TTA Bulletin nº 185: Terminal Type Approval Fees

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Page 1 EMV ® Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 185 Fifth Edition, July 2026 EMVCo Bulletin Terminal Type Approval Fees Applicability This Bulletin applies to: • All Terminal Approval requests Related Documents • EMVCo Type Approval – Contact Terminal Level 2 – Administrative Process • EMVCo Type Approval – Contactless Product – Administrative Process • EMVCo Terminal Type Approval Contactless Level 1 Administrative Process • EMVCo Terminal Type Approval Reduced Range PCD Level 1 Administrative Process • EMVCo Type Approval – Contact Terminal Level 1 – Administrative Process • EMVCo Type Approval Terminal ESD Evaluation Administrative Process Effective Date • Introduction of Entry Point LoA fee for July 1 st , 2026 • Immediate for Removal of Modular fee Description The EMV Terminal Type Approval fee structure described below applies to the Terminal Type approval process. Registration with EMVCo remains free of charge. Note that the fee applies to each Type Approval submission. As of July 1 st : - Entry Point Module in standalone “Test result evaluation” fees are aligned on existing “Level 2 Contactless Product Test result evaluation” fees. Note that EMVCo defined two processes for products implementing Entry Point Module. o A Product Provider can apply for a Contactless Product embedding Entry Point Module. In this case all options of the usual process are available. o A Product Provider can equally apply for an Entry Point Module in standalone approval. In this case only the Entry Point Module is in the scope of the evaluation. © 2016-2026 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries. Page 2 - Modular approach evaluation is removed. Product Provider Fees (from July 1 st , 2026) Fee Amount Level 1 Contact and Contactless Test result evaluation $6900 Renewal Test result evaluation $3400 ESD Test result evaluation $800 Renewal Test result evaluation $800 Level 2 Contact Static Kernels Test result evaluation $6900 Renewal Test result evaluation $3400 Configurable Kernels Baseline configuration Test result evaluation $6900 Subsequent configuration Test result evaluation $800 Subsequent EMV PIN Pad Test result evaluation $800 Subsequent OS Test result evaluation $3400 Renewal Test result evaluation (including all associated configurations/PINPad/OS) $3400 Level 2 Contactless Product Initial submission Test result evaluation $6900 Derivative submission Test result evaluation for Software change $1700 Derivative submission Test result evaluation for PCD change $800 Administrative Letter of Approval Request Submission $800 Renewal Test result evaluation $3400 Level 2 C8 Kernel in Standalone Initial submission Test result evaluation $6900 Renewal Test result evaluation $3400 Level 2 Entry Point Module in Standalone Initial submission Test result evaluation $6900 Renewal Test result evaluation $3400 Others Letter of Approval Re-issuance $800 ICS Replacement $800 Laboratory Fees (from January 1 st , 2025) Fee Amount ICS Declined $800 Test report Declined $800 © 2016-2026 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries. Page 3 The above fee tables assume no deductions will be made on payments to EMVCo for tax withholdings, bank fees, or other amounts (“Deductions”). If any Deductions are to be made, then the fee payable will be increased by such amount as necessary to ensure that the amounts that EMVCo actually receives, excluding taxes that EMVCo is required to collect, reflects the amounts in the above tables. In such case, written notice of the revised fee amount and Deductions must be given to EMVCo at least thirty (30) days before the date the payment is due, so that EMVCo can issue a revised invoice reflecting the fee and Deductions. The issuance of a revised invoice will not change the original due date for payment. © 2016-2026 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries. Page 4 Legal Notice This document is subject to change by EMVCo at any time. This document does not create any binding obligations upon EMVCo or any third party regarding the subject matter of this document, which obligations will exist, if at all, only to the extent set forth in separate written agreements executed by EMVCo or such third parties. In the absence of such a written agreement, no product provider, test laboratory or any other third party should rely on this document, and EMVCo shall not be liable for any such reliance. No product provider, test laboratory or other third party may refer to a product, service or facility as EMVCo approved, in form or in substance, nor otherwise state or imply that EMVCo (or any agent of EMVCo) has in whole or part approved a product provider, test laboratory or other third party or its products, services, or facilities, except to the extent and subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions expressly set forth in a written agreement with EMVCo, or in an approval letter, compliance certificate or similar document issued by EMVCo. All other references to EMVCo approval are strictly prohibited by EMVCo. Under no circumstances should EMVCo approvals, when granted, be construed to imply any endorsement or warranty regarding the security, functionality, quality, or performance of any particular product or service, and no party shall state or imply anything to the contrary. 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