Membership Fees

How much does Commercial Membership Cost?

Annual Membership Fee Rates are in the table below, and are scaled to the size of the business. There is a minimum fee for smaller businesses, and a maximum fee for larger businesses. These fees are designed to be inclusive, encouraging organisations of all sizes to contribute to the overall aim of promoting responsible ethical, social, human rights and environmental practices throughout the diamond, gold and platinum group metals jewellery supply chain.

Membership fees do not include the cost of the independent, third party audit that is required to achieve Certification. Auditors can be contacted for an indication of auditing costs – Auditor Contact

Membership Category	Annual Membership Fee Rates
Diamond, gold and/or platinum group metals producer; or Jewellery retailer	*0.006% of Annual Relevant Sales (ARS)**The above percentage translates to $60.00 per million dollars of Annual Relevant Sales.
Wholesaler; or Gold and/or platinum group metals trader, refiner or hedger; or Diamond trader, cutter and polisher; or Jewellery manufacturer; or Service Industry (e.g. gem laboratory)	*0.004% of Annual Relevant Sales (ARS)**The above percentage translates to $40.00 per million dollars of Annual Relevant Sales.
Minimum fee applies: £500 GBP or $790 USD Maximum fee applies: £63,750 GBP or $102,000 USD *Annual Relevant Sales (ARS) is defined as “the total sales derived from those parts of the applicant’s business that are directly involved in the diamond, gold and/or platinum group metals supply chain. Please refer to the Commercial Membership Application Form for further details.

For an estimate of your Annual Membership Fee please contact Chinelo Etiaba, Director, Membership Services on chinelo.etiaba@responsiblejewellery.com or +44 (0)207 7321 0992

How much does Association Membership Cost?

A trade association with members that are actively involved in the diamond, gold and platinum group metals jewellery supply chain is eligible to join the RJC. Association Membership fees are set annually by the RJC’s elected Board of Directors. The current fees are: