Commerce Department Considers Fee Schedule Revisions for Data Privacy Framework
Time 2 Minute Read

Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (“ITA”) published a notice indicating it is considering revisions to the fee schedule for the Data Privacy Framework Program and seeking public comment, the period for which is open until August 7, 2024. The Data Privacy Framework Program fee schedule was last updated in 2017. In the notice, the ITA outlined the following proposed updates to the cost recovery program “to support the operation of the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF”:

Single Framework

Organization’s Annual Revenue

Original Fee Schedule

Revised Annual Fee Schedule

$0 to $5 million

$250

$260

Over $5 million to $25 million

$650

$750

Over $25 million to $500 million

$1,000

$1,600

Over $500 million to $5 billion

$2,500

$4,130

Over $5 billion

$3,250

$5,530


Both Frameworks

Organization’s Annual Revenue

Original Fee Schedule

Revised Annual Fee Schedule

$0 to $5 million

$375

$390

Over $5 million to $25 million

$975

$1,125

Over $25 million to $500 million

$1,500

$2,400

Over $500 million to $5 billion

$3,750

$6,195

Over $5 billion

$4,875

$8,295

The notice clarifies that “Both frameworks” could refer to any of the following: the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF; or only the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF.

Instructions on how to submit comments are included in the notice. The revised fee schedule will become effective thirty days after the final version is published. 

You May Also Be Interested In

Time 2 Minute Read

On November 17, 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted new rules designed to strengthen cooperation among national data protection authorities, enhancing the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Time 3 Minute Read

On September 2, 2025, two class actions were filed in federal district court alleging that defendants digital advertising platforms Xandr, Inc. and Index Exchange, Inc. violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by unlawfully intercepting wire communications for the purpose of violating the Department of Justice’s Bulk Data Transfer Rule.

Time 2 Minute Read

On September 3, 2025, the EU’s General Court issued its judgment in the Latombe v. Commission case. The applicant, a member of the French National Assembly, sought the annulment of the adequacy decision adopted by the European Commission with respect to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Time 10 Minute Read

On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration published an AI Action Plan and three Executive Orders on AI.

Search

Subscribe Arrow

Recent Posts

Categories

Tags

Archives

Jump to Page