BIS
Also called Bureau of Indian Standards
Bureau of Indian Standards: India's national standards body, which runs gold hallmarking.
BIS stands for Bureau of Indian Standards, India’s national standards body. It sets quality standards for many products. For gold buyers, it matters because it runs hallmarking: the BIS logo is one of the marks on hallmarked jewellery, alongside the purity grade and the HUID code.
Questions people ask
What is the full form of BIS?
BIS stands for Bureau of Indian Standards. It is India's national standards body, which sets quality standards for products and runs certification schemes such as gold hallmarking.
What does BIS have to do with gold?
BIS runs the hallmarking system for gold jewellery. A hallmark is applied by a testing centre recognised by BIS, and the BIS logo is one of the marks on the piece.
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