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APNIC Fees

All Members pay yearly fees. On the anniversary of an APNIC Membership, the total IP addresses in the Member's account are used to calculate the Member's fee for the following year.

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APNIC does not sell Internet resources such as IP addresses

Instead, resource holders are granted the right to use these public resources. However, APNIC charges administration fees to assist in the management of the resource and the provision of services it provides the community.


Initial and ongoing administration fees


 Fees (AUD) Description

Applying for resources for the first time
Initial Fee
AUD 4,175

This fee is payable upon the successful application for IP address space. It consists of the "Associate Member Fee" (AUD 675) and the IP Resource Application Fee (AUD 3,500).

Renewing your membership
Annual Fee

On the anniversary of an APNIC membership, the Member is invoiced a renewal fee determined by the total number of IPv4 or IPv6 address space held under the membership account.
  • All fees are charged in Australian Dollars (AUD).
  • For organizations applying for only APNIC membership, the initial fee is AUD 675.
  • The minimum annual fee for Members holding IP address space is AUD 1,180.
  • AS numbers and experimental allocations of IP addresses are not included in the assessment of a Member's annual fee.
  • Organizations located in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) receive a 50% discount on their APNIC Member fees as described in section 1.5 of the APNIC Member Fee Schedule. The list of LDCs is defined and maintained by the United Nations Statistics division.
  • Australian organizations are required to pay GST (Goods and Services Tax) on all APNIC fees.

IP Resource Application Fee

A new Member account receiving IP address space is subject to a one-off IP Resource Application fee of AUD 3,500.

The following delegation services are exempt from the IP Resource Application fee:

  • Critical infrastructure
  • IXP
  • AS numbers
  • Historical resource transfers

Members from 'Least Developed Countries' will receive a 50% discount on this fee.

Reactivation Fee

APNIC will close a Member's account for non-payment of membership fees. To reactivate the account, Members will have to pay a AUD 2,700 reactivation fee in addition to payment of any outstanding fees.

This option is only available for three months after membership termination.

Members from 'Least Developed Countries' will receive a 50% discount on this fee.

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Annual fee calculations

Members holding only IPv4 address space

A Member's total IPv4 address holding is used to calculate the annual membership fee. The fees are calculated using a continuous formula.

The formula for IPv4 address holdings is:

Feev4 = 1180x1.3(log2(Addresses)-8)


Using this formula, address holdings are expressed as the total count of individual IPv4 addresses (/32).

For example, there are 81,920 IPv4 addresses in a /16 and a /18.

Members holding only IPv6 address space

A Member's total IPv6 address holding is used to calculate the IPv6 part of the annual membership fee. The fees are calculated using a continuous formula.

The formula for IPv6 address holdings is:

Feev6 = 1180x1.3(log2(Addresses)-22)


Using this formula, address holdings are expressed as the total of IPv6 end-site addresses (/56).

For example, there are 33,554,432 /56 end-site addresses in a /31.

Members holding both IPv4 and IPv6 address space

For Members holding both IPv4 and IPv6 address space, the IPv4 and IPv6 holdings are assessed separately. The annual membership fee is then charged as the greater of these two calculations.

Members holding no IP address space

Members who do not hold any IPv4 or IPv6 addresses will pay an annual membership fee of AUD 675.
 
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Annual Membership Fees Calculator

A Member fee calculator is available for you to estimate your annual fee to renew your membership. It does not include the initial fee payment to open your APNIC Member account.

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Already an APNIC account holder?

If you are an APNIC account holder, you can use the calculator in MyAPNIC to estimate your upcoming annual membership fee based on all your IP resource holdings.

Non-Member account holders

For those organizations that for any reason cannot become an APNIC Member, a Non-Member agreement is available.

Please note that the APNIC Non-Member Fees schedule changes as of 1 January 2011. For the fees associated with these accounts, see the APNIC Non-Member fees page.

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