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Agriculture Inspection and User Fees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced in an interim rule that it has removed the inspection exemption for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables imported from Canada. The interim rule also removes the exemption from user fees for all commercial vessels, trucks, railroad cars and aircraft, as well as international passengers entering the United States from Canada.
Effective January 1, 2007, air passengers arriving in the United States will no longer be exempt from the international air passenger user fee. Effective March 1, 2007, the remaining provisions of the rule will take effect, including the removal of the user fee exemption for all commercial conveyances entering the United States from Canada.
The amended regulations will enable APHIS and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection to recover their agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) costs through user fees and expand AQI activities along the U.S.-Canada border, thereby decreasing the risk of pests and diseases entering the United States from Canada.
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June 12, 2007 USDA Proposes to Adjust Export Certification User Fees For Plants and Plant Products
May 30, 2007 Inspection and User Fee Requirements for Commercial Trucks, Railroad Cars Entering the United States From Canada Begin June 1
Nov 17, 2006 USDA Delays Removal Of Exemptions From Inspection And User Fee Requirements For Canada
Aug 28, 2006 USDA Announces Inspection And User Fee Requirements For Agricultural Products Imported From Canada
Dec 10, 2004 USDA Amends User Fee Regulations For Agricultural Services
Related Documents
Interim Rule: Agriculture Inspection And AQI User Fees Along The U.S./Canada Border
Preliminary Economic Analysis
Last Modified: October 19, 2007
