Gold hallmarking is not mandatory for these commonly bought jewellery items: Buyers be awareHallmarking on gold is not mandatory: The jewellers are required to sell hallmarked gold jewellery as per law. However, certain exceptions ...
29 Oct, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
How to check purity of gold jewellery? Three signs to check for hallmarkingGold jewellery hallmarking: If you are buying gold jewellery, then it is important to ensure that it is hallmarked. This is because hallmar...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.21 PM IST
Gold price today of 22 Karat, 18 Karat, 14 karat from India Bullion and Jewellers AssociationIf you are planning to buy gold jewellery, then it is important to know gold prices of 22 Karat, 18 Karat and 14 Karat gold. This is becaus...
04 Dec, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
Three signs to check for purity of gold of BIS hallmarked jewelleryThe government has not only made hallmarking of gold mandatory but has also revised the symbols of hallmarking to be inscribed on gold. It ...
23 Oct, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Holding old, un-hallmarked gold jewellery? Here's what you can doIt is mandatory for jewellers to sell only BIS hallmarked gold jewellery with 6 digit HUID number. Further, the hallmarking symbols have be...
20 Oct, 2023, 03.58 PM IST
Is hallmarking mandatory for silver jewellery, coins?The government has made hallmarking mandatory for gold jewelley. Further, jewellers can only sell hallmarked gold jewellery irrespective of...
20 Oct, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Gold hallmarking is not mandatory for these commonly bought articlesHallmarking has become mandatory for gold jewellery from June 16, 2021. The government introduced new symbols for hallmarked gold jewellery...
20 Oct, 2023, 12.57 PM IST
Govt hikes gold, silver hallmarking charges; here are the details of new chargesThe Bureau of Indian Standards under the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a notification announcing new charges for hallmarking go...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
Gold jewellery with 6-digit HUID number can be sold from April 1, 2023: What it means for consumersHUID stands for Hallmark Unique Identification. It was introduced as part of the BIS hallmarking symbols on the gold jewellery from July 1,...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Gold jewellery buyers to get purity hallmark on all types of gold articles from June 1, 2022The new rules for gold hallmarking will help consumers to ensure about the purity of gold at the time of buying. In the recent years, the g...
13 Oct, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
Gold hallmarking becomes mandatory but with several exemptionsThe 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...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
How to check purity of goldHow to check if the gold that you have purchased is pure or not. For this, the Bureau of Indian Standards, a government body, certifies the...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
Look for these four signs of purity while buying goldTo certify the purity of gold jewellery, BIS does hallmarking on the gold jewellery. BIS hallmarking consists of four components.
24 Jun, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory now. Here's what you need to knowThe way you buy gold changed from January 15 as hallmarking has now become mandatory. There are four components that you should look for on...
17 Jan, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Here's the list of BIS licensed jewellers selling hallmarked gold, silver jewelleryDue to the high price of gold and silver products, purity is always a concern. Though BIS hallmarking of gold and silver products helps to ...
25 Oct, 2019, 11.29 AM IST
Government plans to make BIS hallmarking mandatory for gold jewelleryThe Centre plans to notify the new regulation in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a week’s time, said Anantha Padmanabhan, chairman, A...
23 Aug, 2019, 03.03 PM IST
- Gold hallmarking fails to impress traders
Gold jewellery traders have protested against the Central government’s mandate of hallmarking of yellow metal, which is yet to be implement...
09 May, 2007, 12.12 AM IST