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Bullion World | Issue 03 | July 2021

How much does it cost to get a
silver article Hallmarked?
Following hallmarking charges are
applicable
» Rs.25/-per article» Minimum charges
per consignment is Rs 150.00. (Services
Tax and other levies as applicable shall
be extra)

Are Hallmarking charges
dependent on weight of
Jewellery?
Hallmarking charges are paid per article
irrespective of the weight of the article.

Is it necessary to take authentic
bills / invoice for the hallmarked
article from retailer / jeweller?
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..

Is It necessary to have
hallmarked articles in the bill/
invoice issued by jeweller/
retailer?
Yes, it is necessary to have details of
What are the procedures What control BIS has on hallmarked articles in the bill/invoice
for Grant of Recognition to registered Jewellers and issued by jeweller/retailer
Assaying and Hallmarking Recognised Assaying and
Centre? Hallmarking Centre? What are the details the jeweller
Any assaying centre set up in Regular surveillance audit of Assaying has to mention in the bill issued
accordance with requirements specified and hallmarking centres and testing of to the purchaser?
in IS 15820:2009 for assaying and random market samples drawn from Description of each article, net weight
hallmarking of gold and/or silver registered jewellers is carried out. of precious metal, purity in carat and
jewellery/artefacts shall apply online fineness, and hallmarking charges need
in the BIS portal; www.manakonline.in How much does it cost to get a to be mentioned in the bill or invoice
. The recognition of the Assaying and gold article Hallmarked? of sale of hallmarked precious metal
Hallmarking Centre is done by BIS after Following hallmarking charges are articles. It is also mentioned that “the
ensuring that the Centre has requisite applicable: consumer can get the purity of the
infrastructure and quality management » Rs. 35/- per article» Minimum charges hallmarked jewellery/artefacts verified
system as per IS 15820 : 2009, and for a consignment shall be Rs. 200/- . from any of the BIS recognized A&H
also employed, trained and competent (Services Tax and other levies as centre”.
manpower. Steps to apply for recognition applicable shall be extra)
of assaying and hallmarking centre is What should be looked at in a
available on BIS website. jewellery shop?
On the outside of the sales outlet, the

https://bis.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Guide_to_apply_for_ registered jeweller shall display the logo
recognitio_2021.pdf of BIS with the wording “Hallmarked
jewellery available for sale” .Certificate

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