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BIS raises gold hallmarking fee to ₹75 from ₹45 ahead of festive season

BIS ne gold hallmarking shulak 67% badhakar ₹75 per article kiya hai, prabhavit karte hue jewellers aur consumers par, festive season se pehle.

01 / Kya hua

Kya hua

BIS ne 14 September 2026 ko BIS (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2026 jari kar ke gold hallmarking fee ₹45 se ₹75 per article ki.

BIS ne gold hallmarking fee ₹45 se ₹75 per article ki hai, effect se, BIS (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2026 ke mutabiq 14 September 2026 ko.

Naya charge purane ₹45 se approx 67% zyada hai, jewellers ko ab gold consignment ke liye kam se kam ₹200 dene padege, silver article ₹35 per article hai, ₹150 consignment minimum ke saath.

GJC ne government aur BIS se maang ki hai ki hike ki review ki jaye, kyonki 380 districts mein 60 crore se zyada HUID hallmark hue hain, jo economies of scale se per-article cost kam kar sakti hai.

2025-26 mein 30+ enforcement actions liye fake hallmarking aur unauthorized centres ke khilaf liye gaye hain, jo dikhata hai ki pehle ghalti rokni chahiye, tab tak compliant jewellers par bojh nahi badhana chahiye.

Naya gold shulakSonay ke lekha par, purane ₹45 se badha
₹75
Shulak mein vadhPer-article shulak ₹45 se ₹75 tak, approx 67% badh
~67%
Timeline

Timeline

Hallmarking shulak revision ke liye mukhy tithiyan.

  • 14 September 2026 — BIS ne (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2026 notify ki.
  • 16 September 2026 — The Hindu aur BusinessToday ne fee hike ki khabar di.
02 / Kyun matter karta hai

Kyun matter karta hai

Jewellers ko ab higher compliance costs sahne padege, gold consignment ke liye minimum ₹200, aur lightweight sona zyada percentage hit khayega kyunki fee per article hai.

Money

Price-change · Direct · High

Jewellery Retailers

Jewellers ko ab gold article ke liye ₹30 zyada AHCs dene padegi, jo retail mehngai mein badhane ya marge mein chhupane ki sambhavna hai.

Daily Life

Just-worth-knowing · Contextual · Medium

General Public

Chhoti/saanwali sona ke khelaon ko zyada percentage hit milti hai kyunki fee article ke hisaab se hoti hai, gram ke hisaab se nahi.

03 / Seedhi baat

Seedhi baat

Seedhi baat
Fee hike dikhati hai regulatory cost aur industry ki demand ke beech tanksibi: hallmarking volumes se kam rate laane ki ummed vs mehngai.

Gold hallmarking fee 67% badhakar ₹75 per article ho gayi hai, effect se.

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Evidence behind the crack
Reporting/The Hindu

BIS raises gold hallmarking fee to ₹75 from ₹45 ahead of festive season

PrimaryPublished Sep 16, 2026Accessed Sep 17, 2026
Reporting/BusinessToday

Gold hallmarking fee gets 67% hike: Titan, Kalyan Jewellers, PC Jeweller, Senco Gold shares in focus

CorroboratingPublished Sep 16, 2026Accessed Sep 17, 2026

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FactVerifiedHigh confidence

BIS ne gold hallmarking fee ₹45 se ₹75 per article kar di hai, turant effect se.

DateVerifiedHigh confidence

Yeh badhao BIS (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2026 ke through 14 September 2026 ko notify kiya gaya hai.

NumberVerifiedHigh confidence

Naya ₹75 charge purane ₹45 se approx 67% zyada hai.

Linked evidence
ContextVerifiedHigh confidence

Hallmarking fee per article lagti hai weight se independent, isliye lightweight jewellery pe zyada percentage impact hota hai.

Linked evidence
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