Here is all you Need to know about HallMark Registration & Licensing

When Gold Hallmarking came into existence?

Since ages women have fancied gold jewelry in India & continue to do so till date. In fact, this metal has already been considered as a safe as well as secure investment for consumers especially during their tough times. To protect the consumers from adulteration along with obligating jewelers to maintain the purity of their jewelry products, the BIS authority, the Bureau of Indian Standards, came up with the Jeweller’s registration system. The Gold Hallmarking scheme was introduced in the year 2000 along with the silver Hallmarking scheme in the year 2005.

The BIS certification conforms purity of gold metal

According to this particular scheme, the BIS Hallmark Registration holds compulsion for selling or manufacturing of gold/silver metal jewelry. So, all the sellers as well as the manufacturers of the gold or silver jewelry must go for BIS Hallmark registration. By getting the proper assessment as well as the mark of their products, it becomes easier to grade the purity of the gold. Thus, BIS hallmark certification addresses all the concerns by extending the most crucial of information for confirming the purity of the gold metal.

Concept of Hallmarking

Hallmarking is the most accurate determinant as well as the official recording equivalent of precious gold/silver metal products. Thus hallmark pertains to the legal parameter that is utilized in several of the countries as providing the metal’s purity or finesses guarantee. So, the main goal of this scheme is to protect the consumers against any sort of adulteration, along with obligating all the manufacturers to uphold the legal quality as well as finesse standards.

Significance of Hallmark Certification

Types of BIS Hallmark Certifications

There are two distinctive types of BIS hallmarking certifications which include:

BIS certification for jewelers/showroom

The BIS hallmark licensing is mandatory for all the jewelers that are involved in manufacturing or selling of the gold/silver jewelry. According to the provision of the Hallmarking scheme, the BIS will be granting hallmarking licensing to all the jewelry within the specific demographics. Any jeweler who is looking forward to selling their BIS hallmarked gold or silver jewelry is obligated to attain a hallmark registry from the BIS authority for each & every sales outlet. The jewelers can have the certification from the BIS assaying & hallmarking authority.

Requisite documentation to apply for hallmark licensing

Certificate of the registered company

Proof in form of report depicting premises of jeeweller

Signed BIS hallmark application

Identity proof of the person applying for the form

Payment of hallmark license fees

The signing of the agreement as per the prescribed format.

Registered company certifications

Report Proof citing the business establishment

BIS Hallmark application( signed one)

Identity proof of applicant for form filling

Hallmark licensing fee payment

The contract will be signed according to predetermined format

What is the process to apply for hallmark registration?

Step 1

Visiting the website portal, & selecting hallmarking tab

Step 2

The next step is to move to the Manak portal while clicking on the notification link or for the jeweler registration tab

Step 3

Then next is to redirect the user to the NSWS page where they need to select” all approvals”, Central approvals

Step 4

Once the user reaches the approval as well as the registration page, the keyword hallmark will be entered within the search field towards the top right corner.

Step 5

Then you need to click the registration of jewelers for selling the hallmarked jewelry and carry out the selection of the add to my approval box & click the same.

Step 6

When you find the login page, just enter all your credentials in case you have already been registered upon portal or you can also register through the clicking upon register link

Step 7

The final step is the completion of the registration form

Step 8

Upon verification, you have to enter your credentials for login. Then, towards the right corner top, you need to click on my dashboard link.

Step 9

Click 'Review & Submit' to apply.

STEP 10

A message will appear depicting that the application submission is successful. Move to the section within the left menu with regard to the jeweller’s registration to sell hallmarked jewelry. Then fill all requisite detailing & click on review & submit for submission. Once details of the submission have enlisted, then you will get an approved section within my dashboard.

Step 11

With successful filing of application form, you will get the approved status within "My Dashboard" section.

Step 12

Then once application filing is successful, then there will be approval of the application status within my dashboard section

Step 12

The applicant must ensure to fill out all the requisite details & submit an application through clicking upon reviewing along with submission.

How much is charged for hallmark registration?

The new guidelines have already been established with regard to the BIS hallmarking licensing requirements. The payment of the licensing fee or Hallmark Registration cost is INR 1000. In case any correction is needed within the form, this shall be made within 14 days from the intimidation date. Otherwise application will be rejected & there will be no refund of the paid fees.

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