These 6 numbers engraved on gold jewelry will guarantee purity, know this important information before buying pure gold
if you gold jewelery If you are worried about its purity while buying, then the government has taken a big step to give you relief. The government is going to change the rules regarding hallmarking of gold from 1 April 2023. 6 digit alphanumeric for all gold jewelery and artefacts from 1st April 2023 HUID That is, hallmark unique identification will be mandatory. Sale of gold jewelery and gold artefacts, which do not have a 6 digit alphanumeric unique identification number, will not be permitted from April 1.
Customers will get this benefit
Gold jewelery will now have a 6 digit HUID. It will be alphanumeric. That is, there will be a combination of both letters and numbers in it. The alphanumeric unique identification number will enable the customer to know which jeweler has made the jewellery. Apart from this, you can also find hallmarking centers. Gold jewelry and gold artefacts will now have 3 essential properties. Gold jewelery will now bear the BIS logo, purity of gold in carats and a 6-digit alphanumeric HUID code.
Hallmarking of gold jewelery started in the year 2000
In the current hallmarking system, there are 4 marks on gold jewellery. Gold jewelery bears the logo of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the purity of gold jewelery in carats, the hallmarking center hallmark and the jeweler’s logo or code. Hallmarking of gold jewelery started in the year 2000 in the country. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs says that currently more than 3 lakh gold articles are hallmarked with HUID every day.
BIS Care app is very useful
BIS Care app of Bureau of Indian Standards is very useful. This app will help you to check the purity of jewelry. In the BIS Care app, you need to enter the 6 digit alphanumeric HUID code given on the jewellery. After this you will get to know the name of the jeweller, his registration number, hallmarking center name, hallmarking center address, hallmarking date and the authenticity of the jewellery.
Know the rate of gold by missed call
It is noteworthy that you can easily find out these rates sitting at home. For this, you have to give a missed call on this number 8955664433 and a message will come on your phone, in which you can know the latest rate.