Fees and levies for Consumer Data Right

What are fees and levies

Fees and levies are charges set under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 and its regulations. Fees are a set value, whereas levies are determined based on several factors such as accreditation class/es and annual revenue.

They fund the operation of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework:

• MBIE’s operations function as regulator of CDR
• MBIE’s CDR support function for participants and consumers
• Privacy Commissioner activities related to CDR
• CDR standards development
• Dispute resolution schemes
• Compliance and enforcement activities.

Fees

Fees apply when an accredited requestor:

• Applies for accreditation as an accredited requestor
• Renews its accreditation.

Current fees (GST exclusive):

• Application for accreditation
  • $2,000 – intermediary class
  • $1,500 – non-intermediary class
• Renewal of accreditation
  • $1,700 – intermediary class
  • $1,000 – non-intermediary class

If an application covers more than one class, only the highest fee applies.

Fees are payable at the time of application and are intended to cover the administrative costs of reviewing and processing applications, regardless of the outcome.

Customer and Product Data (Fees) Regulations 2025(external link) — New Zealand Legislation

Levies

Levies are annual charges paid by data holders and accredited requestors in addition to fees. They are different for each organisation and may change year to year based on:

• Total assets - for certain classes
• Gross annual revenue - for others

Annual levy (paid at renewal):

• Revenue greater than $100m: $85,000
• $10m to $100m: $32,000
• $1m to $10m: $10,000
• Less than $1m: $1,300

Classes and levy amounts are set out in the Customer and Product Data (Levies) Regulations 2025.

Customer and Product Data Act 2025, section 135(external link) — New Zealand Legislation

Customer and Product Data (Levies) Regulations 2025(external link) — New Zealand Legislation