Overview of Hallmark Registration
In India, mostly women have been more interested in gold for years, and gold is always a very safe & secure investment for Indian local during a tough time. Hence, to protect users from adulteration and obligate jewellers to maintain jewellery purity, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) started a jewellers Registration scheme. BIS established the Gold Hallmarking scheme in 2000 & a Silver Hallmarking Scheme in 2005. According to the scheme, the BIS Hallmark Registration is mandatory to sell or manufacture gold and silver jewellery. Because without duly examination or mark, it is not viable to identify the purity of gold by quickly looking at it. Thus, the BIS Hallmark registration can reduce these concerns by providing all the vital information and confirming the purity of the gold.
What is Hallmarking?
It is the correct determination & official recording of the equivalent content of precious metals (such as gold and silver) in precious metals articles. Thus, hallmarking schemes are to safeguard the public against adulteration & to obligate all the manufacturers to maintain legal standards of fineness. In India, mainly two metals, gold and silver, have been conducted under hallmarking.
The hallmarking scheme has been lined up with the international basis of hallmarking. As per the hallmarking scheme, BIS grant a hallmark registration to the jewellers. The BIS permits jewellers to get their jewellery hallmarked from any BIS recognised centres.
Importance of Hallmark Registration Certification
- It quickly boosts your business;
- It gives a purity guarantee to jewellery products;
- It provides users contentment and raises trust among customers;
- The Certification added value to the precious stone & trust in jewellery;
- Deliver legal defence against any violation.
The different marks of a BIS Hallmark.
- The old procedure of Hallmarking Gold:
- BISA Mark or Logo: this mark shows that a third party or independent assessor has adequately evaluated the decoration & validated the quality of the metal. In most instances, one of the BIS certified labs validates it. The BIS is the only government-approved organisation for a hallmarking gold accessory.
- Purity grade: there are two ways to notice the purity of gold; one is karats, which KT and the fineness number denote. Therefore, the highest grade of gold is 24KT (purest), but it is too soft to be utilised in ornamentation or jewellery. Many other metals, such as zinc or copper, are added to gold to create long-lasting jewellery or adornment.
- Hallmarking centres mark the hallmarking Certification of the marking centre or third-party appraiser. The label is stamped in each product in the centre and is examined for purity of silver & gold. This is done so that the product may get back to the centre if any unpredictability arises afterwards.
- Jeweller mark: this is the manufacturer of jewellery mark on the metal article, and each BIS certified jeweller's ornament bears a unique jeweller BIS hallmark Logo. All such markings are willingly visible on the jewellery.
- Marking year: this appears like the year the object was labelled or hallmarked. A letter of code assigned by BIS recognises the marking year.
- The new procedure of hallmarking of gold:
The BIS has established a new procedure for marking jewellery. The new procedure contains a Unique Identification Number, and a Hallmarking of gold jewellery would be mandatory across the nation. After fulfilling the norms & conditions of the Hallmark Registration Certificate as identified in rules 5 of the BIS (Hallmarking) Regulations, 2018, valuable articles of gold marked with Hallmark will be sold only by registered jewellers via certified sales outlets. The list of licensed jewellers can be acquired by selecting the state or region and IS Number.
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