Hallmarked Silver Items: Full List of Jewellery and Artefact Categories Under Mandatory HUID

India’s shift towards mandatory Hallmarking Unique Identification (HUID) for silver jewellery marks a significant step in enhancing purity checks and discouraging misleading hallmarking.

Introduced on 1 September 2025, the system brings silver in line with gold standards. Consumers and jewellers are now increasingly adopting HUID, creating greater clarity around which items are eligible and required to be hallmarked.

Categories of Silver Items Commonly Hallmarked

Below is a breakdown of the 7 seven categories hallmarked since the introduction of silver HUID, based on total weight:

Payal / Anklets

• Represent the highest share of hallmarked silver
• Mostly produced in 800 purity
• Categorised as jewellery
• Account for around 27% of total weight hallmarked

Silver Diyas / Lamps

• Typically fall under 800 and 925 purity
• Classified as artefacts
• Form the second-largest category in weight

Silver Plates

• Largely marked in 800 and 925 purity
• Categorised as artefacts
• Contribute significantly to total hallmarking volumes

Silver Idols

• Almost entirely in 925 purity
• Categorised as artefacts
• Frequently hallmarked due to cultural and religious usage

Silver Coins

• Predominantly feature 990 purity
• Categorised as artefacts
• Popular among both investors and gift buyers

Waist Chains

• Generally produced in 800 purity
• Considered jewellery
• Show steady hallmarking activity

Bracelets

• Mostly hallmarked in 925 purity
• Classified as jewellery
• A growing category, particularly in urban markets

Purity Grades Covered Under Silver Hallmarking

The BIS standard for silver hallmarking currently includes seven recognised purity grades:

 800, 835, 925, 958, 970, 990 and 999.

 Purity grades 958 and 999 were introduced recently to broaden coverage of traditional and contemporary silver products.

How Consumers Can Verify Hallmarked Silver

Buyers can confirm the authenticity of a hallmarked item by entering the HUID number in the BIS CARE app, available in 12 languages. The app displays details such as:

• Purity level
• Item type
• Jeweller information
• Assaying & Hallmarking Centre details

This system supports informed purchases and discourages misrepresentation.

Read More: Mandatory HUID Drives Surge in Silver Hallmarking: Over 17 Lakh Articles Registered.

Conclusion

Mandatory HUID for hallmarked silver brings greater structure, traceability and clarity to the silver market.

With jewellery and artefacts such as anklets, diyas, plates, idols, coins and bracelets falling under key hallmarking activity, consumers can now rely on standardised purity assurance.

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