Guides · written by jewellers
For the jewellery counter — GST, HUID, pricing and old gold.
Practical, dated guides for shop owners. Where a rule is involved we say when we checked it, and when to confirm with your CA or BIS.
GST · 6 min
GST on gold jewellery: 3%, 5% and old gold exchange
How GST works on a jewellery bill: 3% on ready ornaments including making, when 5% applies, how to bill an old gold exchange, and what to print. Written by jewellers.
Hallmarking · 5 min
HUID and hallmarking in 2026: what a jeweller must know
Mandatory gold hallmarking covers 380 districts. What HUID is, what the hallmark must contain, silver hallmarking status, and how to keep HUID on stock and bills.
Pricing · 5 min
Wastage (VA) vs making charges: how to price and show them
What wastage or value addition is, how it differs from making charges, the three ways shops quote making, and how to show both honestly on a jewellery bill.
Old gold · 5 min
Old gold exchange: how to test, value and bill it
A counter-side guide to old gold exchange: testing purity, valuing at the fine rate, melting loss, how it appears on the bill, and the records to keep.
Buying guide · 6 min
How to choose jewellery billing software: 10 checks
Ten practical checks for jewellery billing software: rates by purity, VA and making, HUID, old gold, tags, offline billing, Tamil, exports, real price and named customers.
Also useful: Gold rate & making charge calculator · Free jewellery billing software