The central government has taken an important step for the purity of silver jewelry. From September 1, 2025, the new rule of hallmarking will apply to silver jewelry. In the beginning, this rule will be voluntary. This means customers can buy hallmarked jewelry if they want, or they can also buy jewelry without hallmark. It will not be fully mandatory at first. Experts say that with time, people will trust hallmarked silver more.

This hallmarking process will be the same as it was started earlier for gold jewelry. With these new rules of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), it will become easier for customers to know the purity and quality of silver jewelry. These rules will also help in stopping fake and fraud jewelry. Customers will get pure and good quality jewelry.

Why hallmarking is important

Hallmarking means checking the purity of silver. After testing in the BIS lab, customers can know that the jewelry is pure. This gives them confidence that they are not buying fake or wrong jewelry.

6 new hallmarks for silver

BIS has made 6 marks to show how pure silver is. These marks are 990, 970, 925, 900, 835, and 800.

  1. 990 mark – 99% pure silver. Called fine silver. Mostly used in bars and coins. Very soft, not much used in jewelry.
  2. 970 mark – 97% pure silver. Used in jewelry and utensils.
  3. 925 mark – 92.5% pure silver. Called sterling silver. Best for jewelry.
  4. 900 mark – 90% pure silver. Used in some jewelry and coins.
  5. 835 mark – 83.5% pure silver.
  6. 800 mark – 80% pure silver. Rest is mixed with copper or other metals.

Benefits of silver hallmarking

With hallmark, buyers will know the purity. Their trust in jewelers will grow. They can buy anklets, chains, rings, toe rings, etc. by checking the hallmark. Fake jewelry will stop, and the market will be more clear.