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User Fees for Endorsement
of International Health Certifications Increase October 1
by Michele Vichich
User Fee rates
for endorsement of international health certifications and other
Export and Import related services will increase the 1st
of October each year.
USER FEE RATES FOR EXPORT AND IMPORT SERVICES
PROVIDED BY USDA, APHIS, VETERINARY SERVICES
ENDORSEMENT OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES
Simple
Certificates:
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10/1/2010
to
9-30-2011 |
10/1/2011
to
9-30-2012 |
10-1-2012
To
9-30-2013 |
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Products-Animal & Non Animal
(VS Form
16-4) |
$48.00 |
$49.00 |
$51.00 |
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Hatching
Eggs |
$45.00 |
$46.00 |
$48.00 |
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Poultry,
including Slaughter Poultry
(VS
Forms 17-6) |
$45.00 |
$46.00 |
$48.00 |
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Ruminants, except slaughter ruminants moving to Canada
or Mexico |
$49.00 |
$51.00 |
$52.00 |
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Slaughter Animals (except poultry) moving to Canada or
Mexico |
$52.00 |
$54.00 |
$56.00 |
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Other
Endorsements or Certificates (including dog& cat
certificates; APHIS Form 7001 & others) |
$36.00 |
$37.00 |
$38.00 |
Variable
Fee Certificates:
(Based on the
number of tests or vaccinations & number of animals or birds on
the Certificate)
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10/1/2010
to
9-30-2011 |
10/1/2011
to
9-30-2012 |
10-1-2012
To
9-30-2013 |
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1-2 tests or Vaccinations
Nonslaughter horses to Canada:
First
animal |
$57.00 |
$59.00 |
$60.00 |
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Each
additional animal |
$6.50 |
$6.75 |
$7.00 |
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Other
large animals or birds: ---ALSO
FOR PET DOGS AND CATS TRAVELING TO THE FOLLOWING
COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM,SWEDEN, REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND, JAPAN, TAIWAN, ISRAEL AND NORWAY |
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First
animal |
$114.00 |
$117.00 |
$121.00 |
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Each
additional animal |
$6.50 |
$6.75 |
$7.00 |
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3-6 test
or vaccinations: ------ALSO
FOR PET DOGS TRAVELING TO SOUTH AFRICA, AND CATS
TRAVELING TO ICELAND |
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First
animal |
$141.00 |
$145.00 |
$150.00 |
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Each
additional animal |
$11.00 |
$11.00 |
$12.00 |
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10/1/2010
to
9-30-2011 |
10/1/2011
to
9-30-2012 |
10-1-2012
To
9-30-2013 |
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7 or
more tests or vaccinations:
ALSO FOR DOGS &
CATS TRAVELING TO ICELAND
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First
animal |
$163.00 |
$168.00 |
$173.00 |
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Each
additional animal |
$13.00 |
$13.00 |
$14.00 |
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Germplasm Certificates:
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Embryo:
(Per certificate)
Up to 5
donor pairs |
$124.00 |
$128.00 |
$132.00
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Each
additional group of donor
Pairs,
up to 5 pairs per group, On the same Certificate |
$55.00 |
$57.00 |
$59.00 |
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Semen:
(Per certificate) |
$76.00 |
$79.00 |
$81.00 |
EXPORT & IMPORT SERVICES PROVIDED AT AN HOURLY
RATE
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10/1/2010
to
9-30-2011 |
10/1/2011
to
9-30-2012 |
10-1-2012
To
9-30-2013 |
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Hourly
Rate:
(Monday
through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30PM) |
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Per hour
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$124.00 |
$128.00 |
$132.00 |
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Per
quarter hour
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$31.00 |
$32.00 |
$33.00 |
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Minimum
fee per service
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$37.00 |
$39.00 |
$40.00 |
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Overtime
Rate:
Premium
hourly rate Monday through Saturday & Holidays: |
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Per hour |
$148.00 |
$152.00 |
$156.00
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Per
quarter hour
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$37.00 |
$38.00 |
$39.00 |
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Premium
rate for Sundays:
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Per hour
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$168.00 |
$172.00 |
$176.00 |
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Per
quarter hour
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$42.00 |
$43.00 |
$44.00 |
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Note: All hourly rates include travel
time.
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COMMON
REQUEST FOR IMPORT SERVICES:
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Re-Importation of pet Birds:
(U.S.
origin birds being returned to the U.S. are eligible for
home quarantine. Non U.S. origin birds must go through
30 day quarantine at the port of entry-Usually New York
or Miami.)
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10/1/2010
to
9-30-2011 |
10/1/2011
to
9-30-2012 |
10-1-2012
To
9-30-2013 |
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Pet
birds which have been out of
The U.S.
60 days or less |
$162.00 |
$167.00 |
$172.00 |
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Pet
birds which have been out of
the U.S.
more than 60 days |
$385.00 |
$397.00 |
$409.00 |
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Import
Compliance Assistance:
(Shipments stopped by agricultural hold)
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Simple
(4 hours or less)
Per
Shipment |
$105.00 |
$108.00 |
$111.00 |
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Complicated (more than 4 hours)
Per
Shipment |
$531.00 |
$548.00 |
$565.00 |
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Note: Flat fees apply only to shipments
of germplasm. Other compliance assistance is charged by
the hour.
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ANSWERS TO
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
User fees must
be paid by check or money order made payable to “USDA, APHIS,
VS”.
If user fee
charges are routine, then an account may be opened with USDA,
APHIS. Please contact the MD/DE/DC Area Office (phone number
410-349-9708), for information on how to apply for an account.
The animal
import regulations of other countries may be found on the
Internet. This website is maintained by USDA, APHIS, Veterinary
Services and is always up-to-date. The URL is
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie.iregs/animals.
All livestock,
horses, poultry and bird certificates for international export
must be issued by a federally accredited veterinarian and
endorsed by USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services. Pet dog and cat
certificates may or may not require our endorsement. When
endorsement is necessary, it is because it is required by the
country of destination. Commercial shipments of dogs and cats,
(usually defined by the country of destination as animals not
traveling with an owner, or more than two animals in a
shipment), usually require a USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
endorsement of their international health certificate.
Certificates for
endorsement may be mailed to our office with original copies of
all laboratory tests results, and a check or money order to
cover the user fee. The postal service is too slow in some
situations. Therefore certificates for endorsement may be sent
to our office by Federal Express, UPS, or overnight mail with a
prepaid air bill or stamped and addressed express mail envelope
enclosed for return. We can only pay return charges or postage
for regular mail, to return certificates to a sender.
Clients may also
hand carry certificates to our office for endorsement. If they
wish to do this they will need to schedule an appointment. Our
appointments are scheduled Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to
3:00PM. However, it behooves your client to call for an
appointment for this service.
Our e-mail
address:
VSVMD@usda.gov
Send Certificates to the
Following address:
USDA, APHIS,
Veterinary Services
1598 Whitehall
Road
Annapolis, MD
21409
(410)
349-9708
(301) 261-8113
FAX
PAPERWORK TO SEND:
*
International Health Certificate Form #7001
* Rabies
certificate
*
Bilingual certificate (if required by the country of destination
* Check or
money order payable to: “USDA, APHIS, VS”
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