Paying ARR royalties
How it works
Art market professionals – galleries, auction houses or art dealers – are responsible for submitting details of any UK sales that are eligible for ARR. DACS sends regular requests for sales information, but you can send us sales details without a request.
By UK law, you have to pay ARR through a collecting society like DACS. You cannot pay the artist directly.
Consigned sales, beneficiaries, and 'bought as stock' exception
Consignments, artworks inherited from the artist, and works 'bought as stock' do not qualify for an ARR payment. Learn more from our article on making an ARR payment.
What DACS does
DACS sends you regular request for sales information, but you can send us your sales details before receiving a request. You only need to tell us about sales that qualify for ARR.
You can submit sales details to us at any time. We send you a request for sales information in January, April, July and October.