Hallmarking Price List
The following charges are payable with effect from 1st January 2010 for gold, silver, platinum and palladium articles brought or sent to the Sheffield Assay Office for assay and hallmarking.
GOLD / PALLADIUM
| Bracelets, Chains & Necklets |
Under 5g Under 10g Under 20g 20g and over |
45p 60p 62p 81p |
| Earrings | Each | 30p |
| Rings | Each | 40p |
| Other Articles |
Under 2g Under 5g Under 10g 10g and over |
38p 45p 60p 68p |
| Second Hand Articles | Each | £6.00 |
| Minimum Parcel Charge | £15.00 |
SILVER
| Bracelets, Chains & Necklets |
Under 15g Under 30g 30g and over |
45p 55p 61p |
| Filled Electroforms/ Clad Glass |
Under 20g Over 20g |
45p +1.5p per gram |
| Rings | Each |
37p |
| Other Articles |
Under 20g Over 20g per gram |
35p 1.7p |
| Second Hand Articles | Each | £6.00 |
| Minimum Parcel Charge | £15.00 |
PLATINUM
| Articles will be charged at double the rate applicable to gold articles. Minimum Parcel Charge £15.00 |
All charges subject to VAT.
N.B. A standing charge of £3.00 will be added to the price of all gold, platinum & palladium parcels other than those charged at the minimum charge.
Non-Statutory Hallmarking Services
Additional Service Charges for 2010
| Spread Marks, Staggered Marks & Large Marks | £1.00 per article |
| Sponsor's Marks | 17p per article |
| International Convention. Articles submitted for assay and marking with a British and a Convention hallmark will be charged as above... |
Plus 17p per article |
| Early Hall Service (guaranteed same day)... | Plus 50% |
| Articles assayed and found not of standard quality are charged as articles assayed and marked. | |
| Return postage, registration, rail or road charges, etc are extra. | |
| Goods per submitted directly from an airport will be charged an administration fee of... | £25 per parcel |
Handling Charges
| Articles submitted in individual bags or required additional handling will be charged at an additional rate of... | 22p per article |
| Articles submitted in a form necessitating excessive sorting, unwrapping or unpacking will be charged at double the item price |
Laser Marking
| Skeletal Laser marks | normal price list plus 25p per item |
Deep Laser Marking by quotation
