At Hygrade Casting, our pricing model is built on transparency, fairness, and precision. We operate by our own standards, engineered to provide complete visibility and consistency for every casting run.
Our pricing is structured around consistent weekly production to ensure accuracy, fairness, and long-term pricing integrity across all clients. Published rates apply to standard trade volumes. Production-level volumes are priced separately to reflect actual throughput, item mix, and manufacturing requirements.
Item Categories:
Volume Production Pricing:
3D Wax Printing Fees |
| Quantity |
| Small Items |
| Regular Items |
| Large Items |
| Extra-Large Items |
Tier 1 |
| 1-9 Items Per Week |
| $25.00 + GST Per Item |
| $35.00 + GST Per Item |
| $45.00 + GST Per Item |
| Quote Required |
Tier 2 |
| 10 - 24 Items Per Week |
| $22.50 + GST Per Item |
| $32.50 + GST Per Item |
| $42.50 + GST Per Item |
| Quote Required |
Casting Fees |
| Quantity |
| Small, Regular & Large Items |
| Extra-Large Items |
Tier 1 |
| 1-9 Items Per Week |
| Gold & Silver 1-2 Business Days |
| $10.00 + GST Per Piece |
| Quote Required |
Tier 2 |
| 10 - 24 Items Per Week |
| Gold & Silver 1-2 Business Days |
| $9.50 + GST Per Piece |
| Quote Required |
Post-Processing Options |
| Quantity |
| Flush-Cut: Main Feeder Sprue |
| Flow Gate Removal: 4 Contact Points |
Tier 1 |
| 1 - 9 Pieces Per Week |
| Flush-Cut: Main Feeder Sprue |
| $15.00 + GST Per Piece |
| Flow Gate Removal: 4 Contact Points |
| $25.00 + GST Per Piece |
Tier 2 |
| 10 - 24 Pieces Per Week |
| Flush-Cut: Main Feeder Sprue |
| $12.50 + GST Per Piece |
| Flow Gate Removal: 4 Contact Points |
| $22.50 + GST Per Piece |
We offer Australia’s first dynamic fee structure, engineered for fairness, transparency, and optimal pricing on every casting run. Whether you send 1 item or 100, your fees are calculated according to volume tiers and finished cast weight, ensuring you pay exactly what’s fair for your job.
Example 1: 100 small items weighing 50 g after casting are invoiced at Tier 5 printing & casting fees, with Tier 2 metal processing rates applied to the metal cost.
Example 2: 10 extra-large items weighing 500 g after casting are invoiced at Tier 2 printing & casting fees, with Tier 5 metal processing rates applied to the metal cost.
This system guarantees accurate, predictable costs, regardless of item size, quantity, or metal type, keeping your casting budget transparent and fair every time.
Our raw metal pricing is updated daily and remains separate from our metal processing fees to ensure full transparency. Some may assume raw metal cost is just the spot price of gold they see online, but this overlooks the premium mark-ups charged by bullion and precious metal wholesale suppliers (where we must buy our precious metals from), furthermore it excludes the real world exchange rates between the USD/AUD. Below are the actual premiums we pay bullion and precious metal suppliers:
To eliminate ambiguity, we publish the accurate, total cost of each precious metal for all karats and colours on our website daily. We do the complicated math taking all the above into account and simply show you what the metal alone costs us for the day.
We do not consolidate multiple casting runs into a single invoice. Each casting run is invoiced separately on the day it is completed, as precious metal prices fluctuate daily. For example, if you submit 50 pieces on Monday, 5 pieces on Wednesday, and 15 pieces on Friday, each batch will be invoiced individually based on that day’s metal price.
At Hygrade Casting, transparency is non-negotiable. We never hide higher metal costs behind “cheap” wax printing and casting fees. Every cost is fully visible upfront, and our pricing reflects exactly what it should for each service.
Our flat-rate, per gram metal processing fee's covers all seven stages of post-processing, including refining trees, buttons, sprues, and flow gates. The result is castings that are bench-ready, metal-efficient, and consistently flawless.
No hidden markups. No fine print. No last-minute adjustments. Choosing Hygrade Casting means you can focus on your craft, confident that costs are clear, quality is there and finally no surprises.
