Steve Troxler North Carolina Department of Agriculture Peter Thornton

Commissioner and Consumer Services Director

Division of Marketing

Jason W. Jernigan, Program Administrator

GRAIN INSPECTION FEES AND CHARGES

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2023 this revised fee schedule supersedes all other fee 

schedules issued by this agency. “Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees 

for official services and OA’s will assess only those fees appearing on their current approved fee.

ESTABLISHED INSPECTION POINTS:

Selma – Alex Brubaker, Supervisor Hours: M-F (except holidays) 

 7:00am-3:00pm 

 Phone: 919-202-5774: Fax 919-202-9215 

Fayetteville – Detric Mcearchern, Supervisor Hours: M-F (except holidays) 

 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 

 Phone: 910-486-1630 

Elizabeth City – Michael Brock, Supervisor Hours: M-F (except holidays) 

 7:00 am –3:00 pm 

 Phone: 252-337-9782; Fax: 252-337-9784 

HOURLY RATE AND REGULAR HOURS: (Including travel time and sampling time): 

Twenty-eight dollars and zero cents ($28.00) per hour per individual at the 

hours specified above per location with One-half hour allowed for a meal 

on each shift. Monday through Friday EXCEPT holidays. 

All other hours will be considered overtime. Fees are calculated to the 

nearest one-quarter hour. 

OVERTIME HOURLY RATE: Forty-two dollars and zero cents 

($42.00) per hour per individual assessed in one quarter hour 

increments. A six-hour minimum charge for all call backs will be 

assessed. 

1020 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1020 

(919) 707-3100  Fax (919) 733-0999  www.ncagr.gov/markets 

An Equal Opportunity Employer 
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HOLIDAY: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 

Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and all other days the Governor declares a 

holiday. Holiday hours will be charged forty-two dollars and zero cents ($42.00) per hour. 

MILEAGE RATE: Mileage will be charged at the IRS business prevailing rate for all miles 

traveled, calculated to and/or from the nearest inspection point. Mileage will be prorated when 

more than one firm is serviced in one trip.

PER DIEM: Current state rate plus mileage if personnel are required to remain away from 

established inspection point over night. 

Official Inspection Service: Unit Fees: Includes Grading & Certification

 

Container, per container.................................................................................... $24.50

Rail Car, per car................................................................................................$19.85

Rail Car, per car, factor analysis

1 or 2 factors..........................................................................................$13.85

Truck or trailer, per carrier ...............................................................................$15.00 

Truck or trailer, factor only, max of 2 ................................................................$9.54

Bulk lots, i.e., warehouse, Barges per lot 1,000 bushel ......................................$4.25

Additional factor (not a grading factor) requested in

conjunction with official grade, per factor ..............................................$6.00

 Submitted sample, per sample ..........................................................................$10.04

Submitted sample, factor only, max 2 factors.....................................................$7.64

Reinspection, based on file sample, per sample ...............................................$11.55

Reinspection, based on new sample, the applicable carrier fee.

Stowage examination, per truck, car or container............................................. $12.20

Stowage examination, per Barge ......................................................................$25.00

Stowage examination, per Vessel ...................................................................$100.00

Official Weigh Certificate per Carrier................................................................ $7.70

Official Sample Only 

Rail or Container...................................................................................$14.20

Truck .......................................................................................................$8.54

Bulk Lots, Barge or Local 1000 bus. or fraction thereof......................... $3.25

Aflatoxin........................................................................................................... $45.00

Vomitoxin (Don) .............................................................................................. $45.00 

Oil & Protein ....................................................................................................$22.20

Security Seals – Serialized Plastic ......................................................................$0.50

High Security Seal – Serialized Bolt ..................................................................$2.00

Fax and Extra Copies per certificate...................................................................$2.50

Phytosanitation fee of Bulk Lot ........................................................... $225.00 

 
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• 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. 

Mailing charges will be billed at the applicable rate.

Official Commercial Inspection is available to all applicants and will be negotiated on a case by case basis.

Service requests not covered by the above fees will be performed at the applicable hourly rate. Special 

request testing not performed by the NCDA will be sent to the USDA- FGIS for testing and assessed at 

their approved rates.