[Jewelry making - Article 00315] - Re: [Orchid] Regulations on jewellery sent from Ireland

[Neil KilBane]

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Hi Lee,

    8K or 8ct is not a legal standard in Ireland or the UK, but as far
    as I know it is in Germany where it is also stamped 333. 

    The lowest legal standard for gold in Ireland and the UK is
    9K/9ct/375 this was to stop the import of gold from Germany,
    similarly the minimum standard in the US is 10K/10ct/417 to stop the
    import of UK and Irish gold. 

    In Ireland the accepted standards are 9ct, 10ct, 14ct, 18ct, 20ct
    and 22ct, then there are marks for 990/1000 and 999/1000. 

Neil KilBane,
Longford,
Ireland.

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