diff --git a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/client.go b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47e6df2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+package data
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
+)
+
+// NewClientset creates a Kubernetes clientset with default rate limiting.
+func NewClientset(kubeCfgPath string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeCfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
+}
+
+// NewClientsetWithRateLimiter creates a Kubernetes clientset with custom QPS and burst rate limiting.
+func NewClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath string, qps float32, burst int) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeCfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	config.QPS = qps
+	config.RateLimiter = flowcontrol.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(qps, burst)
+	return kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
+}
diff --git a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps/configmap.go b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps/configmap.go
index e4c70f30..6ce936a7 100644
--- a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps/configmap.go
+++ b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps/configmap.go
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/kperf/cmd/kperf/commands/utils"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
+	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 
@@ -72,6 +71,16 @@ var configmapAddCommand = cli.Command{
 			Usage: "Total amount of configmaps",
 			Value: 10,
 		},
+		cli.Float64Flag{
+			Name:  "qps",
+			Usage: "QPS for the Kubernetes client rate limiter to control configmap operations",
+			Value: 30,
+		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "burst",
+			Usage: "Burst for the Kubernetes client rate limiter to control configmap operations",
+			Value: 10,
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		if cliCtx.NArg() != 1 {
@@ -94,12 +103,15 @@ var configmapAddCommand = cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		namespace := cliCtx.GlobalString("namespace")
-		err = prepareNamespace(kubeCfgPath, namespace)
+		qps := float32(cliCtx.Float64("qps"))
+		burst := cliCtx.Int("burst")
+
+		clientset, err := data.NewClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath, qps, burst)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		clientset, err := newClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath, 30, 10)
+		err = prepareNamespace(clientset, namespace)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ var configmapDelCommand = cli.Command{
 		kubeCfgPath := cliCtx.GlobalString("kubeconfig")
 		labelSelector := fmt.Sprintf("app=%s,cmName=%s", appLebel, cmName)
 
-		clientset, err := newClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath, 30, 10)
+		clientset, err := data.NewClientset(kubeCfgPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -155,7 +167,7 @@ var configmapListCommand = cli.Command{
 	Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		namespace := cliCtx.GlobalString("namespace")
 		kubeCfgPath := cliCtx.GlobalString("kubeconfig")
-		clientset, err := newClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath, 30, 10)
+		clientset, err := data.NewClientset(kubeCfgPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -201,7 +213,7 @@ var configmapListCommand = cli.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func prepareNamespace(kubeCfgPath string, namespace string) error {
+func prepareNamespace(clientset *kubernetes.Clientset, namespace string) error {
 	if namespace == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("namespace cannot be empty")
 	}
@@ -210,12 +222,7 @@ func prepareNamespace(kubeCfgPath string, namespace string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	clientset, err := newClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath, 30, 10)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, err = clientset.CoreV1().Namespaces().Create(context.TODO(), &corev1.Namespace{
+	_, err := clientset.CoreV1().Namespaces().Create(context.TODO(), &corev1.Namespace{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: namespace,
 		},
@@ -246,21 +253,6 @@ func checkConfigmapParams(size int, groupSize int, total int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newClientsetWithRateLimiter(kubeCfgPath string, qps float32, burst int) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
-	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeCfgPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	config.QPS = qps
-	config.RateLimiter = flowcontrol.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(qps, burst)
-	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return clientset, nil
-}
-
 var letterRunes = []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
 
 func randString(n int) (string, error) {
diff --git a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/root.go b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/root.go
index d1cbc5a1..b24c893d 100644
--- a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/root.go
+++ b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/root.go
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 package data
 
 import (
-	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps"
-	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/daemonsets"
-
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
 var Command = cli.Command{
 	Name:  "data",
 	Usage: "Create data for runkperf",
-	Subcommands: []cli.Command{
-		configmaps.Command,
-		daemonsets.Command,
-	},
+}
+
+// RegisterSubcommands adds subcommands to the data command.
+// This is called from the parent package to avoid import cycles,
+// allowing sub-packages to import the data package for shared utilities.
+func RegisterSubcommands(cmds ...cli.Command) {
+	Command.Subcommands = append(Command.Subcommands, cmds...)
 }
diff --git a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/root.go b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/root.go
index cf311215..50796d1f 100644
--- a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/root.go
+++ b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/root.go
@@ -11,12 +11,21 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/bench"
 	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data"
+	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/configmaps"
+	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/data/daemonsets"
 	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/warmup"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	data.RegisterSubcommands(
+		configmaps.Command,
+		daemonsets.Command,
+	)
+}
+
 // App returns kperf application.
 func App() *cli.App {
 	return &cli.App{