Contribution classes

Membership contributions are determined based on the type of membership, geographical location, and economic criteria, such as ICT-related turnover or Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Contribution Class 1 – Inclusive and Accessible

ETSI welcomes a diverse range of stakeholders in Contribution Class 1, which includes:

Types of organisations:

Micro-Enterprises
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Associations
User Not-for-Profit Associations (representing end consumers)

Categories of institutions:

Universities
Public Research Bodies
National Standards Organisations (NSOs)

Public sector entities:

Other Governmental Bodies

Contribution Model for Class 1 Members

Class 1 members contribute via a flat fee model, categorised into Fee Types A, B, or C (see table below).

Membership status

Full Membership: For organisations established in CEPT
Access to technical groups, technical resources, and voting rights.
Associate Membership: For organisations established outside CEPT.
Access to technical groups, technical resources, and voting rights.
Observer Membership: For organisations eligible for Full or Associate Membership.
- Limited access rights – no participation in Technical groups and no access to technical resources, including drafts
- May only attend General Assembly meetings without voting rights.

If not in contribution class 1, contributions are based on the member’s ECRT band (ICT and Electronics Communications Related Turnover) or the GDP for Administrations.

For all members, each class corresponds to:

An annual contribution
A number of voting weights

Additional Members

When multiple members belong to the same group of companies or entities, ETSI establishes the following group structures:

Corporate Group: Additional members within a Corporate Group pay an administrative fee. They do not receive additional voting weight in ETSI, but they may carry the vote of the Primary member.
Public Group: Similar conditions apply to Other Governmental Bodies (OGBs) that are designated by their national Administration, which acts as the Primary member. OGBs may carry the vote of the Administration, but do not receive additional voting weight in ETSI.
Academic Group: This group includes members categorised as Public Research Bodies or Universities. The Primary member holds the voting weight, while additional members pay the class 1 flat fee and do not receive extra voting weight in ETSI.

In each group, the additional members may carry the vote of the Primary member and retain voting rights in 3GPP and oneM2M, if applicable.

Note: An OGB (Other Governmental Body) not part of a Public Group may apply as an OGB Individual Member in class 1.

First-Year Payment Conditions

When applying for ETSI membership, the invoicing of your first annual contribution depends on the date of your application and the timing of your approval via the Member Online Poll:

Applications between 1 December and 1 March
→ If approved at the first Member Online Poll of the year:
100% of the annual member contribution or Observer member fee is invoiced.
Applications between 1 March and 1 June
→ If approved at the second Member Online Poll of the year:
75% of the annual member contribution or Observer member fee is invoiced.
Applications between 1 June and 1 September
→ If approved at the third Member Online Poll of the year:
50% of the annual member contribution or Observer member fee is invoiced.
Applications between 1 September and 1 December
→ If approved at the fourth Member Online Poll of the year:
25% of the annual member contribution or Observer member fee is invoiced.

Contribution Classes for Full, Associate and Observer Members

Class*	ECRT Millions of euros	Number of voting weights	Annual contribution euros **
1	Flat fee type A: Micro-Enterprises	3	3 150
	Flat fee type B: Universities, Public Research Bodies and User not-for-profit Associations	3	2 100
	Flat fee type C: SMEs, Associations, National Standards Organisations (NSOs) and Other Governmental Bodies (OGB) Individual Membership	3	6 300
2	Up to 135	4	9 850
3	136 to 200	5	13 400
4	201 to 450	6	24 045
5	451 to 700	8	34 700
6	701 to 1 350	10	48 900
7	1 351 to 2 000	13	66 650
8	2 001 to 3 500	16	87 900
9	3 501 to 5 000	20	109 220
10	5 001 to 8 000	24	134 050
11	Above 8 000	29	162 450
Administrative Fee: For Additional Memberships (within a Corporate or a Public Group)		The Additional Member may carry the Group voting weight	6 300

* For full details on how membership class is determined, please refer to Annex 2 of the Rules of Procedure in the ETSI Directives, available on the Member Portal.

** All contribution amounts are excluding VAT.

You can download the contribution table, which includes applicable percentages based on your application date.

Definitions of SMEs and Micro-Enterprises – see definition published by EC

Type	Headcount	Turnover or Balance Sheet (€)
SME	< 250	≤ 50M turnover or ≤ 43M balance sheet
Micro-Enterprise	< 10	≤ 2M turnover or balance sheet

Must be autonomous (no external ownership ≥25%).

Participation in Partnership Projects

oneM2M: Free for all ETSI members.
3GPP:
- Class 1 or 2 members pay €3 550 for 3GPP membership via ETSI.

Where Public, Corporate, and Academic Groups hold multiple 3GPP memberships, they shall make an overall contribution that exceeds 20k€ multiplied by the number of 3GPP members to be exempt from paying the 3GPP minimum contribution for each of their individual 3GPP members.

3GPP Face-to-Face Meeting Funding Fees

Group	Participations	Fee (€)
0	0	0
I	1–3	900
II	4–10	3 000
III	11–20	7 490
IV	21–30	13 480
V	31–50	22 470
VI	51–100	31 460
VII	101–150	40 450
VIII	151–200	49 430
IX	201–300	61 420
X	301–400	73 400
XI	401–500	85 390
XII	501–600	97 370
XIII	601–700	109 350
XIV	701–800	146 800
XV	801–900	184 250
XVI	901–1,000	221 700

Each delegate participating in a 3GPP TSG or Working Group F2F meeting counts as 1 participation.
E.g. if a delegate participates in two Working Group F2F meetings (e.g., SA1, SA2) in May and participates in one TSG F2F meeting in June, it counts as 3 participations.

Download the table with 3GPP F2F Meetings Funding fees.

Contribution Classes for Administrations

The Class of Contribution for members in the Administration category is determined based on the most recent available Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the applicant’s country.

Please indicate your country’s annual GDP in billions of euros (€), using data from the World Bank or other official sources from the last full calendar year.

A national delegation’s vote may only be cast if at least one ETSI Full Member in the Administration category contributes to the ETSI budget in accordance with the country’s GDP.

Based on the country’s GDP in billions of euros:

Class of Contribution	GDP in billions of euros	Number of voting weights	Annual contribution euros *
1	up to 7	3	6 300
2	8 to 23	4	9 850
3	24 to 40	5	13 400
4	41 to 55	6	24 045
5	56 to 70	8	34 700
6	71 to 135	10	48 900
7	136 to 200	13	66 650
8	201 to 350	16	87 900
9	351 to 500	20	109 220
10	501 to 800	24	134 050
11	Above 800	29	162 450

* Excluding VAT