel, 3.07 ct square cushion.
GIC Report A005020 · Natural cobalt spinel · 3.07 ct · Square cushion.
GIC gemstone report A005018 for natural cobalt spinel, 4.56 ct rectangular cushion.
GIC Report A005018 · Natural cobalt spinel · 4.56 ct · Rectangular cushion.

From the parcel tray

A stone from our trade photos — illustrative of the blue material we handle.

Deep blue cushion-cut gemstone on a textured surface.
Blue cushion-cut stone from Pure Avi Gems trade photos.

Who we are

Pure Avi Gems trades as the partnership G.H.S Enterprises, exporting rough Ceylon sapphire and garnet parcels and cut gemstones from Sri Lanka for cutters and dealers. Our trading bases are Ratnapura and Beruwala, where gem dealing has been part of daily life for generations.

Ratnapura

Ratnapura sits in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka — long known as the country’s gem city, with mining country, dealers, cutters, and brokers meeting to sort and move sapphires and other Ceylon material. That inland setting is one half of how Pure Avi Gems works: careful parcel work grounded in the mining and dealing heartland.

Beruwala

Beruwala is a coastal town in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka — known for its beach and as a popular holiday destination, as well as for harbour life and long-standing trade. Those in the stone trade know it as one of the country’s established gem-market towns, where dealers, cutters, and brokers have long met to sort and move sapphires and other Ceylon material. Together with Ratnapura, that mix of mining country and coast is the backdrop for how Pure Avi Gems works: careful parcel work, direct conversation with buyers, and a pace that respects how this trade has been done for years.

Years in the trade

We have been doing business for years — building relationships with cutters and dealers, learning parcels by hand, and shipping rough and cut Ceylon sapphire and garnet with the same care we expect when we buy. The partnership G.H.S Enterprises holds business registration certificate WP/COL/DP/2026/00281 (Western Province). Registered address: Mahasinghe Road, Hohandara East, Sri Lanka — while our trading bases remain Ratnapura and Beruwala.

Licence

Gem dealer licence (NGJA) No. 20259DL34127 under G.D.G. Harischandra. Nature of business: imports, export, buying and selling of gems. Authorised by the National Gem & Jewellery Authority of Sri Lanka.

What we ship

Buyers are cutters and dealers. Material offered includes rough Ceylon sapphire and garnet parcels and cut gemstones sourced in Sri Lanka — colours, qualities, treatment, and make-up are confirmed on inquiry. This site does not list live stock or prices.

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