Gold jewellery may become costlier before festive season:Govt increases hallmarking fee from ₹45 to ₹75 per article

Just before the festival and wedding season, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has increased the hallmarking fee for gold jewellery and artefacts. Jewellers will now have to pay ₹75 per article instead of ₹45. The change has come into effect under the BIS (Hallmarking) Amendment Rules, 2026. However, this fee increase does not necessarily mean that customers will have to pay an additional ₹30 for every gold jewellery item. Gold hallmarking fee increased by ₹30 Under the new rules, jewellers depositing gold articles at recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHCs) will now have to pay ₹75 per article. Will this directly add ₹30 to buyers’ expenses? The direct and simple answer is: no, that is not necessarily the case. Share received by BIS from AHCs The notification also specifies how much money hallmarking centres will pay to the BIS. Applicable taxes will be added separately. What does a hallmark indicate and how can purity be checked? According to the BIS, the main purpose of hallmarking is to provide buyers with third-party assurance of the purity of gold or silver. When buying gold jewellery, customers should обязательно look for three main identification marks… At present, BIS allows hallmarking for gold jewellery in six grades – 14K (585), 18K (750), 20K (833), 22K (916), 23K (958) and 24KS (995). With the help of the HUID number, buyers can independently check the purity details through an app or system without having to rely on any shop. What is the HUID number? Hallmark Unique Identification, or HUID, is a six-digit alphanumeric code. It gives every piece of gold jewellery a distinct identity. By entering this code on the BIS CARE App, customers can find out which jeweller the jewellery belongs to, at which centre it was hallmarked and what its actual purity is.