Fees - FAQs
- Why is APNIC changing the Fee Schedule?
- How is this different to the current fee schedule?
- How do I calculate my new membership fees?
- What if I want to reduce my address holdings and my fees?
- How do I return address space?
Published on: 2009-06-18
Why is APNIC changing the Fee Schedule?
IP addresses are shared Internet resources so the entire APNIC community has a responsibility to support their governance to ensure that those who can demonstrate a need for these resources have access to them.
The changes to the APNIC Fee Schedule, which links fees directly to the number of addresses Members hold, better distributes the costs of maintaining these valuable resources across the membership. This, in turn, improves fairness to the community.
How is this different to the current fee schedule?
The current Fee Schedule has seven tiers that cover a range of address holdings. Members are assigned a tier according to the number of addresses they hold. This can result in Members that hold quite different amounts of address space paying the same fee.
- The new Fee Schedule calculates fees on the total number of IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6) the Member holds on the anniversary of their APNIC membership (that is, the date they became an APNIC Member).
- The calculation uses a continuous formula that includes both current and historical address space.
- To assist those from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) the new Fee Schedule includes a 50% discount for these Members.
- National Internet Registries and Confederation membership fees will include a premium of 190%.
How do I calculate my new membership fees?
For APNIC Members, a calculator is available through MyAPNIC to estimate your new membership fees. All current and historical IPv4 and IPv6 addresses under the membership account are assessed.
IPv4 |
For IPv4 address holdings, the total count of individual IPv4 addresses are used in the formula for calculation. For example, if you have a /16 and a /18, you would have a 81,920 IPv4 addresses and your fee would amount to AUD 10,474. |
IPv6 |
For IPv6 address holdings, the total number of /56 address blocks in the holding are used in the formula for calculation. For example, a holding of a /31 would constitute 33,554,432 end-site addresses and amount to AUD 2,592. |
Note: Where a Member holds both IPv4 and IPv6 address blocks, the holdings are assessed separately. The annual membership fee is then charged as the greater of these two calculations.
What if I want to reduce my address holdings and my fees?
You can reduce your address holdings and the fees charged on them by returning unused space to APNIC.
- For IPv4 address space, the minimum size you can return is a /24.
- For IPv6, the minimum allocation size you can return is a /32.
- The minimum assignment size you can return is a /48.
How do I return address space?
To return address space, the Corporate Contact of the Member account should email the following information to admin@apnic.net:
- The Member account name
- The range of IP address space that will be returned
- The date when the address space will be returned
Note: At the time the address space is returned, it must not be visible on the global routing table.
For more information on returning address space see: 
Return of resources procedure