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HASTINGS GRAIN INSPECTION, INC.

3800 Utecht Avenue*Hastings, NE 68901

Phone: (402) 462-4254 or (402) 462-6891*Fax: (402) 462-4100

hginsp@hastingsgrain.com

USGSA FEE SCHEDULE AND CHARGES

Effective Date: January 1, 2024 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

Regular Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday EXCEPT holidays. 

Regular, Standby, Travel, Overtime, Sunday, & Holiday Hourly Rates: Assessed in half-hour increments.

 Inspectors/Sampler 

Regular.............................................................................$30.00 

Saturday & other than regular weekly hours.................................$45.00 

Sunday & Holidays...............................................................$60.00 

Standby/Travel, above applicable rate applies. Overtime & Holiday rates applied in addition to unit fees. 

Holidays include New Year’s Day, 1⁄2 day New Year’s Eve to be observed in the afternoon, Memorial Day, 

July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, After Noon the day after Thanksgiving, 1⁄2 day Christmas Eve to be 

observed in the afternoon, & Christmas Day.

Minimum of 4 hours per person assessed for outside of regular hours if not directly preceding or following 

regular business hours. 

Check testing of on-site equipment, DT Samplers, and Power probes will have an applicable hourly rate 

Hastings Grain Inspection reserves the right to determine the number of inspection personnel to properly 

service the customer. 

Mileage Rate: IRS standard rate will be assessed for actual miles traveled. Any change to the mileage rate 

is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. 

Intermittent Onsite Lab Service: Carrier or sample fee, applicable travel, mileage, and $20.00 Per Diem 

expenses per day per Individual, plus any lodging expenses incurred when onsite grading for shuttle trains. 
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Official Services: Official grading and factor only unit fees, sampling NOT included EXCEPT as indicated. 

Carlot unit grading fee, per car $20.00 

Sampling Fee per car basis (D/T) 5.00 

Sampling Fee per car basis (Probe) 10.00 

Truck/Trailer, sampling included, per carrier 12.00 

Container (plus hourly rate) 14.00 

Submitted sample inspection, per sample 9.00 

Factor only determination, damage 8.00 

Factor only determination, all other factors, per factor (not to exceed full grade fee) 4.00 

Wheat Insect-damage kernel determination, Basis100 grams (as required or per request) 5.50 

Mycotoxin Testing 33.00 

Waxy corn, per request 10.00 

Reinspection, basis file sample, per sample 10.00 

Reinspection, basis new sample, same as carrier and sample fee.

Protein, initial or reinspection (wheat) 6.00 

Protein, Oil, initial or reinspection (soybean) 6.00 

Protein, Oil, Starch, initial or reinspection (corn) 6.00 

Chemical Test (Bleaching) 1.50 

Stress Crack Test 8.00 

Stowage examination, when separate certificate issued 3.00 

Official ServicesX Weights- 100% Weighing Supervision, per carrier-Certified Weights 4.50 

Y Weights- 25% Weighting Supervision per Carrier-Certified Weights 3.00 

Actual certificate delivery charge when other than first class mail requested.

Applicant selected sample delivery method cost, i.e. sampler travel time and 

mileage, postage, freight, express, etc. 

Services not covered by the above fees will be performed at the hourly rate stated above. 

Late payment charge of 3% on any payment received 60 days AFTER invoice date. 

• 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. 
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ADDITIONAL SERVICES NOT COVERED UNDER THE USGSA

Dark Hard & Vitreous Kernels in HRW 4.00

Pellet & Soybean Count (corn) 1.50

Brown Kernel Count (corn) 2.00

T2 33.00

Weighing Services:

Railcars 3.00