HallMark Registration

What is Hallmark

The BIS hallmark is a hallmarking system for gold as well as silver jewellery sold in India certifying the purity of the metal. It certifies that the piece of jewellery conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the national standards organization of India. India is the second biggest market for gold and its jewellery.

BIS hallmark for gold jewelry consists of several components:

  • The BIS logo
  • Purity of Gold either one of this 22K916 Corresponding to 22 Carat, 18K750 Corresponding to 18 Carat and 14K585 Corresponding to 14 Carat.
  • Logo of the assaying centre.
  • Logo/code of the jeweler.

Hallmarking is the accurate determination and official recording of the proportionate content of precious metal in precious metal articles. Hallmarks are thus official marks used in many countries as a guarantee of purity or fineness of precious metal articles. The principle objectives of the Hallmarking Scheme are to protect the public against adulteration and to obligate manufacturers to maintain legal standards of fineness. In India, at present two precious metals namely gold and silver have been brought under the purview of Hallmarking.

The certificate of registration stands valid for lifetime..

Importance of Hallmark Registration Certification

  1. It rapidly boosts your business;
  2. It gives quality assurances to jewellery products;
  3. It provides customers satisfaction and builds trust among customers;
  4. This Certification adds value to the precious stone & trust in jewellery;
  5. Provide legal protection against any violation.

Documents for Hallmark

  1. Aadhar Card
  1. Pancard
  1. UdhyamAadhar (IF AVAILABLE)
  1. Address Proof (LIGHT BILL)
  1. GST Certificate
  1. Last ITR Filed
  1. Company Logo

Frequently Asked Questions

Hallmarking is the accurate determination and official recording of the proportionate content of precious metal in precious metal articles. Hallmarks are thus official marks used in India as a guarantee of purity or fineness of precious metal articles.

In India, at present two precious metals namely gold and silver have been brought under the purview of Hallmarking.

  • IS 1417: 2016 Gold and Gold Alloys, Jewellery/Artefacts-Fineness and Marking- Specification
  • IS 2112:2014 Silver and Silver Alloys, Jewellery/Artefacts-Fineness and Marking- Specification
  • IS 15820: 2009 General Requirements for establishment and operation of Assaying and operation of Assaying and Hallmarking centres.
  • IS 1418: 2009 Determination of gold in gold bullion, gold alloys and gold jewellery/artefacts-cupellation( Fire Assay) Method
  • IS 2113: 2014 Assaying Silver in Silver and Silver Alloys-Methods.
  • IS 1417:2016 permits hallmarking of six caratages of gold jewellery/ artefacts, viz. 14K, 18K, 20K, 22K, 23K and 24KS.

To protect consumer against victimization due to irregular gold or silver quality, develop India as a leading gold market centre in the World and develop export competitiveness.

 

Provide third party assurance and satisfaction that customer gets right purity of gold (or silver) for the given price (value for money).

It will provide clear indication of his capability, strong evidence of commitment to quality and assurance of consistency in purity and quality of gold or silver jewellery.

BIS through its network of Regional/ Branch Offices all over the country operates the Hallmarking Scheme for gold and silver jewellery.

Any jeweller willing to obtain certificate of registration for selling Hallmarked Gold and Silver Jewellery/artefacts shall apply online in the BIS portal; www.manakonline.in . The certificate of registration is granted instantly without the need to upload any document or pay any fees. The certificate of registration stands valid for lifetime.

Regular surveillance audit of Assaying and hallmarking centres and testing of random market samples drawn from registered jewellers is carried out.

Following hallmarking charges are applicable:

  • 35/- per article
  • Minimum charges for a consignment shall be Rs. 200/- . (Services Tax and other levies as applicable shall be extra)

Following hallmarking charges are applicable

  • 25/-per article
  • Minimum charges per consignment is Rs 150.00. (Services Tax and other levies as applicable shall be extra)

No.

Hallmarking charges are paid per article irrespective of the weight of the article.

Yes, it is necessary to take authentic bills/invoice of the hallmarked article from retailer/jeweller. It is necessary for any dispute/misuse/complaint redressal..

Description of each article, net weight of precious metal, purity in carat and fineness, and hallmarking charges need to be mentioned in the bill or invoice of sale of hallmarked precious metal articles. It is also mentioned that “the consumer can get the purity of the hallmarked jewellery/artefacts verified from any of the BIS recognized A&H centre”.

On the outside of the sales outlet, the registered jeweller shall display the logo of BIS with the wording “Hallmarked jewellery available for sale” .Certificate of registration issued by BIS shall be displayed by the jeweller in a jewellery shop. Jeweller shall have magnifying glass of minimum 10X magnification to show hallmark to customer in the hallmarked jewellery. Relation of fineness with caratage shall be displayed by the jeweller.

Each article in pair should have hallmark. Customer should look for hallmarking and fineness details in each article to prevent any misuse w.r.t fineness/purity..

No, only BIS registered jewellers can approach the A&H centre for hall marking of the jewellery.

All the information regarding hallmarking in detail has been provided at BIS website, www.bis.gov.in under hallmarking section. The information includes general information on hallmarking, procedure and guidelines for Jewellers and hallmarking centre, all the forms and list of registered jewellers and hallmarking centres etc.

The list of BIS Registered jewellers is available on BIS website and can be accessed by following the link https://www.bis.gov.in/index.php/hallmarking-overview/jewellers-registration-scheme/list-of-licensed-jewellers/

The list of BIS Recognized Assaying and Hallmarking centres is available on BIS website and can be accessed by following the link: https://www.manakonline.in/MANAK/AHCList

Yes, after paying testing charges of Rs. 200 to any of BIS recognized A&H centre. The list of BIS recognized A&H centre is available at BIS website www.bis.gov.in under the hallmarking tab.

The guidelines on testing of old gold jewellery and artefacts of the consumer by the Assaying and Hallmarking Centres is placed in the below link: