Published fees and transaction calculator

Published schedule, estimate first, confirm before settlement

Carbon Trader® publishes the active fee schedule so buyers, sellers, forestry participants, suppliers and Enterprise API users can understand the likely platform charges before using a workflow. The calculator above is designed for indicative estimates. Final charges may depend on the signed mandate, trade value, settlement model, registry actions, payment method, pass-through provider costs, currency conversion, tax treatment, evidence requirements, quality review depth and any bespoke enterprise agreement that applies to an approved organisation account.

Unless a fee item states otherwise, Carbon Trader® platform fees are exclusive of GST and external pass-through costs. Pass-through costs may include bank fees, payment-provider fees, registry fees, legal or assurance charges, foreign-exchange charges, courier or document costs, identity verification costs and other third-party charges required to complete a transaction. Where a transaction is cancelled, reversed, rejected by compliance checks, affected by registry delay or unable to settle, the relevant mandate, platform terms and settlement instructions determine which fees, refunds or pass-through costs apply.

The public fee schedule is structured by activity category. Marketplace and listing charges support public discovery, supplier onboarding and verified inventory. Broker and RFQ charges support mandate intake, buyer outreach, seller outreach, quote comparison, negotiation and contract-note preparation. Settlement and escrow charges support buyer-fund checks, completion records, release controls and evidence packs. Quality, claim and retirement charges support credit descriptor review, claim suitability checks, registry transfer evidence, retirement instructions and public claim documentation. Subscription and Enterprise API charges support organisation accounts, data access, reporting, account exports and webhook integrations.

Carbon Trader® may agree bespoke pricing for approved enterprise, broker-assisted, government, high-volume or complex cross-border workflows. Bespoke pricing does not change the need for KYC/KYB, AML/CFT screening, authority verification, registry evidence, claim discipline or appropriate settlement controls. A fee estimate should not be treated as legal, tax, accounting, investment, financial product, environmental-claim or registry advice. Participants should take their own advice where the treatment of NZUs, international voluntary units, advertising claims, fair trading obligations, Commerce Commission guidance, climate reporting, aviation use, Article 6 treatment or tax consequences may be material.

For transparency, the authenticated account area and Enterprise API use the same active schedule source as this public page, subject to any scoped organisation agreement recorded by Carbon Trader®. The operations console controls publication of later schedule versions, and the API returns the schedule version used for estimates. Users should save the final estimate, invoice, settlement instruction and completion statement with their transaction records.