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Nickel is a common sensitizer, and skin-contact pieces such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings carry nickel-release requirements; cadmium is a restricted heavy metal, with some markets setting caps on jewellery cadmium content. Silver itself usually sits low in nickel and cadmium, but alloy fittings, solder and poor plating can bring in excess metal. Compliance risk covers not only the main piece: posts, clasps, chains and connectors also touch skin and must be checked. Exact limit values follow current rules of the target market; confirm the applicable standard before ordering.
Markets differ in nickel-release and cadmium limits and test methods; common practice tests skin-contact jewellery against the long-term-contact standard, covering nickel release, cadmium content and, in some markets, lead and other heavy metals. Sterling, plated and alloy pieces are judged under different wording, and silver bodies versus alloy fittings should be assessed separately. Third-party labs issue reports to the matching standard; report items, sample state and validity must correspond to the shipped batch. Do not substitute one market report for another, and use the current limit version where rules update.
Marking must match the piece: solid 925 silver carries 925 or S925; silver-gold plating states a silver base with gold layer, not solid gold; alloy pieces state alloy type and surface process. Hallmark position and content are written in the spec. Vague labels, such as silver jewellery or gold-colour metal, cause problems at customs and platform review. Labels should make base material, surface treatment and alloy fittings understandable to buyer and end customer.
Common label information includes material, colour, origin or place of manufacture, brand and required warnings; accompanying documents may carry material statements, test reports, invoice and packing list. Target markets set specific rules for language, label position and warning marks; prepare them by destination country. Close-fitting pieces such as earrings may need extra statements in some markets. Document batch numbers match physical batches and reports stay in validity, so compliant documents can be produced after arrival.
Check six points before ordering: applicable metal-limit standard for the target market; material list of main piece and fittings; plating and alloy composition; third-party test items and report batch; label language, content and hallmark; packaging and accompanying documents. Write material, plating thickness, hallmark position and test requirements into the order spec, and seal a sample as material evidence. Compare the first bulk piece to the seal, sampling metal content where needed. Archive compliance papers with the goods for customs and platform review.
The silver body is usually low in nickel; risk comes mostly from alloy fittings, solder and plating. Skin-contact parts such as posts, clasps and chains should be checked separately for material and testing.
No. Markets differ in limits and methods, and report items must match the target standard; use the current version where limits update, and do not cross-substitute reports.
State 925 silver base with gold surface layer, not solid gold; label alloy fittings separately. Hallmarks match the piece; avoid vague wording like silver-colour metal.
Usually a material statement, test report to the matching standard, invoice and packing list, with labels meeting destination language and warnings; document batch numbers match physical batches and stay valid.
