APNIC Non-Member Fee Schedule
APNIC Document identity
Title: APNIC Non-Member Fee Schedule
| Short title: | Non-member-fees |
|---|---|
| Document ref: | APNIC-122 |
| Version: | 010 |
| Date of original publication: | 18 June 2009 |
| Date of this version: | 1 January 2024 |
| Review scheduled: | N/A |
| Obsoletes: | APNIC-122-v009 |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Comments: | APNIC-118-v001 was superseded by this document on 1 January 2011 |
Organizations requiring access to resources from APNIC are encouraged to do so as APNIC Members. Where this is not possible, or not preferred, organizations may access certain APNIC services as APNIC Non-Member account holders.
Table of contents
Organizations requiring access to resources from APNIC are encouraged to do so as APNIC Members. Where this is not possible, or not preferred, organizations may access certain APNIC services as APNIC Non-Member account holders.
1. Fee Schedule
| Service | Fee1 | Frequency | Notes and exceptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-up | AUD 575 | Once-off | Accounts established to only receive the following services are exempt from the Sign-up fee:
|
| Annual | With no chargeable resources: AUD 575 With chargeable resources: See Section 2 below |
Annual on renewal | The following resources are excluded from the Annual Fee calculation:
Member accounts with no chargeable resources are referred to as Associate Members. |
| AS Number Allocation fee | ≤ 2 ASNs held: No charge ≥ 3 ASNs held: AUD 500 per Autonomous System Number (ASN) allocated |
Once-off | Accounts established to only receive the following services are exempt from the Sign-up fee:
Historical Resources2 |
| AS Number Annual fee | ≤ 2 ASNs held: No charge ≥ 3 ASNs held: AUD 100 per Autonomous System Number (ASN) allocated |
Annual on renewal | |
| Transfers | 20% of the Annual Fee applicable to resources being transferred | Per transaction | Fee is payable by the recipient of transferred resources, except in case of transfers to other RIRs, in which case it is paid by the source APNIC Non-Member. This fee does not apply to:
|
| Account Reactivation | AUD 1,200 | Once-off prior to each reactivation | This fee is payable where a Non-Member account has been terminated (that is, due to non-payment). For further detail, see Section 4b. |
Notes
- 50% discount applies for account holders from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). See section 3.
- Historical Resources are those IPv4 addresses and ASNs delegated prior to APNIC’s establishment or before APNIC introduced a membership structure which:
- Have not previously been converted to resources included in the Annual Fee calculation, and
- Are still held by the original custodian.
2. Annual Fees
The Annual Fee is determined by the (fractional) number of bits of address space (IPv4 or IPv6) held, and two Annual Fee ‘parameters’, the Base Fee and the Bit Factor as set out in the table below. IPv4 and IPv6 address holdings are assessed separately, and the Non-Member’s annual fee is then determined as the larger of these amounts.
| Annual Fee = (Base Fee) x (Bit Factor)(Address Bits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Fee Parameters | 2023 – 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Base Fee | AUD 1,357 | AUD 1,421 | AUD 1,488 | AUD 1,559 |
| Bit Factor | 1.31 | 1.315 | 1.320 | 1.325 |
| Address Bits | log2 (Addresses) – (offset) | log2 (Addresses) – (offset) | log2 (Addresses) – (offset) | log2 (Addresses) – (offset) |
| Offset for IPv4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Offset for IPv6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
To determine the Annual Fee applicable to any specific address holding, please use the APNIC Non-Members Fees Calculator available here.
2.1 Example Fee Calculation
A Non-Member holds IPv4 address space of /16 and a /18, and IPv6 space of a /32 and a /31.
IPv4 calculation
| 2023 – 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPv4 calculationAn IPv4 holding of /16 + /18 is equivalent to 81,920 /32 addresses | = AUD 1,357 x 1.31(log2(81920)-8) = $1,357 x 1.31 8.322 = $12,838 |
= AUD 1,421 x 1.31(log2(81920)-8) = $1,421 x 1.315 8.322 = $13,881 |
= AUD 1,489 x 1.32(log2(81920)-8) = $1,489 x 1.32 8.322 = $15,007 |
= AUD 1,559 x 1.325(log2(81920)-8) = $1,559 x 1.325 8.322 = $16,222 |
| IPv6 calculationAn IPv6 holding of /32 + /31 is equivalent to 50,331,648 /56 site addresses | =$1,357 x 1.31(log2(50331648)-22) = $1,357 x 1.31 3.585 = $3,478 |
=$1,421 x 1.315(log2(50331648)-22) = $1,421 x 1.315 3.585 = $3,794 |
=$1,489 x 1.32(log2(50331648)-22) = $1,489 x 1.32 3.585 = $4,028 |
=$1,560 x 1.3125(log2(50331648)-22) = $1,560 x 1.325 3.585 = $4,277 |
Annual fee
The applicable Annual Fee is determined as the larger of the IPv4 and IPv6 fees, as follows.
| 2023 – 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD 12,838 | AUD 13,881 | AUD 15,007 | AUD 16,222 |
Note that this result can also be obtained from the fee calculator.
3. Least Developed Countries
Fees payable by account holders from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are discounted by 50%.
The list of LDCs used for the purposes of this fee discount is defined and maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.
The discount will be applied in accordance with the LDC status of the account holder’s economy on the date of Non-Membership renewal.
4. Payment of fees
4.1 Currency, taxes and other charges
All APNIC fees are assessed and payable in Australian Dollars (AUD).
All fee payments must be made in cleared funds, without any deduction or set-off, and free and clear of any taxes, levies, imports, duties, charges, fees, and withholdings of any nature imposed by any bank, financial institution, Governmental, or other body. If any deductions are made, the relevant fees will be increased to ensure APNIC receives the full amount which was originally due and payable.
4.2 Failure to pay
Failure to pay APNIC fees will result in termination of the Non-Member account. A terminated account may be reactivated within three months of termination, subject to the payment of the Reactivation Fee and any other outstanding fees.
If a terminated account is not reactivated within three months of termination, all resources held will be subject to de-registration and return to the APNIC free pool for future reallocation.