Hallmark Registration and Punch Mark Order

All items being sold as gold, silver, platinum or palladium in the UK must be hallmarked to confirm that they meet the legal standard.

This cannot be done by the manufacturer or importer; goods must be submitted to an Assay Office. To find out more click here.

To register for hallmarking, please follow this 2-step process:

1. CUSTOMER REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION

The standard Registration fee set by the British Hallmarking Council is £80 + VAT. Registration will last for a 10 year period. Re-registration is £40 +VAT. Your registration is specifically with Birmingham Assay Office. Please note that all UK Assay Offices are independent of one another. 

To register with us, please call 0121 236 6951 and select option 3.

If you are a full-time student, click here to have a look at our full-time student discount offer if you would like details of the offer, plus a registration pack for our full and part-time student offer please contact customerservice@theassayoffice.co.uk.

2. SPONSOR MARK AND PUNCHES

Your punch carries your unique sponsor mark which provides traceability as your initials, set in a shape unique to you,  or logo are a compulsory part of every hallmark struck. 

The fee for a punch with up to 3 initials is £100+ VAT.

To pay for your punch, please call 0121 236 6951 and select option 3.

A Laser Sponsor Mark is also available at an additional cost for products which are too delicate or complicated to withstand traditional punch marking.

This will require the additional set up of laser artwork for your sponsor mark at a cost of £100 + VAT. If you already have a physical punch the set up laser cost will be £50 + VAT. Please contact us if you wish to set up for laser marking.

If you have any queries or questions, please contact our Registration Team on 0121 236 6951  or you can contact us here.