The following information outlines the billing and payment procedure for RIPE NCC members. This webpage replaces the annual billing procedure document and should be read in conjunction with the "RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement" and the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2013. The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit membership organisation. RIPE NCC members pay a service fee every year for each Local Internet Registry (LIR) they hold, in accordance with the fees determined by the RIPE NCC General Meeting.
During the last General Meeting held in Amsterdam on 26 September 2012, the proposed Charging Scheme for 2013 was accepted by the members.
What does this mean for your registry?
All RIPE NCC members will be charged an annual fee of €1,800 for each LIR they hold. The separate charge of €50 per Provider Independent (PI) number resource assignment will be continued. Contrary to previous years, AS Numbers are excluded from this separate charge.
The RIPE NCC service fees are a fixed annual charge. To determine the billing fee for a member, we charge an annual fee of €1,800 and we calculate the Provider Independent number resource assigned to or via your LIR up to 1 October 2012. A €50 fee will be charged for each independent Internet number resource assigned to the registry. Independent resources include Provider Independent IPv4 and IPv6 address assignments, anycasting assignments and IXP IPv6 and IPv4 address assignments.
Multiple Independent IPv4 and Independent IPv6 assignments made on the same day to the same customer will have one single charge of €50.
New members pay a one-time sign-up fee of €2,000, which is included in the first invoice. If existing members need to re-sign the “RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement” (for example, in case of an organisation name change), no sign-up fee will be charged.
Registries established during the course of the year are charged as follows:
New LIR Established During: |
Total Fee |
How the Fee is Made Up |
First Quarter |
€3,800 |
Sign-up Fee (€2,000) + Service Fee (€1,800) |
Second Quarter |
€3,350 |
Sign-up Fee (€2,000) + Service Fee (€1,350) |
Third Quarter |
€2,900 |
Sign-up Fee (€2,000) + Service Fee (€900) |
Fourth Quarter |
€2,450 |
Sign-up Fee (€2,000) + Service Fee (€450) |
We send out invoices by post in January 2013 to the billing address shown in the registry file. We also send a copy of the invoice by email to the LIR billing contact. The invoices cover provision of services for the following calendar year. Payment is due 30 days after the date shown on the invoice.
After the invoice has been sent, three reminders for this invoice are sent in case of non-payment. As of 1 October 2013, reminders are sent by email only (not by post).
Registries in the process of a closure or registries that have been permanently closed must pay the outstanding amounts as well as a reopening fee of €2,000 in order to reopen the registry.
Note: By prior arrangement, it is possible to change your invoicing period and be billed half-yearly or quarterly. This must be requested by 20 December. Note that during the year at issue it is not possible to change the invoicing period.
To make sure the invoices and reminders arrive at the right email address, it is important to keep the registry file up-to-date. This can be done via the LIR Portal or by contacting [email protected]. It is the responsibility of the registry to inform the RIPE NCC of any changes to the billing contact information. Please note that if a registry ends its RIPE NCC membership in the course of the RIPE NCC financial year, the service fee for that registry must still be paid in full. Copies of invoices will only be sent to the registered billing contacts listed in the LIR Portal.
Docdata Payments
To improve the ease and efficiency of your credit card payments, we have a reliable and easy-to-use service, hosted by a trusted third party, Docdata Payments.
Docdata Payments handles all online credit card payments (American Express, MasterCard and VISA) made to the RIPE NCC. You can also pay by bank transfer.
Not all payment options are offered in all countries.
Note:
You can view your account details and payment status of your invoices when you log in to the LIR Portal. You can also contact [email protected] if you require confirmation that payment has been received.
If you have any questions about your invoice or if you experience trouble using the online payment system, please contact: [email protected]