Second phase of mandatory gold hallmarking from June 1

AHC stands for Assaying and Hallmarking Centres where a consumer can get the purity of their unhallmarked gold jewellery tested.

According to the Ministry, the Centre had notified the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Amendment) Order, 2022, on April 4.

As of now, mandatory hallmarking is being done across 256 districts of the country with effect from June 23, 2021. Over 3 lakh gold articles are being hallmarked every day, the Ministry said.

“The AHC shall undertake the testing of gold jewellery from common consumers on priority and provide a test report to the consumer. The test report issued to the consumer will assure the consumer about the purity of their jewellery and will also be useful if the consumer wishes to sell it,” the Ministry said, adding: “The charges for testing of gold jewellery up to four articles is Rs 200. For five or more articles, the charges are Rs 45 per article.”