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British Hallmarking Council guidance on selling articles of precious metal on the internet, to comply with UK hallmarking legislation.
The Joint Committee of Assay Offices’ notice on plating precious metal articles with base metal.
The British Hallmarking Council's guidance on mokume gane articles.
Briefing from the British Hallmarking Council to the Department of Trade and Industry concerning the draft EU Directive.
Declaration of intent from the British Hallmarking Council and Assay Offices among others, based on the proposals in the EU Directive.
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
Guidance on referring to items such as ‘gold’, ‘silver’, ‘platinum’ or ‘palladium’ where there is no reference to the fineness of the metal.
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
Guidance for UK jewellery importers and exporters.
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.
You need a certificate to export rough diamonds.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
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