Why is BIS Hallmarking important
Why we sell only BIS Hallmarked Jewellery
BIS is abbreviated as Bureau of Indian Standards.It is for Gold authenticity i.e. purity of of the metal. At KaratCraft All our Gold and Diamond Jewellery is Individually Hallmarked for its Purity by Government Registered Hallmarking Centers in Mumbai only. Except for 999 Purity Gold Coins and Silver jewellery you must ask for Hallmarking in all your Purchases which have Gold as a Ingredient. Be Aware, that your neighborhood Jeweler may Charge You Extra for Hallmarking. But at KaratCraft, our Prices include Hallmarking.
BIS Gold Hallmarking: BIS system of hallmarking of gold jewellery began on April 2000.
"Government of India' has identified BIS a sole agency in India to operate this scheme. BIS hallmarking Scheme is voluntary in nature and is operating under BIS Act, Rules and Regulations. It operates on the basis of trust and thus it is desirable that aspect of quality control are in built in the system responsible for managing quality. The BIS Hallmarking Scheme has been aligned with International criteria on hallmarking (Vienna Convention 1972). As per this scheme, licence is granted to the jewelers by BIS under Hallmarking Scheme. The BIS certified jewelers can get their jewellery hallmarked from any of the BIS recognized Assaying and Hallmarking Center. The recognition to an Assaying and Hallmarking Centre is given against BIS criteria."
BIS hallmark for Gold jewellery consists of several components:
1) The BIS logo
A three digit number (out of a set of six pre-defined values) indicating the purity of the gold in part-per-thousand-format viz; 958, 916, 875, 750, 585, 375. Thus a BIS 916 hallmark would certify to a purity of 916 per 1000, that is 91.6%, translating to a 22 carat purity of gold. At KaratCraft our Jewelry is Coded as KC.IN, which you can see when you receive the Design.
2) Logo of the assaying centre
3) A code denoting the date of hallmarking
4) Logo/code of the jeweller
All Jewellery and coins that we sell are only sent to you after we get them Hallmarked. Thus, every item you will buy from KaratCraft.com, will come with a promise of Purity.
BIS Hallmarking for Silver
BIS introduced hallmarking for silver jewellery on December 2005 under IS 2112, the standard specification for 'Hallmarking of Silver Jewellery/Artefacts'.
Assaying & Hallmarking Centres
The testing of the jewellery as well as the marking is done in approved Assaying & Hallmarking Centres across the nation. These are private undertakings approved as well as monitored by the BIS
Legal status
The mandatory status of hallmarking gold jewellery sold in India, although declared, is yet to be implemented. But it has a wide acceptance among consumers. This often leads to fake hallmarking of jewellery which is under the regular scrutiny of the bureau. But AT KaratCraft, you are rest assured for Genuine and Guaranteed products.
