Hallmarking falls 13% in April

The overall variety of objects hallmarked by the 4 UK Assay Places of work dropped 13% in April.

In whole 4,96,962 items of jewelry had been hallmarked in April 2025 in contrast with 5,71,291 in 2024, a decline of 74,392.

Gold hallmarking fell by 8.3% from 2,57,391 items hallmarked all the way down to 2,36,066. Gold 999 noticed a 49.0% lower in hallmarking numbers, whereas gold 585 noticed a 33% improve in contrast with final 12 months.

In the meantime, the overall variety of silver items hallmarked additionally noticed a decline of 20.2% from 2,84,300 all the way down to 2,26,923.

Regardless of the general lower within the silver class, silver 800 recorded the largest improve of 175%. 

Moreover, platinum noticed a rise in hallmarking of 12.3% from 29,116 to 32,711, whereas palladium additionally noticed a rise of 127.0% from 556 to 1,262. 

The 4 UK Assay Places of work are primarily based in Birmingham, Sheffield, London and Edinburgh.