In an official statement, Indian Standards Bureau (BIS) and the Department of Consumer Affairs asked people to “purchase only hallmarked gold jewellery/silver jewelery artifacts from BIS-registered jewellers”.
If the hallmark is not clearly visible with the naked eye, ask the jeweler for a magnifying glass, it advised.
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Hallmarking has been made mandatory for 14, 18 and 22 carat gold jewellery/artifacts in 256 districts of the country with effect from June 23, 2021. These 256 districts are the districts having at least one examination and hallmarking centre.
Hallmarked jewelery can be sold only by BIS-registered jewellers.
The government also urged the consumers to insist on bills for the jewellery they have purchased.
“The bill or invoice for the sale of hallmarked jewellery, shall mention the individual details of each article, the net weight of the precious metal, purity and fineness in carats and the hallmarking fee,” the statement said.
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hallmark gold jewelery Artifacts consist of three marks – the BIS mark; Purity and fineness of gold in carats (eg 22K916,18K750, 14K585); and the six-digit alphanumeric HUID code AAAAAA.