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BIS Raises Gold Hallmarking Fee to ₹75 Ahead of Festivities
India’s standards agency has increased the fee for checking and marking gold jewellery.
Jewellers will now pay ₹75 for each gold article instead of ₹45.
The new rule starts on 14 September 2026.
The fee for silver articles stays at ₹35.
Jewellers might pay the extra cost themselves or include it in the jewellery’s total price.
This means buyers will not necessarily pay ₹30 more for every item.
Hallmarking helps show whether jewellery has the purity promised by the seller.
Buyers should check for the BIS mark, purity details and the six-digit HUID number.
The Bureau of Indian Standards has raised the gold hallmarking fee from ₹45 to ₹75 per article.
The revised rate takes effect on 14 September 2026, with a minimum gold consignment charge of ₹200.
The silver hallmarking fee remains ₹35 per article, with a ₹150 minimum consignment charge.
Jewellers may absorb the increase or include it in overall jewellery prices; buyers will not automatically pay ₹30 more per article.
The jewellery industry has urged BIS and the government to review the increase, citing compliance costs and concerns about unauthorised hallmarking.
- Who
- The Bureau of Indian Standards, jewellers, recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres, and the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council are involved.
- What
- The hallmarking fee payable for gold articles is increasing from ₹45 to ₹75 per article, while the silver fee remains ₹35.
- Where
- The revised charges apply to gold and silver articles submitted to recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres in India.
- When
- The amendment is dated and takes effect on 14 September 2026; one report describes the change as having immediate effect.
- Why
- BIS amended the hallmarking regulations and replaced Schedule IV of the 2018 regulations; the industry is seeking an explanation and review of the higher compliance cost.
Industry concerns
Regulatory and consumer rationale
Higher compliance cost
Industry concerns
The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council says the nearly 67% increase should be reviewed and retained at the previous level until stakeholder consultation takes place.
Regulatory and consumer rationale
The revised BIS regulations set the new fee at ₹75 per gold article, while hallmarking is intended to provide independent assurance of precious-metal purity.
Priorities for enforcement
Industry concerns
The jewellery industry says authorities should first address fake hallmarking, unauthorised operations, non-compliance and aggressive discounting before increasing costs for compliant jewellers.
Regulatory and consumer rationale
The articles report the new charges and hallmarking requirements but do not include a specific BIS response to these industry concerns.
Effect on buyers
Industry concerns
Industry concerns suggest that higher mandatory costs could widen the commercial gap between compliant and informal channels and may affect jewellery pricing.
Regulatory and consumer rationale
The fee is payable by jewellers to recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres, so buyers will not automatically be charged an additional ₹30 for every gold article.
Key facts
- New gold fee
- ₹75 per article
- Previous gold fee
- ₹45 per article
- Gold minimum consignment charge
- ₹200
- Silver hallmarking fee
- ₹35 per article, with a ₹150 minimum consignment charge
- Effective date
- 14 September 2026
- Gold hallmark grades
- 14K, 18K, 20K, 22K, 23K and 24KS
- Required gold markings
- BIS standard mark, purity or fineness, and a six-digit HUID number
Quotes
Avinash Gupta
Vice Chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council
“Compliance must remain commercially sustainable. If the compliant route becomes progressively more expensive while informal and unauthorised channels continue to operate, the differential between the two widens.”
deccanchronicle.com
“GJC and the jewellery industry have consistently supported hallmarking because purity assurance and consumer confidence are fundamental to our trade.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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