BIS hallmark

BIS hallmark
BIS hallmark
	The BIS corporate logo which is a component of the hallmark format
Standards organization	Bureau of Indian Standards
Certifying agency	Accredited 'Assaying & Hallmarking Centres'
Effective region	India
Effective since	2000 for Gold jewelry, 2005 for Silver jewelry
Product category	Gold jewelry, Silver jewelry
Website	bis.org.in

The BIS Haulmark is a hallmarking system for gold as well as silver jewellery sold in India, certifying the purity of the metal.^[1]^[2] It certifies that the piece of jewellery conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the national standards organization of India. India is the second biggest market for gold and its jewellery.

India imports in excess of 1000 tons annually (including unofficially smuggled gold) with negligible local production.^[3] The annual gold imports are around 50 billion US$ next only to crude oil imports widening the trade deficit.^[4]

^ "Bureau of Indian Standards. Official website. 'BIS Certification Scheme For Hallmarking Of Gold Jewellery'". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
^ National Institute of Open Schooling. 'Wise Buying.' Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Gold demand by country". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Gold imports - Social evil". 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[1] "Bureau of Indian Standards. Official website. 'BIS Certification Scheme For Hallmarking Of Gold Jewellery'". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

[2] National Institute of Open Schooling. 'Wise Buying.' Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Gold demand by country". Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[4] "Gold imports - Social evil". 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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