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Becoming a member

There are three main requirements for membership of the Association:
The applicant:

• Must be involved in the British toy and hobby industry.
• Must have a UK trading office.
• Only deals in products which conform to BS EN 71.
  Samples are to be accompanied by recent (i.e. less than one year old) copies of certificates from testing laboratories.

There are two categories of membership:

Full Membership

Full membership is open to persons, firms or companies being suppliers of products or services related to the toy and hobby industry whose standing in the United Kingdom is such as in the opinion of Council to render them eligible for membership of the Association. Full members are entitled to vote at the Association's AGM held in April of each year. Applications are welcome from full members to become part of the Association's prestigious Lion Mark scheme. Full members pay a subscription fee according to their turnover for the last twelve month financial period and are entitled to a 20% discount at the Toy Fair at ExCeL, London, each year, provided they are recorded on the BTHA register of members on the date of the Allocations Committee meeting in August and remain in membership at the time of the toy fair and for the remainder of that membership year.

Associates

Associate membership is available to persons, firms or companies not falling within the full member specification detailed above.