--- a/pallets/common/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/common/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -1 +1,91 @@
-#![cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarking")]
+use sp_std::vec::Vec;
+use crate::{Config, CollectionHandle};
+use nft_data_structs::{
+	CollectionMode, Collection, CollectionId, MAX_COLLECTION_NAME_LENGTH,
+	MAX_COLLECTION_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, MAX_TOKEN_PREFIX_LENGTH, OFFCHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
+	VARIABLE_ON_CHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT, CONST_ON_CHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
+};
+use frame_support::traits::{Currency, Get};
+use core::convert::TryInto;
+use sp_runtime::DispatchError;
+
+pub fn create_data(size: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+	(0..size).map(|v| (v & 0xff) as u8).collect()
+}
+pub fn create_u16_data(size: usize) -> Vec<u16> {
+	(0..size).map(|v| (v & 0xffff) as u16).collect()
+}
+
+pub fn create_collection_raw<T: Config, R>(
+	owner: T::AccountId,
+	mode: CollectionMode,
+	handler: impl FnOnce(Collection<T>) -> Result<CollectionId, DispatchError>,
+	cast: impl FnOnce(CollectionHandle<T>) -> R,
+) -> Result<R, DispatchError> {
+	T::Currency::deposit_creating(&owner, T::CollectionCreationPrice::get());
+	let name = create_u16_data(MAX_COLLECTION_NAME_LENGTH)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap();
+	let description = create_u16_data(MAX_COLLECTION_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap();
+	let token_prefix = create_data(MAX_TOKEN_PREFIX_LENGTH).try_into().unwrap();
+	let offchain_schema = create_data(OFFCHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT as usize)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap();
+	let variable_on_chain_schema = create_data(VARIABLE_ON_CHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT as usize)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap();
+	let const_on_chain_schema = create_data(CONST_ON_CHAIN_SCHEMA_LIMIT as usize)
+		.try_into()
+		.unwrap();
+	handler(Collection {
+		owner,
+		mode,
+		access: Default::default(),
+		name,
+		description,
+		token_prefix,
+		mint_mode: true,
+		offchain_schema,
+		schema_version: Default::default(),
+		sponsorship: Default::default(),
+		limits: Default::default(),
+		variable_on_chain_schema,
+		const_on_chain_schema,
+		meta_update_permission: Default::default(),
+		transfers_enabled: true,
+	})
+	.and_then(CollectionHandle::try_get)
+	.map(cast)
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! bench_init {
+	($name:ident: sub $(($id:expr))?; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let $name: T::AccountId = account(stringify!($name), 0 $(+ $id)?, SEED);
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	($name:ident: collection($owner:ident); $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let $name = create_collection::<T>($owner.clone())?;
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	($name:ident: cross; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let $name = T::CrossAccountId::from_sub($name);
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	($name:ident: cross_sub $(($id:expr))?; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let account: T::AccountId = account(stringify!($name), 0 $(+ $id)?, SEED);
+		let $name = T::CrossAccountId::from_sub(account);
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	($name:ident: cross_from_sub; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let $name = T::CrossAccountId::from_sub($name);
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	($name:ident: cross_from_sub($from:ident); $($rest:tt)*) => {
+		let $name = T::CrossAccountId::from_sub($from);
+		bench_init!($($rest)*);
+	};
+	() => {}
+}
--- a/pallets/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use sp_core::H160;
 use sp_runtime::{ArithmeticError, DispatchError, DispatchResult};
 pub mod account;
+#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
 pub mod benchmarking;
 pub mod erc;
 pub mod eth;
--- a/pallets/nft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pallets/nft/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 [features]
 default = ['std']
-runtime-benchmarks = ['frame-benchmarking']
+runtime-benchmarks = [
+    'frame-benchmarking',
+    'pallet-common/runtime-benchmarks',
+]
 std = [
     'codec/std',
     'serde/std',