Chennai Shop Faces Hallmarking Enforcement Action
Key Highlights:
- BIS seized 803.99 grams of non-hallmarked gold jewellery in Chennai.
- The jewellery was found displayed for commercial sale at a shop in Ambattur.
- The seizure was carried out on September 1, 2026.
- The seized items included mangalsutras, children’s bangles, earrings and pendants.
- The action was taken under Section 28 of the BIS Act, 2016.
- Consumers can verify the HUID number of hallmarked jewellery through the BIS CARE app.
News Story:
New Delhi, September 10, 2026
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has seized 803.99 grams of non-hallmarked gold jewellery from a jewellery shop in Ambattur, Chennai, after the articles were found displayed for commercial sale.
The enforcement action was conducted by the BIS Chennai Branch Office on September 1 under Section 28 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The seized jewellery included 175 mangalsutras weighing 671.50 grams, 12 children’s bangles weighing 25.02 grams, 40 earrings weighing 86.14 grams and 10 pendants weighing 21.33 grams.
According to BIS, the jewellery was available in different designs and categories without the mandatory hallmarking required for commercial sale. The articles have been confiscated for detailed investigation and further legal proceedings.
Mandatory hallmarking for gold jewellery and artefacts was introduced in June 2021. Hallmarking provides an official indication of the purity or fineness of precious metal articles.
BIS said its market surveillance and enforcement activities are aimed at ensuring compliance with mandatory hallmarking requirements, preventing the sale of substandard products and checking misuse of the BIS Standard Mark and hallmark.
Under the existing system, hallmarked gold jewellery carries the BIS logo, purity or fineness grading and a six-digit Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number. Consumers can verify the HUID of hallmarked jewellery through the BIS CARE app.
