This British Standard specifies requirements related to products designed to deter theft of the marked asset and to support repatriation of the marked asset when used in accordance with application instructions for the marking of assets. This standard also gives requirements for products used to indicate the source of an item. This standard is intended to be used for marking of private, leisure, commercial and industrial vehicles and associated equipment (the asset).

This standard specifies requirements that enable specifiers and purchasers of asset marking products to determine their suitability for use and provides test methodologies to demonstrate their performance.

Products claiming conformance with this standard require the use of an associated database or asset register to enable identification of the registered keeper of the marked asset. This standard does not include requirements for the design, management and/or operation of such databases or asset registers.

This standard gives requirements for the provision of information to ensure purchasers can make correct use of the asset marking product. This standard neither specifies requirements regarding the method of application of asset marking products nor does it give requirements for design and installation of equipment for the application of marks (e.g. etching equipment).

This standard does not specify requirements for the manufacturing process of the product.

This standard does not specify requirements for any tracking devices, marking of cash or products used to identify offenders who have been tagged with forensic marking solutions. The application of vehicle identification numbers (VIN) to vehicles in accordance with BS AU 175‑3b:1983, ISO 4030:1983 is excluded.