Since the implementation of mandatory hallmarking, only 14, 18, and 22-carat gold can be sold in India. Be wary if you encounter jewelry labeled as 20 or 21 carats, as these are not standard options.

How hallmarking is done Quality Guarantee: Hallmarked gold or silver is stamped with a tiny mark that indicates the exact purity of the metal. For example, a hallmark reading "22K" signifies that ...

Any gold jewellery and artifacts having only a four-digit HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification) number as a hallmark will not be sold from April 1, the ministry of consumer affairs has announced ...

Consumers can easily check whether their jewellery is hallmarked by looking for four symbols: the BIS logo, purity in carat, identification mark or number of the hallmarking centre, and ...

In furtherance of this Notification, the Central Government, vide S.O. 205(E) dated 15.01.2020 issued the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2020 (‘2020 Order’).

Gold jewellery that have four symbol hall mark cannot be sold from April 1 as a government order issued earlier this month says no one can sell, display or offer to sell gold jewellery or gold ...

Centre notifies 3rd phase of mandatory gold hallmarking, bringing 55 additional districts under its ambit. Total districts now at 343. Registered jewellers increased from 34,647 to 1.81 lakh, AHCs ...

Hallmarking has been voluntary since 2000 but only 30 per cent of jewellery was sold with marks that certify the item as being particular caratage — whether 18ct or 22ct, for instance.

New Delhi: Government is in the process of introducing mandatory hallmarking for silver, similar to gold. The government is working with the stakeholders to make hallmarking mandatory for silver ...

The government is working with the stakeholders to make hallmarking mandatory for silver, said Prahlad Joshi, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy.