What is Making Charges?
Making charges are what a jeweller charges for the labour of making a piece, added to the value of the gold or silver in it.
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Meaning
English
Making charges are what a jeweller charges for the labour of making a piece, added to the value of the gold or silver in it.
Roman Urdu
Making charges (banwai) woh raqam hai jo zewar banane ki mehnat ke liye sone ya chandi ki qeemat ke upar li jati hai.
Also called banwai, mazdoori, labour charges, making.
Example
A pair of 22 karat earrings weighs 6 grams. The bill shows gold value at today's rate, making charges per gram for the design, and any stones priced separately.
How it works
Jewellers in Pakistan charge making in three common ways: a fixed amount per piece, an amount per gram, or a percentage of the gold value. Intricate handmade work costs more than machine-made chains. Making charges are also where most negotiation happens, because the gold rate itself is public.
When a customer sells or exchanges jewellery back, making charges are normally not returned; only the gold is valued, often with a deduction. Explaining this on the bill avoids arguments years later. For the shop, making charges minus what the karigar is paid is the main profit on a piece.
In Nafaa
The Nafaa jewellery pack stores making charges per gram, as a fixed amount or as a percentage on each piece, and custom orders track the karigar who makes them.
Related terms
- Tola
A tola is the traditional South Asian unit for weighing gold and silver, equal to about 11.66 grams, and the unit in which gold rates are quoted in Pakistan.
- Trade-In
A trade-in is when a customer hands over an old item, such as a used phone or old gold, and its agreed value is counted towards the price of a new one.