Hallmarking Registration
Hallmark Registration Services
Hallmark is a mark which is applied on a precious metal and considered as a guarantee of purity &
fineness. In India, there are two metals which are taken under hallmarking scheme i.e. Silver & gold. The
hallmarking scheme is started by Bureau of Indian standards. BIS certified jewellers can get their
jewellery hallmarked from any of the recognized assaying & hallmark Centers of BIS. Hallmark is the
accurate determination & official recording of the proportionate content of precious metal in silver or
gold.
Now days, government is also giving final touches to the mandatory hallmarking of jewellery.
Hallmarking is permitted in only 3 categories
14 Carat
18 Carat
22 Carat
Some jewelers are currently selling non-hallmarked jewellery whereas many jewellers in town and rural
areas are selling hallmarked along with non- hallmarked jewellery. BIS warned jewelers that a jeweler
who is not having the valid certificate of registration cannot sell hallmarked jewellery and if any
individual still caught using BIS logo and keeping hallmarked jewellery , it will be considered as an
offense and a strict action will be taken against him. BIS recently issued a notice and said that non-licensed jewellers should stop using the BIS hallmark logo on the jewellery, display board and on
packing material.
There are 750 hallmarking and assaying centers in the country and 100 is currently in the process of
establishing.
Objective Of Hallmarking Scheme
The main objective of hallmarking scheme is –
To protect the customer against the purchase of less pure gold than declared by the jeweller
To develop export competitiveness
To make India a leading gold market in the world.
What Is Included In Our Package?
Eligibility Consultation
Document Preparation
Application Drafting
Government Fees
What Hallmarked Articles Contains?
Hallmarked articles should carry the following markings –
BIS mark
Grade of purity
Assay center’s identification mark
Marking year denoted by a letter
Jewellers mark or manufacturer’s identification mark.
Documents Needed To Apply For Hallmark Registration
Proof of firm or company establishment (Any one of the following documents)
Registration certificate issued by registrar of companies along with MOA
Registered partnership deed (In case applicant is a partnership firm)
Chartered accountant certificate (In case applicant is a proprietorship firm)
Address proof of firm’s or companies premises ( Any one of the following documents)
Registration with state government authority
Income tax assessment order
GST registration certificate
Rent agreement with last rent receipt
Latest property tax receipt
Sale/lease deed agreement
Identity proof of the signatory
Aadhar based verification/e-signature
Self-certified copy of any of the following documents –
Aadhar card
Pan card
Driving license
Passport
Voter identity card
Photo identity card issued by gazette officer on official letterhead
Location map indicating location of premises from nearest landmark for each outlet
Annual turnover proof
Self- certified copy of GST return of previous financial year
In case the firm is new, an undertaking should be taken from the firm with estimation of expected
turnover and assurance to submit GST returns.
Process Of Assaying And Hallmarking
The process of assaying and hallmarking is as follows –
Voter identity card
Photo identity card issued by gazette officer on official letterhead
Location map indicating location of premises from nearest landmark for each outlet
Annual turnover proof
Self- certified copy of GST return of previous financial year
In case the firm is new, an undertaking should be taken from the firm with estimation of expected
turnover and assurance to submit GST returns.
Process Of Assaying And Hallmarking
In the first step, jewellery receipt and article wise segregation takes place.
In the second step, jewellery will be checked for homogeneity of the lot by XRF.
In the third step, take a small sample (250g) from the article in order to do Scraping/Micro
dwelling/cutting.
In the fourth step, weight the jewellery accurately and after doing the weight, wrap the jewellery in lead
foil with some added silver.
In the fifth step, verify the sample as per IS 1418 by applying the re assay method. Fire assay method is
a method in which gold or silver can be renwed or assayed in a furnace at about 1100 degree Celsius. It
removes all base metals. Place the resulting gold-silver alloy button in nitric acid in order to dissolve the
silver. The result we will get is pure gold.
In the sixth step, we reweight the resulting pure gold and in case the sample passes the test. The
particular lot is hallmarked by laser marking and returns back to the jeweller.
If in any case, the sample is unable to pass the re assay method, jewellery lot is returned back to the
jeweller without hallmarking.
Advantages Of Purchasing BIS Hallmark Jewellery
The advantages of purchasing BIS hallmark jewellery –
1 It protects the customer against the purchase of less pure gold than declared by the jeweller.
2 It gives right to the customer to lodge a complaint in case of any fraud.
3 It provides third party assurance to the jeweller that his or her product is pure & fine.
4 Bank also gives preferential treatment to hallmarked jewellers at the time of granting loan.
No Possibility Of Marking
Marking cannot be done in the following cases –
1.If the gold or silver fails to comply with specified purity
2.If the gold or silver is not solid or made with a hollow center and then filled with base metal, lac, cement
or any other foreign substance.
3. Gold article/ornaments on which it is not physically possible to make a mark.
4. If marking has not been issued by BIS recognized hallmark center.