Keokuk Grain Inspection Service 

2626 Belmont Road 

Keokuk, Iowa 52632 

Telephone 319-524-6482 

Benjamin D. Mills

 President 

 

 

William O. Mills

 Treasurer/Secretary 

Schedule of Inspection Fees and Charges

Effective date: November 1, 2023 

Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official service and

OAs will assess only those fees appearing on their current approved fee schedule. 

Regular Hours: 0700 to 1500 Monday through Friday except holidays $24.00 per hour 

per individual shall be assessed in 1/4-hour intervals for all service where an hourly rate 

is indicated.

Overtime, Saturday Hourly Rate: $36.00 per hour, the rate assessed for overtime hours 

will be in addition to the normal unit fee. Hourly rates will be assessed in 1/4-hour 

increments.

Sunday and Holiday Hourly Rate: $48.00 per hour, the rate assessed for double hours 

will be in addition to the normal unit fee. Hourly rates will be assessed in 1/4-hour 

increments.

Holidays: New Year Eve & Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth 

of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve & Day.

Mileage: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per mile actual miles traveled. 

Any change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard 

mileage rate (Prorated when possible).

Travel Time: Travel time will be assessed portal-to-portal at the applicable hourly 

rate. Except no travel time will assessed for barge inspection, when 

loading is completed in one trip to elevator 

Standby Time: Standby time will be assessed at the applicable hourly 

rate whenever an applicant causes a delay and does not release the 

service representative to perform other duties. 

Minimum Fee: A minimum of 5 containers per trip, plus the unit fees 

and hourly rate, 

as applicable 
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, Attachment 1. Invoices will identify assessed administrative tonnage fees as 

separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type.

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.

Official Commercial Inspections are available upon request and fees will negotiated on 

a case-by-case basis.

The unit fees do not include state tax if applicable. 
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Effective: November 1, 2023

Official Services: Includes Administrative fees and sampling except where indicated:

Fees

Railcar, per car ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $20.00

Truck or Trailer, per carrier --------------------------------------------------------------------- $8.80 

Barge, probe sample, per 1,000 Bu. or fraction thereof ------------------------------------- $4.25

Barge, D/T per 1,000 Bu or fraction thereof, plus sampler hourly rate ------------------- $4.25

Containers (minimum of 5 containers per trip) ----------------------------------------------- $16.78

Sampler attendant fee, per hour ----------------------------------------------------------------- $24.00

Factor only determination, official sample, same as carrier

Factor only Submitted sample or reinspection per factor not to 

exceed full grade fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $10.75

Submitted Sample or reinspection based on file ---------------------------------------------- $10.75

Reinspection based on new sample same as original fee

Sampling only, Railcar, Truck/Trailer, per car ----------------------------------------------- $8.40

All other lots, per bushel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $0.003

Condition examination, plus sampling fee ---------------------------------------------------- $8.00 

Stowage examination, when certificate is requested, at the applicable hourly 

Insect Damaged Kernels, per 100 g, requested or required --------------------------------- $5.00 

Stress Crack Analysis, single or multiple ------------------------------------------------------ $15.00

Aflatoxin Test ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $35.00

Fumonisin Test ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $35.00 

Vomitoxin Test (Neogen) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $35.00

Waxy Corn Determination, per request -------------------------------------------------------- $16.00 

Phytosanitary inspection, per hopper car------------------------------------------------------- $19.00

Barge Class X weight 100%, per 1,000 Bu or fraction thereof, $15.00 

per hour or the applicable hourly --------------------------------------------------------------- $2.00

Class Y weights per hopper car ----------------------------------------------------------------- $2.00

Special shipping & handling of samples

Via UPS, FED EX, etc - in addition to unit fees ---------------------------------------------- $8.00 

Services not covered by the above fees will be performed at the 

applicable hourly rate plus travel and mileage.