Mandatory Hallmarking into the Second Phase from 1st June 2022

1st May 2022

From 1st June 2022, the second phase of mandatory hallmarking is being implemented by making Hallmarking of gold jewellery/artefacts fully mandatory in the existing 256 districts and 32 new districts covered with AHC

From 1st June 2022, the second phase of mandatory hallmarking is being implemented by making Hallmarking of gold jewellery/artefacts fully mandatory (as originally intended) in the existing 256 districts and 32 new districts covered with Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHC), i.e. only 14, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 24 caratages of gold jewellery and artefacts, as per IS 1417:2016, shall be sold in these 288 (256+32) districts and that to compulsorily with Hallmark. The list of districts is available on the BIS website, www.bis.gov.in.

After successful implementation of the above phases of the mandatory hallmarking, the following is also being considered by the Government in the interest of consumers:

i. Revocation of the exemption granted to Kundan, Polki and Jadau from the scope of mandatory hallmarking, as these categories of jewellery can be hallmarked as per the provisions of IS 1417.

ii. In order to check the duplicate HUID hallmarking, re-enabling the provision in the system for recording the transfer of HUID hallmarked jewellery from manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer based on the sale.

iii. Making hallmarking mandatory throughout the country, with one-year implementation period.