The BIS Hallmark is a certification method for pure metal used in gold and silver jewellery supplied in India. It attests to the jewellery item’s compliance with standards established by India’s national standards body, the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Therefore, hallmarks are official marks that guarantee the fineness or purity of precious metal products in many nations. The major goals of the Hallmarking Scheme are to compel producers to uphold legal requirements of fineness and safeguard the public against adulteration. India has included gold and silver as precious metals within the jurisdiction of hallmarking.
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How can the purity of gold be checked?
Find the hallmark on the piece of jewellery. A hallmark carries the official proportion of gold used. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the official agency responsible for certifying and hallmarking gold jewellery in India.
How to check purity of gold using BIS app
To check the authenticity of the hallmarking, download the BIS CARE application from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and log in using your name, phone number, and email address.
To verify jewellery hallmarking, you should go to the “verify HUID” section. Once you click on the “verify HUID” option, you will be directed to a screen where you can type the HUID of the gold jewellery you want to purchase.
Then click on the search option. It will show your all the HUD details of the gold jewellery including the jeweller’s registration number, the assaying and hallmarking centre, AHC registration number, AHC address, the article type, the date of hallmarking, and purity.
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How to check testing of Hallmarked/Unhallmarked articles by Consumer
Customers can get their samples or jewels checked at any BIS-Recognized Assaying & Hallmarking Centre. Priority examination of jewellery and samples belonging to regular customers is done by the assaying and hallmarking centres on a fee-for-service basis. It is necessary for the Assaying and Hallmarking Centre to provide an Assay Report that includes accurate identifications as indicated on the item.
(HUID) number
It is a six-digit Alphanumeric code made up of letters and digits, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs website. At the time of hallmarking, each piece of jewellery will be assigned a HUID number, which will be unique. The jewellery is hand stamped with the unique number at the assaying and hallmarking centre.
Benefits and features of BIS app
Here is a look at the features and benefits of using the BIS app, according to its official BIS app details page on google play store;
- You can file your grievances or complaints using the app’s ‘Complaints’ feature on issues such as poor or sub-standard quality of marked products, misuse of our marks, false promises of quality, or a gap in our services.
- BIS app can check the authenticity of ISI, Hallmark, and CRS Registration markings on any item or product.
- Simply select the sort of complaint you wish to register through a simple user registration or OTP-based login, fill out the specifics of the complaint, preferably with evidence, through well-designed and straightforward forms, and submit.
- Enter the licence number/HUID number/Registration number found on the product or item to obtain all relevant information, such as the manufacturer’s name and address, the licence or registration’s validity.
- Get a complaint number and an acknowledgement of your complaint sent to your phone number and email address for future reference.
- The authenticity of commodities, licences, registrations, and hallmarks can all be verified.
- If the goods’ licence, registration, or hallmark number are incorrect, the client can file a complaint right away.
- ISI can file complaints about trademark infringement and hallmark infringement.
- You can also file a complaint concerning registration marks, deceptive advertising, and other BIS-related issues.
- The customer will receive information on how to make a complaint right away using the app.