Regulatory Delivery Directorate
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Stanton Avenue
UK - TEDDINGTON TW11 OJZ
T. +44 20 8943 72 64
richard.sanders@beis.gov.uk
http://www.gov.uk/regulatorydelivery
Birmingham Assay Office
1 Moreton Street
UK - BIRMINGHAM B1 3AX
T. +44 1212366951
doug.henry@theassayoffice.co.uk
http://www.assayofficebirmingham.com
Edinburgh Assay Office
Goldsmith’ Hall
24 Broughton Street
UK - EDINBURGH EH1 3RH
T. +44 1315561144
swalter@assay-office.co.uk
http://www.assayofficescotland.co.uk
London Assay Office
Goldsmiths' Hall
Gutter Lane
UK - LONDON EC2V 8AQ
T. +44 2076068975
admin@londonassayoffice.co.uk
http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk
Sheffield Assay Office
Guardians' Hall, Beulah Road
Hillsborough
UK - SHEFFIELD S6 2AN
T. +44 1142312121
carsona@assayoffice.co.uk
http://www.assayoffice.co.uk
The information provided in the table below serves a purely informative purpose and does not have any official or legal status (see disclaimer). To ascertain that the information is still correct and up-to-date, please contact the authorised Assay Office.
Status | Contracting State |
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Control system | Compulsory |
Legal precious metals & standards of fineness* | |||
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Platinum | Gold | Palladium | Silver |
999 | 999 | 999 | 999 |
- | 990 | 950 | 958 |
950 | 916 | 500 | 925 |
900 | 750 | - | 800 |
850 | 585 | - | - |
- | 375 | - | - |
Weight exemptions** | |||
Platinum | Gold | Palladium | Silver |
0.5 g | 1 g | 1 g | 7.78 g |
Recognition of marks | |
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CCM | Yes |
Other marks | Other EU Member State Hallmarks applied by State Authorised Assay Offices, providing those marks are judged to be intelligible to UK consumers and providing they are judged to offer an equivalent level of protection to those applied by UK Assay Offices. |
* Standards may differ from those recognised under the Convention
** N/A under Convention rules
Useful Links |
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The Hallmarking Act |