Veterinary Services Import/Export User Fees

Last Modified: Marzo 22, 2024

Learn about Veterinary Services import/export user fees for, but not limited to, quarantine, facility use, permit processing, endorsing export certificates, inspections, and other services.

Code of Federal Regulations Part 130.1-103.7

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  • 9CFR 130.3(b): Individual Animals and Certain Birds Quarantined in APHIS-Owned or Operated Quarantine Facilities, including APHIS Animal Import Centers; and Fee for Use of Animal Ramp
  • 9CFR 130.3(c): Exclusive Use of Space at APHIS Animal Import Centers
  • 9CFR 130.3(c): Pet Birds Quarantined at APHIS-owned or Supervised Quarantine Facilities
  • 9CFR 130.3: Processing Permit Applications
  • 9CFR 130.3 Inspection of Live Animals at Land Border Ports Along the United States-Mexico border
  • 9CFR 130.3(d) Import or Entry Services for Live Animals at Land Border Ports along the United States-Canada Border
  • 9CFR 130.3(f): Endorse Export Certificates
  • 9CFR 130.3: Other Services
  • 9CFR 130.4: Inspecting and Approving Import/Export Facilities and Establishments
  • 9CFR 130.4: Hourly and Premium Rate User Fees

Veterinary Services Import/Export User Fees

9 CFR § 130.3(b): Individual Animals and Certain Birds Quarantined in APHIS-Owned or -Operated Quarantine Facilities, Including APHIS Animal Import Centers

Animal or Bird

Daily User Fees

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012*

Birds (excluding ratites and pet birds imported in accordance with Part 93 of this subchapter):
0–250 grams

$2.75

$2.75

$3.00

251–1,000 grams

8.75

9.00

9.25

Over 1,000 grams

19.00

20.00

21.00

Domestic or zoo animals (excepts equines, birds, and poultry):
Bison, bulls, camels, cattle, or zoo animals

153.00

158.00

162.00

All others, including, but not limited to, alpacas, llamas, goats, sheep, and swine

40.00

42.00

43.00

Equines (including zoo equines, but excluding miniature horses):
1st through 3rd day (fee per day)

405.00

417.00

429.00

4th through 7th day (fee per day)

292.00

301.00

310.00

8th through subsequent days (fee per day)

249.00

256.00

264.00

Miniature Horses
 

91.00

94.00

97.00

Poultry (including zoo poultry):
Doves, pigeons, quail

5.50

5.50

5.75

Chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pea fowl, pheasants

9.50

9.75

10.00

Large poultry and large waterfowl, including, but not limited to game cocks, geese, swans, and turkeys

22.00

23.00

24.00

Ratites:
Chicks (less than 3 months old)

14.00

14.00

15.00

Juveniles (3 months through 10 months old)

21.00

22.00

22.00

Adults (11 months old and older)

40.00

42.00

43.00

(b) * * *

Bird or Poultry (nonstandard housing, care, or handling)

Daily User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Birds 1–250 grams and doves, pigeons and quail

$8.75

$9.00

$9.25

Birds 251–1,000 grams and poultry such as chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pea fowl, and pheasants

19.00

20.00

21.00

Birds over 1,000 grams and large poultry and large winter fowl, including but not limited to gamecocks, geese, swans, and turkeys

37.00

39.00

40.00

9 CFR § 130.3(c): Exclusive Use of Space at APHIS Animal Import Centers

Animal Import Center

Monthly User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Newburgh, NY:
Space A—5,396 sq. ft. (503.1 sq)

$88,856.00

$91,513.00

$94,249.00

Space B—8,903 sq. ft. (827.1 sq)

146,605.00

150,989.00

155,504.00

Space C—905 sq. ft. (84.1 s.qm)

14,903.00

15,348.00

15,807.00

9 CFR § 130.3: Processing Import Permit Applications

Service

User Fee

Unit

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Import compliance assistance:
Simple (4 hours or less)Per shipment

$105.00

$108.00

$111.00

Complicated (more than 4 hours)Per shipment

531.00

548.00

565.00

Processing an application for a permit to import live animals, animal products or byproducts, organisms, vectors, or germplasm (embryos or semen) or to transport organisms or vectors 1
Initial permitPer application

141.00

145.00

150.00

Amended permitPer amended application

70.00

73.00

75.00

Renewed permit 2Per application

91.00

94.00

97.00

Processing an application for permit to import fetal bovine serum when facility inspection is requiredPer application

483.00

497.00

512.00

1 Using Veterinary Services Form 16-3, "Application for Permit to Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organism or Vectors," or Form 17-129, "Application for Import or in Transit Permits (Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs)"
2 Permits to import germplasm and live animals are not renewable.

9 CFR § 130.3: Inspection of Live Animals at Land Border Ports Along the United States-Mexico Border

Type of Live Animal

Per Head User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Any ruminants (including breeder ruminants) not covered below

$14.00

$14.00

$14.00

Feeder

4.00

4.00

4.00

Horses, other than slaughter

66.00

68.00

70.00

In-bond or in-transit

8.75

9.00

9.25

Slaughter

5.75

6.00

6.00

9 CFR §130.3(d): Import or Entry Services for Live Animals at Land Border Ports Along the United States-Canada Border

Type of Live Animal 

User Fee

Unit

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Animals being imported into the United States:
Breeding animals (Grade animals, except horses):
Sheep and goatsPer head

$0.75

$1.00

$1.00

SwinePer head

1.25

1.25

1.25

All othersPer head

5.00

5.25

5.25

Feeder animals:
Cattle (not including calves)Per head

2.50

2.50

2.50

Sheep and calvesPer head

1.00

1.00

1.00

SwinePer head

0.50

0.50

0.50

Horses (including registered horses) other than slaughter and in-transitPer head

43.00

45.00

46.00

Poultry (including eggs), imported for any purposePer load

75.00

77.00

80.00

Registered animals, all types (except horses)Per head

9.25

9.50

9.75

Slaughter animals, all types (except poultry)Per load

37.00

39.00

40.00

Animals transiting1 the United States
CattlePer head

2.50

2.50

2.50

Sheep and goatsPer head

0.50

0.50

0.50

SwinePer head

0.50

0.50

0.50

Horses and all other animalsPer head

10.00

10.00

11.00

1 The user fee in this section will be charged for in-transit authorizations at the port where the authorization services are performed. For additional services provided by APHIS at any port, the hourly user fee in §130.3 will apply.

9 CFR 130.3: Other Services

Service

User Fee

Unit

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Germplasm being exported:1
Embryo: Up to 5 donor pairsPer certificate

$124.00

$128.00

$132.00

Embryo: Each additional group of donor pairs, up to 5 pairs per group on the same certificatePer group of donor pairs

55.00

57.00

59.00

Embryo: SemenPer certificate

76.00

79.00

81.00

Release from export agricultural hold:
Simple (2 hours or less)Per release

105.00

108.00

111.00

Complicated (more than 2 hours)Per release

270.00

278.00

286.00

1 This user fee includes a single inspection and resealing of the container at the APHIS employee's regular tour of duty station or at a limited port. For each subsequent inspection and resealing required, the hourly user fee in § 130.3 will apply.

9 CFR § 130.3(c): Pet Birds

(a) * * *


Service

Pet Lot User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

(1) Which have been out of the United States 60 days or less

$162.00

$167.00

$172.00

(2) Which have been out of the United States for more than 60 days

385.00

397.00

409.00

(b) * * *


Number of Birds in Isolate

Daily User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

1

$14.00

$14.00

$15.00

2

17.00

17.00

18.00

3

19.00

20.00

21.00

4

22.00

23.00

24.00

5 or more

27.00

28.00

29.00

9 CFR § 130.4: Inspecting and Approving Import/Export Facilities and Establishments

Service

 

User Fee

Unit

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Embryo collection center inspection and approval (all inspections required during the year for facility approval).
 Per year$570.00$587.00$604.00
Inspection for approval of biosecurity level three labs (all inspections related to approving the laboratory for handling one defined set of organisms or vectors)1 
 Per inspection1,465.001,509.001,554.00
Inspection for approval of slaughter establishment:
Initial approval (all inspections)Per year559.00576.00593.00
Renewal (all inspections)Per year484.00499.00514.00
Inspection of approved establishments, warehouses, and facilities under 9 CFR Part 94 through 96:
Approval (compliance agreement) (all inspections for first year of 3-year approval)Per year597.00615.00633.00
Renewal (all inspections for second and third years of 3-year approval)Per year345.00355.00366.00
1 The hourly user fee rate in § 130.3 applies to biosecurity level two laboratories.

9 CFR § 130.3(f): Endorsing Export Certificates

(a) * * *


Certificate Categories

User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Animal and non-animal products

$48.00

$49.00

$51.00

Hatching eggs

45.00

46.00

48.00

Poultry (including slaughter poultry)

45.00

46.00

48.00

Ruminants, except slaughter ruminants moving to Canada or Mexico

49.00

51.00

52.00

Slaughter animals (except poultry but including ruminants) moving to Canada or Mexico

52.00

54.00

56.00

Other endorsements or certifications

36.00

37.00

38.00

(b)1 * * *


Number (1) of test or vaccinations and Number of animals or birds on the certificate

User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

1–2 tests or vaccinations:
Nonslaughter horses to Canada:
First horse

$57.00

$59.00

$60.00

Each additional horse

6.50

6.75

7.00

Other animals or birds:
First animal

114.00

117.00

121.00

Each additional animal

6.50

6.75

7.00

3–6 tests or vaccinations:
First animal

141.00

145.00

150.00

Each additional animal

11.00

11.00

12.00

7 or more tests or vaccinations:
First animal

163.00

168.00

173.00

Each additional animal

13.00

13.00

14.00

1 Rabies vaccinations are not included in this number.

The user fees prescribed in this section will not apply to an export health certificate if the export health certificate is prepared for endorsement completely at the site of the inspection by an APHIS veterinarian in the course of performing inspection or supervision services for the animals listed on the certificate. If a service must be conducted on a Sunday or holiday or at any other time outside the normal tour of duty of the employee, then reimbursable overtime must be paid for each service, in addition to the user fee listed in this section.

There is a maximum charge of 12 times the hourly rate in 9 CFR § 130.3.

9 CFR § 130.4: Hourly and Premium Rate User Fees

(a) * * *

 

 

User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Hourly rate:
Per hour

$124.00

$128.00

$132.00

Per quarter hour

31.00

32.00

33.00

Per service minimum fee

37.00

39.00

40.00

(b) * * *


Overtime Rates (outside the employee's normal tour of duty)

Premium Rate User Fee

Oct. 1, 2010–Sept. 30, 2011

Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2012

Beginning Oct. 1, 2012

Premium hourly rate Monday through Saturday and holidays:
Per hour

$148.00

$152.00

$156.00

Per quarter hour

37.00

38.00

39.00

Premium hourly rate for Sundays:
Per hour

168.00

172.00

176.00

Per quarter hour

42.00

43.00

44.00

FY 2012 fees will remain in effect until future dockets are put in place.