24Gold

Guides

Know the numbers behind the counter.

Short guides, checked against BIS, CBIC and other published sources. Each one comes with a free tool.

  1. What HUID is and how to check it

    The three marks of a BIS hallmark, the six-character HUID, where it is required, what is exempt, and how a customer checks it in the BIS CARE app.

  2. 916, 22K and KDM explained

    Karat and fineness, the purity grades BIS hallmarks, why 22K is stamped 916, what KDM meant, and why the rate you quote depends on purity.

  3. How a jewellery bill is calculated

    Gold value, wastage, making, stones and 3% GST, line by line, with a worked example and the round off.

  4. How old gold exchange is valued

    Weight, purity tests, deductions and how an exchange sets off a new bill, with the GST points to check with your CA.

  5. How gold saving schemes work

    The pay-11-get-12 scheme, how much gold it buys, the deposit rules that apply to running one, and the records that keep it clean.

  6. GSTR-1 and 3B for jewellers

    What each return reports, the monthly and QRMP due dates, the GSTR-1 tables a jewellery shop fills, HSN codes, and uploading the return as JSON.