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For your bank

Everything your bank will ask for.

High-value transactions are scrutinised, and rightly so. We prepare the paperwork so that your bank, your auditor and your insurer can follow every step.

You receive

  • KYC file on the supplier and its beneficial owners
  • Sanctions screening record (EU, UN, US)
  • Proof of origin and chain of custody
  • Independent assay or laboratory report
  • Kimberley Process certificate for rough diamonds
  • Insurance certificate for the declared value
  • Air waybill or bill of lading, export and import declarations
  • Signed handover protocols with seal numbers
  • Export-control assessment and, where required, BAFA licence
  • Cash-control declaration for gold crossing the external border of the EU

How payments flow

  1. To the supplier directly

    after inspection and against documents.

  2. Or through escrow or a notary

    released once the agreed conditions are met.

  3. Our fee is separate

    stated in the written offer and invoiced on its own. We accept no cash.

How a consignment travels

Illustration: gold bars moving from a seller’s vault to the buyer’s vault abroad.

  1. 1

    Collection

    The bars are weighed, sealed and photographed at the seller’s vault in the presence of our representative and an independent inspector.

  2. 2

    Armoured transfer

    A licensed security company takes the sealed consignment to the valuables handling area of the airport.

  3. 3

    Flight

    Valuable cargo on a scheduled flight, or a private aircraft. Our courier travels on the same flight.

  4. 4

    Customs

    Export and import declarations are filed by licensed customs brokers; our courier attends the inspection.

  5. 5

    Delivery

    Armoured transfer to the receiving vault. Seals are checked against the photographs, the recipient signs, the file is closed.

We check

  • Identity of clients and suppliers, including beneficial owners
  • EU, UN and US sanctions lists
  • Origin and chain of custody of the goods
  • Licences and insurance of every partner

We decline

  • Sanctioned persons, countries and routes
  • Goods without documented origin, conflict minerals
  • Rough diamonds without a Kimberley Process certificate
  • Weapons and military goods, protected species
  • Cash transactions, anonymous clients, prepayments “for access to goods”
  • Dual-use goods without the required export licence
Our compliance policy