Karat is the term used for the Gold content of a piece of Jewelry
100 % pure Gold =99,999, 1 Karat=4.17%

Karat
Gold %
Alloy %
Used In
24
100
0
Asia
23
95.83
4.17
-
22
91.67
8.33
Asia
21
87.5
12.5
Asia
20
83.33
16.67
Asia
19
79.17
20.83
-
18
75
25
EU,US
17
70.83
29.17
-
16
66.67
33.33
-
15
62.5
37.5
-
14
58.33
41.67
EU,US
13
54.17
45.83
-
12
50
50
-
11
45.83
54.17
-
10
41.67
58.33
US
9
37.5
62.5
Africa
8
33.33
66.67
EU
7
29.17
70.83
-


There are exemption like in the department stores which offer goods for special prices around the world.

Country
8K
9K
10K
14K
18K
19K
20K
22K
24K
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Hong Kong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand