Membership Categories
Principal Membership
Annual Dues: $2,300 USD
Includes any company engaged in the production of a finished card, utilizing substrates like PVC, PET, Polycarbonate and other substrates. The principal member must have a card manufacturing facility that is engaged in any of the following activities: printing, collating, laminating, die cutting and finishing in accordance with applicable industry practices and standards.*
Personalizer Membership
Annual Dues: $2,300 USD
Any companies or issuing organizations engaged in the complete personalization of already-manufactured cards. These companies do not conduct complete manufacturing of cards.*
Card Issuer Organization Membership
Annual Dues: $3,000 USD
Organizations that issue cards. This membership applies to the global organization, including regional offices (up to 5 locations).
Associate Membership
Annual Dues: $3,000 USD
This membership includes suppliers of materials, equipment or components for cards.
Manufacturer Representative/Sales Agent/Trading Company Membership
Annual Dues: $2,300 USD
Includes any independent person, firm, corporation or partnership representing supplier companies in the plastic card industry, or representing card manufacturers, as an authorized sales agent/representative of their products.
Affiliate Membership
Annual Dues: $1,500 USD
Companies that have a vested interest in the card industry but are not directly involved in the process or supply of manufacturing, personalization or issuing cards. This includes providers of peripheral products and services such as gift card program integration, recycling services, card resellers/distributors, or companies conducting research of the card industry.
Independent Consultant
Annual Dues: $1,100 USD
Companies or individuals whose primary business is to provide consulting services in the card industry.
Consultant Partnership (2-4 individuals)
Annual Dues: $1,650 USD
Companies or individuals whose primary business is to provide consulting services in the card industry.
Corporate Consultant (Multi-Location, 5+ individuals)
Annual Dues: $2,500 USD
Companies or individuals whose primary business is to provide consulting services in the card industry.
Branch Membership
Annual Dues: $1,000 USD
Branch members include branch locations or subsidiaries of existing ICMA member companies..
Corporate Membership
Annual Dues: $5,250 - $7,350 USD
Includes principal and personalizer members with multiple locations. Corporate membership category has two levels – the first being for card manufacturers and personalizers that have four or fewer branch locations in addition to the primary Principal membership location. In this case, the annual dues are $5,250 for all the locations. The second level is for larger corporations with five to ten branch locations, with an annual fee of $7,350. Corporate members have voting privileges.
NOTE: Members must join the Association at the highest level of industry participation for which they qualify. The ICMA Board of Directors reserves the right to review all applications for membership.
* Principal and personalizer members have voting authority.