The Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS) at this time (July 18) introduced that it’s going to even be obligatory to hallmark 9 carat gold. The modifications are efficient from July 2025. Earlier, classes of 14KT, 18KT, 20KT, 22KT, 23KT, and 24KT gold had been in obligatory hallmarking.
Hallmarking is ruled by the BIS Act, 2016, and it certifies the proportionate content material of valuable steel in jewelry and artefacts so that buyers can know of the purity earlier than they purchase an merchandise.
Posting on X (earlier Twitter), the All India Gem and Jewelry Home Council stated, “Jewellers and hallmarking centres are required to adjust to this addition of 9 carat gold to the obligatory hallmarking checklist underneath the BIS rules.”
“9 carat Gold (375 ppt) is now formally underneath obligatory hallmarking as per BIS Modification No. 2 All jewellers and hallmarking centres should comply,” the council said.
Extra shoppers are additionally turning to 9K-carat gold as greater grades have change into very costly. It’s also simpler to design jewelry objects.
What’s gold hallmarking?
It’s an official certification concerning the purity of gold objects. It’s ruled by the BIS Act, 2016. These gold objects embrace a novel six-digit alphanumeric code – Hallmark Distinctive Identification (HUID) quantity for higher traceability and client safety.
Over 40 crore gold jewelry objects have been hallmarked with a novel HUID, making certain higher belief and transparency for the shoppers out there.
The Bureau of Indian Requirements started the fourth part of obligatory hallmarking underneath the Hallmarking of Gold Jewelry and Gold Artefacts Modification Order, 2024, from November 5, 2024.
Moreover, in the course of the fourth part, 18 extra districts the place hallmarking centres have been arrange underneath Obligatory Hallmarking. Following the implementation of the fourth stage, the full variety of districts lined underneath Obligatory Hallmarking now stands at 361.
BIS earlier applied the primary part of obligatory hallmarking, which was launched on June 23, 2021. This part lined 256 districts, whereas the second part commenced from April 4, 2022, the place 32 districts had been additional added.
This was adopted by the third part, which was applied from sixth September, 2023, and lined 55 newly added districts.
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