HALLMARKING CENTRES
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Looking for replacement of your old gold jewellery after unprecedented price rise? 6 factors you must check before going for new hallmarked piece
With gold prices rising, consumers are increasingly exchanging old jewellery for hallmarked pieces to ensure purity and better resale value. Mandatory hallmarking in India, regulated by BIS, certifies gold's karat and fineness, reducing fraud risk and enabling fair valuation. Buyers should verify BIS logo, HUID, and purity marks for authenticity.
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Govt eyes bullion hallmarking, framework for lab-grown diamonds to protect consumers
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Government introduces voluntary silver jewellery hallmarking with digital traceability
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Check purity of gold using BIS app: Here’s a step-by-step guide to check gold hallmarking
How to check puity of gold: Customers can get their samples or jewels checked at any BIS-Recognized Assaying & Hallmarking Centre. Also, they can check authenticity of the hallmarking, download the BIS CARE application.
Around 3.7 crore jewellery hallmarked during April-July: Bureau of Indian Standards
The registration of jewellers was made free and valid for lifetime. Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) based hallmarking portal was launched on July 1, 2021 wherein the entire workflow in the assaying and hallmarking centre is automated and made online. The bureau listed some important achievements since the release of mandatory hallmarking on June 16, 2021.
Gold hallmarking still not available in 63% districts
In the first phase, which was rolled out on June 1, 2021, hallmarking of 14, 18 and 22 carat jewellery was made mandatory. At present, out of 773 districts in the country, only 288 districts have hallmarking facilities. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have the highest number of districts with hallmarking facilities.
Gold jewellery hallmarking picking up significantly in India: GJEPC
Consumers through BIS Care app, can view the details of hallmarked jewellery such as type of jewellery, purity, name of assaying and hallmarking centre (AHC), name of the jeweller, date of hallmarking, which will help in further raising consumer confidence in gold.
Gold hallmarking becomes mandatory but with several exemptions
The press release also stated that gold of additional carats 20, 23 and 24 will be allowed for hallmarking. Say, if you buy gold bangles of 23 carat, then your jeweller will be required to sell you hallmarked gold jewellery.
Hallmarking centres across India to go on token strike next Tuesday
The government has said that hallmarking centres need to be located at the jewellery manufacturing centres only. This move will lead to closure of many hallmarking centres that are located outside the manufacturing hubs, the hallmarking trade said.
BIS appeals to jewellers to reconsider Monday’s strike
The pace of hallmarking has gathered momentum with almost 10 million pieces of jewellery having been hallmarked since it became mandatory on June 16, BIS said, referring to jewellers’ complaints about the slow pace of the process.
Pace of gold jewellery hallmarking shoots up after becoming mandatory
Uday Shinde, president, Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres told ET, “In August, the hallmarking centres have been able to hallmark 4 lakh pieces per day. This will go up further during the upcoming festive season.”
400 new gold jewellery hallmarking centres to come up by end of next month
“The government has said that hallmarking will become mandatory from June 1. So, we too, are coming up with an adequate number of hallmarking centres to support the industry,” said Uday Shinde, president, Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres. “A standard hallmarking centre requires Rs 70- Rs 80 lakh to be set up.”
Government urged to extend deadline for mandatory hallmarking of jewellery by one year
GJC said that according to the recent data taken from the BIS website, there are 940 assaying and hallmarking (A&H) centres spread in 245 districts across India and the number of jewellers registered with BIS are 31,585. However, the percentage of districts in several key Indian states without hallmarking centres is very high.
Leading retailers step up gold jewellery hallmarking ahead of deadline
BIS hallmarking has been made mandatory for gold jewellery of 14, 18 and 22 carat sold from June 1. Failure to comply could attract a penalty of up to five times the cost of the object and imprisonment up to one year.
Government launches online registration and renewal of gold hallmarking centres
.Currently, gold hallmarking is voluntary in nature. However, it will be made mandatory from June 2021. Gold sold by jewellers will need to have 'hallmark' quality certification. Presently, there are 921 hallmarking centres located in 234 districts. The online system will ensure that applications to set up a new centre or renew the existing licence can be submitted online.
Jewellers want more hallmarking centres to be set up
There are 860 hallmarking centres in the country. Each of these centres can handle 2000 pieces of gold jewellery per day. In FY19, around 450 tonnes of gold were hallmarked. India annually consumes 1000 tonnes of gold.
Gold industry plans 100 hallmarking units
Industry believes this will help ensure purity of the metal sold in India.
Hallmarking's fine, but India doesn't have enough facilities: Gold Traders
With just 425 hallmarking centres in India, mainly in metros and towns, making hallmarking mandatory may throw up a lot of problems for jewellers
More hallmarking centres to come up with about 100 centres submitting applications to BIS
In 2015-16, about 370 lakh jewellery pieces weighing 500 tonnes were hallmarked at the 375 BIS-recognised hallmarking centres in the country.
Industry seeks BIS amendment for proper gold hallmarking
WGC study found that there are widespread differences in purity and an average under-caratage of anywhere from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
Hold jewellers as accountable for gold hallmarking fraud: IAHC
IAHC suggested that the government hold jewellers as accountable as the certification firm when a jewellery item fails a test of gold purity standards.
More jewellery hallmarking centres are needed
The Cabinet's approval of amendments to the BIS Bill 2011 that makes hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory in stages has raised more questions than it has answered.
Jewellers body wants gold hallmarking deadline extended
The All India Gems and Jewellery Federation (GJF), an umbrella body for jewellers in the country, wants the government to postpone the January 1, 2008 deadline set for mandatory hallmarking of gold.
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