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Bullion World | Issue 03 | July 2021
of registration issued by BIS shall be and Hallmarking centres is available
displayed by the jeweller in a jewellery on BIS website and can be accessed
shop. Jeweller shall have magnifying by following the link: https://
glass of minimum 10X magnification www.manakonline.in/MANAK/
to show hallmark to customer in the AHCListForWebsite../p>
hallmarked jewellery. Relation of fineness
with caratage shall be displayed by the Is it possible for the common
jeweller. man to get his/her hallmarked
jewellery tested for purity from
Is it necessary to have an A&H centre?
hallmarking on both the articles/ Yes, after paying testing charges of
jewellery in pairs and on all Rs. 200 to any of BIS recognized A&H
detachable parts? centre. The list of BIS recognized A&H
Each article in pair should have hallmark. centre is available at BIS website www.
Customer should look for hallmarking bis.gov.in under the hallmarking tab.
and fineness details in each article to
prevent any misuse w.r.t fineness/purity.
Can an artisan or common
man directly approach the A&H
centre for hall marking of the
jewellery?
No, only BIS registered jewellers can
approach the A&H centre for hall
marking of the jewellery
Where can a common person
get information on hallmarking?
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
Under Mandatory
Where can I get the list of BIS
Registered jewellers in my area? System
The list of BIS Registered jewellers is
available on BIS website and can be
accessed by following the link 1. Can people sell their
https://bis.gov.in/index.php/hallmarking- old jewellery to jewelers
overview/jewellers-registration-scheme/ after Hallmarking becomes
list-of-licensed-jewellers/ mandatory?
A) Yes, Consumer can sell old un-
Where can I get the list of BIS hallmarked jewellery lying with them
Recognized Assaying and to jeweller . The jeweller may melt the
Hallmarking centres? jewellery and make new jewellery and
The list of BIS Recognized Assaying get it hallmarked before reselling it.
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