Any violations are acted upon.Ĭertificates are issued to compliant retailers. Retailers are aware of the strict regulations in place, so non-compliance isĮxtremely rare. Weighing scales are tested to ensure they are correctlyīoth regular and unscheduled checks are performed. Gold, other precious metals, and gems are meticulously Municipality) perform checks on gold and jewellery retailers. Inspectors from the Dubai Central Laboratory (part of Dubai Gold purities are summarised in the table below: Karat (K) These millesimal fineness numbers are used as
So, for example, 18K gold is an alloy containing 75% gold. This represents the number of parts of gold in a 1000 parts Many European countries use the ‘millesimal fineness’ system European visitors and younger buyers tend to prefer purchasing 18K gold jewellery. In Dubai, Indian and other Asian buyers are typically interested in buying 22K jewellery. 9K – Alloy with 9 parts of pure gold and 15 parts of other metals.14K – Alloy with 14 parts of pure gold and 10 parts of other metals.18K – Alloy with 18 parts of pure gold and 6 parts of other metals.21K – Alloy with 21 parts of pure gold and 3 parts of other metals.22K – Alloy with 22 parts of pure gold and 2 parts of other metals.
Gold is typically mixed with other metals to form an alloy.
Pure gold (24K) is malleable (can be deformed) and ductile (canīe stretched) and not suitable for jewellery. The carat or karat (symbol/abbreviation K) is the unit used to measure the purity of gold.
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