TRI-STATE GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. 

3906 RIVER ROAD 

CINCINNATI, OHIO 45204 

513-251-6571 

SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES 

EFFECTIVE DATE : January 1, 2023. This Schedule of Fees and Charges supersedes all other fees schedules previously 

issued. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official services and official agencies will assess 

only those fees appearing on their current approved fee schedule. 

FGIS SUPERVISION FEES : In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS supervision fees for domestic U.S.grain shipments 

inspected and/or weighed, including land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton 

rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 2. Invoices will identify assessed 

supervision fees as separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type. 

FGIS ADMINISTRATIVE TONNAGE FEES : In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS administrative tonnage fees for 

export grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at 

the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment2. Invoices 

will identify assessed supervision fees as separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type. 

REGULAR HOURS : 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday. All hourly charges will be assessed in 1/4 hour 

increments as follows. 

HOURLY RATE : Sampler and/or Technician ..............$21.85 per regular man hour. 

Inspector.....................................$27.50 per regular man hour.

OVERTIME HOURLY RATES : One and One-Half times the hourly rate. Applies to Saturday and other than regular 

hours. Minimum of four (4) hours per person is assessed for Saturday, Sunday, Holidays and hours outside regular hours if not 

directly preceding or following working hours. 

SUNDAY & HOLIDAY HOURLY RATE : Double the hourly rate for Sundays and Holidays. Holidays include: New 

Years Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, 

Christmas Day, and New Years Eve Day. Holidays falling on a Saturday will be celebrated on the preceding Friday and 

holidays falling on Sunday will be celebrated on the following Monday. 

MILEAGE : The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed for all services performed. All miles are from portal to portal. 

Any change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. Mileage and Travel time will be 

prorated where possible. 

PER DIEM : $23.50 per day per individual, plus lodging expense, when required 

to stay overnight away from the main office location. 

MINIMUM FEE : A 4-hour minimum fee at the applicable hourly rate per person 

required will be assessed for all barges that are probe sampled. Travel time will not 

be charged when minimum fee applies. 

FINANCE CHARGE : 1.5% per month after 30 days of Statement Date. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRI-STATE GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. 

3906 RIVER ROAD 

CINCINNATI, OHIO 45204 

513-251-6571 

OFFICIAL SERVICES : Sampling time, Standby time, Mileage, and Travel time will be assessed at the applicable hourly 

rate for all services listed below when applicable. One half the applicable hourly rate will be assessed for grading in addition to 

the following fees when applicant requests grades outside regular hours 

. 

Barge and Bulk Lot inspections per 1,000 Bushels and part there of (minimum 25k Bushels inspected).. $4.10 

Railcars per unit.................................................................................................................................... $19.00 

Truck or Trailer per unit ............................................................................................................................. $12.45 

Containers per unit ....................................................................................................... $19.95 

Domestic Stowage Examination, Barge, per certificate............................................................................... $36.50 

Domestic Stowage Examination, carriers other than barges, per certificate................................................. $6.75 

Submitted Sample, grade determination, per certificate.............................................................................. $10.75 

Submitted Sample, factor only determination, 1 factor, per certificate....................................................... $6.00 

Submitted Sample, factor only determination, 2 factors, per certificate....................................................... $9.15 

Special Factor Request, ( i.e., garlic count, broken corn & foreign material, stress cracks, rodent excreta, 

dead insect count, etc.) per determination............................................................ $4.86 

Reinspection, based on file sample, per certificate........................................................ $ 9.42 

Reinspections or Fumigation verifications based on a new sample, same as original carrier fee. 

Waxy Corn per test........................................................................................... $ 6.50 

Stress Test per test........................................................................................... $ 6.50 

Inspection Report – Insects in Grain (FGIS-921-2).......................................... $ 6.50 

Aflatoxin per test ................................................................................... $31.00 

Fumonisin per test.................................................................................. $31.00 

Vomitoxin (DON) per test........................................................................ $31.00 

Weights (Class X or Class Y) per carrier plus applicable hourly rate...................... $ 3.14 

PERSONNEL SAFETY : At times the need for two people to provide sampling services may result in increased costs to the 

applicant. When a safe fall protection system is available TGIS personnel are required to utilize that system provided, if no 

safe access is available TGIS will refuse to provide the requested service. TGIS reserves the right to determine the number of 

personnel required to provide services requested. 

OFFICIAL COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS : Official Commercial Inspections are offered and will be negotiated, on a 

case by case basis, from the approved fees schedule. 

Services not covered by the above fees will be assessed the Hourly Rate. Mileage will be assessed. 

Services are to be requested by 2:00 pm on the preceding regular business day. All other requests for services will 

be honored as soon as personnel are available. 
TRI-STATE GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. 

3906 RIVER ROAD 

CINCINNATI, OHIO 45204 

513-251-6571 

SERVICES NOT PROVIDED UNDER THE USGSA 

EFFECTIVE DATE : November 1, 2022 

GRAIN INSPECTION INSTRUCTION : Mileage, and Travel, and Standby time will be assessed when 

applicable. 

Grain Inspection Instruction per regular man hour per instructor.................... $27.50 

Grain Inspection Training Certification per certificate.................................. $17.50 

CERTIFIED WEIGHT SUPERVISION : Mileage, and Travel, and Standby time will be assessed when 

applicable. 

Weight Supervision per regular man hour............................................................. $27.50 

Weighman certification fee per certificate................................................................ $35.00 

Truck or Trailer with Official Inspection per unit....................................................... $ 2.00 

Truck or Trailer without Official Inspection per unit................................................. $ 3.00 

Railcars with Official Inspection per unit................................................................... $ 3.50 

Railcars without Official Inspection per unit............................................................. $ 5.00 

Barges with Official Inspection per unit..................................................................... $20.00 

Barges without Official Inspection per unit................................................................. $35.00 

CHECKTESTING SERVICES : Mileage, and Travel, and Standby will be assessed when applicable. 

Regular Hourly Rate per man hour........................................................................... $27,50 

Inspection Equipment per unit ................................................................................... $25.00 

OTHER SERVICES : Mileage, and Travel, and Standby will be assessed when applicable. 

Regular Hourly Rate per man hour........................................................................ $27.50 

Services not covered by the above fees will be assessed the Regular Hourly Rate. 

Mileage will be assessed.