How to check gold purity : One or the other gold item will definitely be found in almost every house in India. Here gold is also associated with culture and faith. Generally gold of 18, 22 and 24 carat purity is in vogue. People often have doubts about the purity of gold. But now BIS Hallmark is considered a certificate of purity of the metal used in gold and silver jewelery sold in India. It checks jewelery to see whether they follow the standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards or not. You can also get information about the purity of gold through BIS app.
Not only in India, but in many countries, hallmarks guarantee the purity of expensive metals. The main objective of the hallmarking scheme is to ensure that manufacturers comply with legal requirements related to purity and to protect the public from fraud. Hallmarking of gold and silver is done in India.
How to check purity of gold?
Look for hallmarks on your jewellery. Hallmark tells what percentage of gold is used in jewellery. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the official agency responsible for certification and hallmarking of gold jewelery in India.
Check purity of gold with BIS app
To check the authenticity of hallmarking, download the BIS CARE application from Google Play Store or Apple App Store and log in using your name, phone number and email. To verify the hallmarking of jewellery, you have to go to the “verify HUID” section. After clicking on it, you will go to a new page, where you can type the HUID of that gold jewellery. Now click on search option. Now you will see all the HUD details of gold jewellery. It will also contain information about jeweller’s registration number, hallmarking centre, AHC registration number, AHC address, article type, date of hallmarking and purity. Select ‘Know your Standards’ for information about any Indian Standard, its license and the lab for the product.
What is HUID number?
This is a 6 digit code, which is made up of letters and numbers. At the time of hallmarking, each jewelery is given a unique HUID number, which is applied on the jewelery by the hallmarking center in the form of a handmade (hand-applied) impression.
can complain
Using the ‘Complaint’ feature of the BIS app, you can lodge your complaint on issues such as defective or sub-standard quality products, misuse of marks or false promises about quality. BIS app can check the authenticity of ISI, Hallmark and CRS registration marks on any item or product.
How to check unhallmarked jewellery?
Customers can get their jewelery checked at any BIS-recognised hallmarking centre. These centers charge a fee for testing the customers’ jewelery and samples. Hallmarking centers provide a testing report to the customers, which contains accurate information about the product.
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