May 15, 2025
The fee for filing a Premerger Notification and Report Form is currently:
| 2025 Adjusted applicable size of transaction* | 2025 Adjusted filing fee |
| less than $179.4 million | $30,000 |
| not less than $179.4 million but less than $555.5 million | $105,000 |
| not less than $555.5 million but less than $1.111 billion | $265,000 |
| not less than $1.111 billion but less than $2.222 billion | $425,000 |
| not less than $2.222 billion but less than $5.555 billion | $850,000 |
| $5.555 billion or more | $2,390,000 |
* Size-of-Transaction is equal to the aggregate total value of voting securities, assets, or non-corporate interests held as a result of the acquisition. See Introductory Guide II and other Aggregation materials available under HSR Resources for more guidance.
The acquiring person is responsible for the payment of the fee at the time of filing. The parties may make alternative arrangements, such as splitting the fee, and should note them in the Fee Information section of the Form. Fees are payable to the Federal Trade Commission by electronic wire transfer (EWT) or, if necessary, by bank cashier's check or certified check. The preferred method of payment is EWT (See Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Fedwire Funds Services). The fee must be paid in U.S. dollars. The sender is responsible for any service, transfer or wiring fees charged by its bank or financial institution.
Paying by Electronic Wire Transfer
Fees paid by EWT will be deposited to the Treasury's account at the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045-0001.
To ensure filing fees paid by EWT are attributed to the appropriate payer filing notification, the payer must provide the following information to the bank initiating the EWT. (For payments by Fedwire, the required information should be entered exactly as shown below. If the EWT is sent through another funds transfer system, some of the fields below may not be applicable.)
| Fedwire Field | Fedwire Field Name | Required Information |
| {1510} | Type/Subtype | 1000 |
| {2000} | Amount | (enter payment amount) |
| {3400} | Receiver ABA routing number * | 021030004 (if using a non-US bank, include one of the two following SWIFT codes: TREAS_NYC or FRNYUS33XXX) |
| {3400} | Receiver ABA short name | TREAS NYC |
| {3600} | Business Function Code | CTR (or CTP) |
| {4200} | Beneficiary Identifier (account number) | 829000001005 |
| {4200} | Beneficiary Name | FTC – Premerger Notification Office |
| {5000} | Originator | (enter the name of the originator of the payment) |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 1 | (enter contact information for the originator of the payment) |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 2 | (enter the name of the UPE as it appears on p.1 of the Form) |
Please adhere carefully to this procedure to ensure that the fee payment is properly credited and to avoid delays in the start of the waiting period. Failure to provide the necessary information in a timely manner may result in the filing being deemed non-compliant until the filing fee is confirmed. See, 57 FR 47466 (October 16, 1992).
Paying by Check
The Commission strongly discourages check payments. However, if an EWT cannot be arranged, the Commission will accept a check, sent to Financial Operations. Cashiers or certified checks are preferred. Make the check payable to the Federal Trade Commission and deliver to:
Federal Trade Commission
Financial Operations Division
600 Pennsylvania Ave, Drop H-790
Washington, DC 20580
Please see PNO’s blog post with tips about filing fees. The blog post was published in 2020 and contains references to the then-current version of the Form, but all the substantive tips and PNO procedures it discusses remain valid. Please email premerger@ftc.gov with questions about fees for particular filings or filing fees in general.