The Bureau of Indian Standards maintains exemptions from mandatory hallmarking for items such as gold pieces under 2 grams, Kundan, Polki, and Jadau jewellery, watches, and export-bound articles. Detachable components like earring screws that weigh under 2 grams also avoid testing fees even when the main piece is certified. These exemptions provide clear boundaries for consumers as jewellers face higher certification charges under the revised regulatory framework. Specifically, revised BIS rates taking effect on September 14, 2026, raise the flat hallmarking fee from Rs 45 to Rs 75 per article.
Key points
Certain specialty items, industrial gold, and lightweight pieces remain exempt from certi…: Certain specialty items, industrial gold, and lightweight pieces remain exempt from certification fees despite widespread mandatory hallmarking.
Hallmarks applied to certified gold items remain valid for the entire lifetime of the pie…: Hallmarks applied to certified gold items remain valid for the entire lifetime of the piece once testing is completed.
Detachable components weighing under two grams do not require individual hallmarks or sep…: Detachable components weighing under two grams do not require individual hallmarks or separate HUID identifiers during testing.
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Gold goes beyond being just a metal or a piece of jewellery in India. It holds a rather emotional sanctity in Indian households. To protect this, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) had made hallmarking for gold jewellery mandatory on June 16, 2021. This is a flat fee levied on each gold article, irrespective of its weight.
However, there are still certain gold jewellery pieces that are exempt from the current mandatory gold hallmarking framework. This means that no gold hallmarking fee applies to these pieces of jewellery. The BIS levies a gold hallmarking fee of Rs 75 per article (excluding GST), from September 14, 2026.
So, don’t end up paying the fee if you buy any of the exempt gold jewellery articles this Dhanteras or Diwali. Here's a look at the types of gold jewellery and artefacts that are not mandatorily required to be hallmarked by jewellers.
A detachable part of jewellery is any part which can be easily removed or replaced. BIS states that each article in a pair and all detachable parts should have a hallmark with…
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