Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
FAQ
Inspection
The merchant shall disclose the non-precious materials that are included as part of the Jewellery with the proper documentation in the sales receipt.
Selling or displaying of jewellery attached with cultured pearls is considered a violation.
- Gold.
- Silver.
- Platinum.
Yes, all imported jewellery must be hallmarked by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
It's a measure of the fineness or purity of metals expressed in parts per thousand
24, 22, 21, 18, 14 Karats.
- Gold:
- Standard (22) karats means 916,6 shares or part of 1000 shares or part.
- Standard (21) karats means 875 shares or part of 1000 shares or part.
- Standard (18) karats means 750 shares or part of 1000 shares or part.
- Standard (14) karats means 585 shares or part of 1000 shares or part.
- Gold is considered pure and pure if it is of a standard of (24) karats or 1000 shares or one part of a thousand.
- Silver:
- 925 shares or part of every 1,000 shares or part.
- 830 shares or part of every 1000 shares or part.
- 950 shares or part of every 1,000 shares or part.
- Platinum:
- 950 shares or part of every 1,000 shares or part
The transfer or alteration of a hallmark is an offence punishable by law.
Yes, it's a violation, you can easily validate and hallmark the jewellery at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- Commercial name and registration number.
- Buyer's name.
- Date of purchase.
- Article description
- Karats (Fineness of the Jewellery).
- Total weight of the precious metal used in the Jewellery.
- If the Jewellery contains diamonds, its weight and purity must be mentioned and separated from the metal.
Yes, it requires a prior permit from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
It is not considered a violation, but it must be accompanied by a receipt issued by the concerned person stating the description of the pearl and its nature.
- Commercial Name
- Commercial Registration Number
- Client’s Name
- Description of the goods in terms of type, color, shape, number, and weight, separated from any metal
- Date of Purchase.
- Documenting a report of the violation.
- Seizure of counterfeit jewellery.
- Transferring the violating Jewellery to the relevant department for testing and standard compliance verification.
- Reporting of seizure and transferring the violation to the Public Prosecution.
- The Jewellery shall be retained until judgment.
- After the final verdict has been decided, the Testing and Metrology Directorate tests the artifacts, if proven that it is one of the legal karats it will be hallmarked, otherwise it will be broken.
The Inspection Directorate receives complaints through various communication channels, requiring a copy of the supporting documents attached to the complaint, through:
Call Centre: 80008001
Email:
The National Suggestions & Complaints System (Tawasul):
The signboard should ensure the following:
• Clearly visible and placed on the storefront.
• The displayed commercial name must be identical to the commercial name licensed in the register certificate.
• The registration number & branch must be displayed
No, in all cases the licensed commercial name must be displayed on the storefront.
No, the holder of the commercial registration must obtain the necessary approvals and licenses from the competent authorities to practice the activity, it is prohibited beginning any new business activities prior the required approvals, licenses and a registration certificate.
No, as it is considered as engaging in business activity without license.
It is an agreement between the concerned directorate and the violator who committed in violation of the provisions of Decree-Law No. (27) of 2015 by offering reconciliation to the violator and facilitate the settlement in terms of paying 1,000 Bahraini Dinars as an alternative measure to Public Prosecution.
The Inspection Directorate is responsible for monitoring all types of commercial registers. The main goal of inspection is to provide a secure and transparent commercial marketplace, in which businesses grow and thrive. To achieve this, the Inspection Directorate imposes its control by1 inspecting commercial & industrial establishments and enforcing legal action against violators while enabling businesses to correct minor violations.
The Inspection Directorate also works to provide business owners with information and instructions to enable them to follow the ways and mechanisms to implement a fair-trading System that support and enhance cooperation between the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and business owners to create an environment free from violations The directorate also contributes in raising public awareness regarding the importance of implementing laws and decisions, and it exercises this role alongside its monitoring role through periodic inspections and inspection campaigns across all regions of the country, in this regards, the directorate coordinates with other concerned Directorates within the Ministry or with other authorities.
The Directorate also receives complaints from official authorities and public, where it verifies them, and implement the applicable procedures.
The Inspection Directorate provides inspection services under one roof for all Directorates in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in accordance with the laws in force in the ministry.
An Administrative Closure is a legal action against an entity by closing it for a specified period due to performing unlicensed business activity, and this procedure will be applied if the entity despite a written warning, fails to comply or correct the violation.
The judicial officer status granted to the specialist in Inspection Directorate enables them to carry out all necessary procedures to gather the evidence to examine the extent of the commercial or industrial establishment’s compliance with the provisions of the Laws and Regulations, including entering establishment’s place of business and any other related places, and obtain the necessary information for the purpose of inspecting, verifying and gathering information and recording violations and filling reports.
Yes, all the laws related to commercial trade stipulated that the commercial registration number and the branch must be mentioned on the signboard, correspondence, receipts, publications ... etc
Apply for “Change the commercial address” in Sijilat system provided that the new address is identical to the physical business address.
Yes, all the laws related to commercial trade stipulated that the commercial registration number and the branch must be mentioned on the signboard, correspondence, receipts, publications ... etc
