BIS HUID mandate tightens grip on gold retailers; silver hallmarking rules extend reach in 2025
Bureau of Indian Standards requires a 6-digit HUID on every hallmarked gold piece since 2021, with silver articles joining the mandate in 2025. Consumers can verify authenticity via the BIS Care app and claim compensation for purity shortfalls — raising compliance stakes for Tanishq, Kalyan and Malabar.
BIS mandates HUID code on hallmarked gold jewellery and, from 2025, on hallmarked silver articles. Consumers can verify authenticity via BIS Care app, with compensation rules for purity shortfalls — relevant to Indian jewellery retailers like Tanishq, Kalyan, Malabar.
Why this matters
Builds on BIS's six-digit HUID regime decoding hallmark codes 375 to 999, now widening enforcement from gold to silver and shifting purity-fraud risk onto large jewellery retailers.
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