These gold ornaments should not be sold or bought from tomorrow.

These gold ornaments should not be sold or bought from tomorrow.

 The six-digit Hallmark Imprint (HUID) for gold jewelery will come into force from tomorrow. The order issued by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs that gold jewelery without HUID should not be sold from April 1 will come into force from tomorrow. The order makes six-digit hallmarking mandatory for all jewelery weighing more than two grams. Jewelers will no longer be able to sell jewelery with the current four-digit hallmark (What is HUID? HUID or Hallmarking Unique Identification is a six-digit alphanumeric code consisting of English letters and numbers. It is a unique identification number recorded on hallmarked jewellery. Currently It sells gold jewelery with six HUID and hallmarked jewelery with four quality seals.The four hallmarks on gold jewelery are the BIS logo, purity, letters indicating the name of the jeweller, and the letter indicating the hallmarked establishment.HUI. D. The new hallmarked jewelery will bear only the BIS logo, carat and alpha numeric number imprints….

 A hallmark is a mark on gold jewelery affixed by an organization recognized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to ensure its fineness and purity. So whenever you buy any gold jewellery, make sure to check the hallmarks to avoid being cheated, says the website of the consumer affairs department. All jewelery is assigned a HUID number at the time of hallmarking and each piece is unique. According to the website, this Advi at an Assaying & Hallmarking Centre