Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Gold Hallmarking Fee Rises to ₹75 Ahead of Festive Season
India’s standards agency has increased the fee for checking and marking gold jewellery.
Jewellers will pay ₹75 for each gold article instead of ₹45.
The change is dated 14 September 2026, and one report describes it as taking effect immediately.
Silver jewellery will continue to have a ₹35 per-article fee.
Jewellers must also pay at least ₹200 when submitting a gold consignment.
They may 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.
The jewellery industry supports purity checks but wants the higher charge reviewed.
Buyers can check the BIS mark, purity details and six-digit HUID number.
The Bureau of Indian Standards has raised the gold hallmarking fee from ₹45 to ₹75 per article.
The revised fee is dated and reported to take effect on 14 September 2026, with a ₹200 minimum charge per gold consignment.
The silver hallmarking fee remains ₹35 per article, subject to a ₹150 minimum consignment charge.
Jewellers may absorb the increase or include it in overall prices, so buyers will not automatically pay ₹30 more per gold article.
The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council has urged a review, citing compliance costs, fake hallmarking and unauthorised operations.
- 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 for gold articles is increasing from ₹45 to ₹75, while the silver fee remains ₹35.
- When
- The amendment is dated 14 September 2026 and is reported to take effect on that date; another report describes the change as immediate.
- Where
- The revised charges apply to articles submitted to recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres in India.
- Why
- BIS amended the hallmarking regulations and replaced Schedule IV of the 2018 regulations, while the jewellery 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 the existing fee retained until stakeholder consultations are held.
Regulatory and consumer rationale
The amended BIS regulations set the gold hallmarking fee at ₹75 per article, while hallmarking is intended to provide independent assurance of precious-metal purity.
Enforcement priorities
Industry concerns
The jewellery industry says authorities should address fake hallmarking, unauthorised centres, non-compliance and market distortions before increasing costs for compliant jewellers.
Regulatory and consumer rationale
The articles report the revised charges and hallmarking requirements but do not include a specific BIS response to these concerns.
Effect on buyers
Industry concerns
The industry says 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.
- New gold fee
- ₹75 per article
- Previous gold fee
- ₹45 per article
- Gold minimum charge
- ₹200 per consignment
- Silver fee
- ₹35 per article, with a ₹150 minimum per consignment
- BIS payment from gold AHCs
- ₹7.50 per article, subject to a ₹20 minimum per consignment
- Gold hallmark markings
- BIS standard mark, purity or fineness, and six-digit HUID number
- Permitted gold grades
- 14K, 18K, 20K, 22K, 23K and 24KS
