Article 55. Requirements for Jewelry and Other Products Made of Precious Metals and Precious Stones

Jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones imported for commercial purposes into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan must have distinct imprints of assay hallmarks of assay chambers of foreign states in the metric or carat system of fineness or other signs indicating the fineness of the product, except for cases established by legislation for this type of goods imported by individuals for their own needs. In this respect, the procedure for monitoring the presence of imprints of assay hallmarks in the metric or carat system of fineness or other signs indicating the fineness of the product shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

If jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones imported into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, presented for assaying, analysis and hallmarking to the Assay Chamber, have prints of hallmarks that do not correspond to the declared fineness, then with the written consent of the person who presented the products to the Assay Chamber, prints of assay hallmarks on products shall be clogged. In this respect, jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones shall be subject to hallmarking with the state assay mark of the next lower fineness than the established. In the absence of the consent of the applicant, the products shall be returned not hallmarked.