Beware of fake hallmarked gold: Here's step-by-step guide to check fake jewellery items
Beware of fake hallmarked gold: Here's step- by-step guide to check fake jewellery items Gold demand in India, the world’s second-biggest consumer, could take a bigger beating if prices continue to spiral upward and inflation squeezes disposable incomes, according to the World Gold Council. C ash y our J ewellery Sales slumped 18% from a year earlier and imports plummeted by more than half in the January-to-March period as prices surged and a fresh outbreak of coronavirus kept people away from stores, the London-based promotion group said. Fewer auspicious days for weddings, a key source of demand, and the decision by many households to delay purchases in anticipation of a price correction also added to the decline, it said To ensure the purity and quantity of gold purchases, the ministry of consumer affairs implemented mandatory hallmarking using a special code called HUID. Beware of fake hallmarked gold: Here's step-by-step guide to check fake jewellery ...