New trade rules have been approved: jewelry can be returned when sold online

Jewelry products have their own specifics in the field of mandatory labeling . to such a product , and applying an identification code directly to the product requires special equipment.

In this article we will tell you which jewelry items are subject to mandatory labeling , what equipment will be needed when working with this group of products , and by what time market participants need to prepare.

What is jewelry marking

Marking involves applying two-dimensional DataMatrix codes to gold, palladium and platinum products, which are read by a scanner and contain complete information about the product and about each stage within the cycle of transition from manufacturer to retail owner.

The introduction of labeling is intended to protect buyers from falsification and fraud. The state is striving to get rid of the shadow market and unscrupulous entrepreneurship - both in the field of selling synthetic counterfeits and smuggling, and in terms of inflating the cost of sold jewelry. Labeling also allows full access to information and thereby simplifies the work of supervisory authorities.

Advice for beginners

Don't chase money, but do what you like. In any business, you can immediately see people for whom profit is more important. But there are those who do something because they love it and for whom the financial side of the issue comes into the background. I am convinced that if you follow the second path, then everything will be fine with profit. If you make a quality product, it will be successful in any case.

Labeling deadlines

Mandatory labeling in the jewelry industry was supposed to start at the beginning of 2022, but market participants were not ready for the new requirements, and the deadline had to be postponed.

The new deadlines are determined by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 26, 2022 No. 270.

Pricing

I don’t have any single formula for setting prices. Rather, I try to estimate how much I would buy such jewelry for myself. I would like to get away from this pattern and plan more. Sometimes a piece of jewelry is very expensive to produce, but I want people to be able to buy it, to have it available, so I put in a very small margin. And some jewelry is so difficult to make, and I understand that we cannot make them in large quantities, and they must be rare, and then we raise the price a little in order to regulate the demand for them.

Marking order

Unlike other goods, the labeling of jewelry is controlled not by the CRPT, but by Goznak. Therefore, participants in the turnover of jewelry products will work with the GIIS DMDK system. Goznak will also provide unique years of marking.

GIIS DMDK - State integrated information system in the field of control over the circulation of precious metals and precious stones.

What the jewelry labeling process will look like in general:

1

The manufacturer or importer orders a code for each product from Goznak, applies the received code in the form of a label on the tag and marks on the product itself.

2

When the finished product is transferred to the distributor, the code is read, and all information about the movement of goods is transferred to the GIIS DMDK.

3

During retail sales, the cashier also scans the marking code, information about this is automatically sent to the GIIS DMDK, and the jewelry is excluded from circulation.

Gold, precious stones, precious metals, as well as products made from them are subject to marking:

• diamonds (including rough);
• rubies;
• diamonds;
• sapphires;
• emeralds;
• platinum and palladium powder;
• Golden coins;
• gold and platinum jewelry.

Marking of silver and silver products has not yet been introduced. The mandatory labeling requirement also does not apply to products weighing up to 3 grams.

What is GIIS DMDK

GIIS DMDK is a unified information platform for interaction between participants in the precious metals and precious stones market, government control and supervision bodies, as well as other interested federal executive authorities.

With the help of GIIS DMDK, interaction between participants in the circulation of jewelry is ensured among themselves and with regulatory authorities. Information about product lots in the system contains a detailed inventory and identifiers. If necessary, counterparties can contact the system and receive a reconciliation report.

Using the system data, you can generate statistical and reference reports.

To participate in the labeling of jewelry, you must register in the GIIS DMDK and gain access to your personal account. To register, you must fulfill a number of system requirements, including installing an electronic signature.

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What you need to mark jewelry

To participate in the labeling system you must:

Receive an enhanced qualified electronic signature (CES). This can be done in one of the certification centers accredited by the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. Obtain a certificate from the Federal Tax Service confirming the absence of debts. Register in the GIIS DMDK system. Prepare equipment for working with markings: a cash register with software and a fiscal drive that work with markings, 2D scanners for reading marking codes, label printers for printing marking codes on tags. Nanomarks are applied to jewelry by the Federal Assay Office: you don’t need to buy or configure anything for this. Become a member of the automatic identification association GS1 RUS. Sign an agreement with Goznak for the provision of marking codes in the form of a DataMatrix code.

To work with CEP, you will need additional software:

• cryptoprovider CryptoPro CSP - provides encryption and secure transmission of certified data;
• web browser Sputnik, Yandex.Browser or Chromium-gost;
• CryptoPro EDS Browser plug-in is a program for using signatures on web pages.

Also, participants in the jewelry trade will need equipment for marking and accounting automation:

• Online cash register - to automate payments to customers. The cash register transmits information about the sale to GIIS, after which the code is removed from circulation.
• 2D code scanner - for reading barcodes on transport packages, labels, certificates, passports and other media during acceptance, shipment, inventory in warehouses and sales areas.
• Label printer with Data Matrix codes - for printing labels for finished products, materials and warehouse balances.
• Data collection terminal (DCT) - for any operations in warehouses where barcode accounting is required. The terminal reads the information in the code, stores it in its memory, and also sends it to the commodity accounting system.

How does marking work at different stages of jewelry circulation?

Each market participant has its own algorithm of actions.

Mining company:

• forms raw materials batches;
• sends a request for codes and labels each package;
• ships labeled raw materials.

Depending on the project, shipment can be carried out to the address of a refinery, a processor within the framework of a tolling scheme, or to the final manufacturer - in this case there is a change of ownership.

Manufacturer:

• receives raw materials;
• creates semi-finished products suitable for further production of jewelry;
• sends them for testing to the FPP;
• produces jewelry;
• sends it back to the Federal Chamber of Commerce for verification;
• orders marking codes and applies them to labels.

When registering semi-finished products in the accounting system, it is necessary to indicate information about the batch of raw materials used for their production.

Processor-manufacturer of jewelry:

• receives from the owner cargo that has undergone the marking procedure;
• manufactures products that meet the requirements;
• sends them for testing to the FPP;
• orders a separate code for each product and places it on the tag and on the packaging for further transportation.

Refinery

Refining is the purification of a precious metal from impurities, which ultimately increases its value. This service does not provide for the transfer of ownership. As part of the labeling, the enterprises involved in the processing cycle:

• clean raw materials;
• fully or partially make a return shipment to the owner.

The owner, in turn, confirms the fact of receiving refined precious metal and enters information about this into the GIIS DMDK.

Wholesalers and buyers:

• register a change of ownership after receiving jewelry from the manufacturer;
• divide products for subsequent distribution to retail stores.

Retail store:

• accepts goods from contractors;
• records the transfer of ownership in the accounting system;
• when selling to the final buyer, scans the marking code printed on the tag.

As a result, the information comes from the online cash register to the fiscal data operator (FDO), who, in turn, informs the GIIS DMDK about the withdrawal of the product from circulation.

Pawnshop

Pawnshops sell jewelry that was not purchased by the owner or that was confiscated from him. The pawnshop applies for marking data and applies it to the products. At the same time, jewelry can be sold both wholesale and retail, while simultaneously excluding jewelry from circulation.

Start

Since childhood, I dreamed of making jewelry - it was my girlish dream. But I graduated from economics and became a commercial director at the Cosmos advertising agency. At some point, I was too tired of office work and I wanted to make jewelry with my own hands. My future husband gave me a course in London for aspiring jewelers. I was so afraid of embarrassing myself that I quickly began to prepare. It seemed to me that you couldn’t just come to Saint Martins without knowing how to do anything - I needed basic skills. And I came to the workshop literally ten meters from my work and asked to teach me. I tried to persuade the masters for a long, long time, and in the end they agreed. Alas, I never got into Saint Martins - the British consulate changed the entry rules for students. But this gift from my husband still became fateful.

Where to apply marking codes

Typically, jewelry contains two imprints:

sample

— it encodes information about the composition and volume of the precious metal

"name"

- it contains information about the manufacturer

Now two more identifiers will be added to them:

from March 1, 2022 - tag

or
a book tag
with a unique identification number and Data Matrix barcode

from March 1, 2023 - nanoengraving

in the form of a Data Matrix, which will be laser applied to each component of the jewelry and to all precious inserts.

The nanomark will be applied by the Federal Assay Office (FAP) along with the sample. The engraving is invisible to the human eye, its size will be 0.8x0.8 mm.

Using a special application on a smartphone, the buyer will be able to scan the barcode on the tag and receive detailed information about the product.

Why does the state need to know who exactly buys jewelry?

Federal Law 115-FZ, which regulates the purchase of “jewelry,” is in effect to combat illegal income, cash withdrawals, and the financing of crimes. Not only jewelry stores are required to collect and transmit data about their clients—in particular, banks also do this.

Based on this information, the legality of transactions and income is checked; purchases of a particular person are not reported anywhere - neither to the wife, nor to work. There is no threat to law-abiding citizens from such collection of information: if you pay with honestly earned rubles, there is nothing to be afraid of.

How and when to label leftover jewelry

For jewelry leftovers released before mandatory labeling began, special rules apply.

• Until January 15, 2022, wholesalers, stores and other market participants must enter into the GIIS information on the balances of precious metals, stones and finished products as of January 1, 2022.
• Before April 1, 2022, you need to re-take the inventory and enter current information taking into account goods sold from January 1 to March 31.
• From September 1, 2022, all “jewelry” declared as surplus must have marking codes. From March 1, 2023, the sale of jewelry is possible only with tags. Industry participants will have a year to engrave all remnants.
• From March 1, 2024, products without a nanomark can neither be sold nor kept on balance sheet.

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About capital and investments

I have not yet had any capital investments in the business; I am a supporter of progressive development without infusion of investment from outside.

Of course, you can open a store, buy an office for a showroom, or rent it out, equip it with borrowed funds, but I believe that if a business requires third-party investment, then you are not managing it effectively.

All my investments are investments in my education. Now I am studying gemological examination - evaluation and diagnosis of colored stones.