314 2nd St NW

Jamestown, ND 58401

Phone: 701-252-1290

Fax: 701-252-1298

E-mail: grain@csicable.net

Effective Date: November 8, 2023. This fee schedule supersedes all other fees schedules issued 

by this office. The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official 

services and Official Agencies will assess only those fees appearing on their currently approved 

fee schedule.

Regular Hours

Office Hours: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Monday thru Friday 

Inspection Hours: 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Monday thru Friday. If you would like same day 

inspection, please notify us by 9:00 AM. For weekend or holiday inspection service, please 

notify us by 12:00pm of the previous business day. 

Sampling Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Monday thru Friday. For same day sampling, please 

notify us by 11:00 AM. 

Overtime Hours: Hours beyond regular hours – Monday thru Friday and all day Saturday. 

Double Time: Will be charged for Sundays and Holidays. 

Holidays Include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, 

Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's 

Eve after 2:00PM, and Christmas Eve after 2:00PM. 

Hourly Rates:

Regular Hourly Rate: $31.00 per man hour, sampler/technician 

 $42.50 per man hour, inspector 

Overtime Hourly Rate: Will be billed at one and a half time the 

normal hourly rate and will be assessed in 1⁄4 hour increments. 

Stand-by Hourly Rate: Delays not caused by the agency will 

 be billed at the applicable rate per man hour and will be 

assessed in 1⁄4 hour increments. 

Travel Hourly Rate: Billed at the applicable rate per man hour 

and assessed in 1⁄4 hour increments. Prorated when possible. 

(Plus mileage).
Grain Inspection Inc. reserves the right to determine the number of personnel required to 

properly provide the service requested.

Minimum Call Out Time: Two hour minimum, per person, to be billed at the applicable hourly 

rate and prorated when possible. 

Mileage: Mileage will be assessed at a rate of less than or equal to the IRS standard mileage rate 

and will be prorated when possible. Mileage rate is subject to change when the IRS rate does. 

Finance Charge: 1 1⁄2% per month after 30 days from statement date. 

Official Commercial Inspection Services are offered and will be negotiated on a case-by-case 

basis from our officially approved fee schedule. 

Scale Facility and D/T Sampler Inspections: Scales intended for official weighing and 

Mechanical Samplers intended for official sampling must be reviewed and approved prior to use. 

We can help with this process and the applicant will be billed at the applicable hourly rate. 

Extended Load Time Fee: On-Site minimum of five cars per hour average for the train. 

Amounts less than five cars per hour will be billed at the current rate. 

Per Diem: $8 after 8 hours and $16 after 12 hours per person. 

Service requests not covered by this fee schedule will be performed at the appropriate hourly 

rate, plus travel time and mileage.

Special sample handling and shipping will be charged the actual cost and sampler travel time 

plus mileage as applicable.

Credit Card Fee – Direct pass through of credit card charge from credit card processor if credit 

card is used.

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.
314 2nd St NW

Jamestown, ND 58401

Phone: 701-252-1290

Fax: 701-252-1298

E-mail: grain@csicable.net

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 Inspection Services

*Includes sampling unless stated otherwise.

Probe Railcar (two or more factors) $21.50 

Probe Truck or Container (two or more factors) $21.50 

DT/Pelican/Ellis Railcar (two or more factors) $20.00 

DT/Pelican/Ellis Truck or Container (two or more factors) $20.00 

Probe – Railcar (Single Factor) $16.20 

Probe – Truck or Container (Single Factor) $16.20 

DT/Pelican/Ellis Cup – Railcar (Single Factor) $16.20 

DT/Pelican/Ellis Cup – Truck or Container (Single Factor) $16.20 

Probe – Railcar (sampling and certification only) $11.85 

Probe Truck or Container (sampling and certification only) $10.95 

DT/Pelican/Ellis – Railcar (sampling and certification only) $11.85 

DT/Pelican/Ellis Truck or Container (sampling and certification only) $10.95 

Re-inspection based on new sample Same as Original Fee

Re-inspection based on file sample $11.60 

*On-site grading – submitted sample (two or more factors) $19.50 

*On-site grading – submitted sample (Single factor) $15.60 

Submitted sample (two or more factors) Original/Re-inspection $11.55 

Submitted sample (single factor) Original/Re-inspection $ 7.50 

NIRT protein – Wheat/Barley (Original/Re-inspection) $ 5.75 
NIRT protein and/or oil – Soybeans (Original/Re-inspection) $ 7.50 

NIRT protein, oil, starch – Corn (Original/Re-inspection) $ 7.50 

Sunflower oil test (Original/Re-inspection) $ 9.25 

Insect Damage Kernels on 100 grams, per request $ 5.45 

Additional factor determination, in addition to grade, per request $ 2.50 

Don Test $32.00 

Aflatoxin Test $32.00 

Fumonisin Test $32.00 

Zearalenone $32.00 

Ochratoxin A $38.00 

Stowage Exam – Stowage Fee included in sampling fee $ 4.35 

Stowage Exam and Certification $ 5.45 

**Sealing Railcar Tops or Containers, per seal up to 10 seals 

 Plastic Seal – Standard Option $ 1.30 

**Sealing Railcar Tops or Containers, more than 10 seals $13.00 

**Sealing Railcar Tops or Containers, per cable seal (upon request) $ 2.25 

 Applicant supplied seal – per seal $ 1.00 

Typing seal numbers on certificate when elevator seals carrier $ 2.00 

Class X weight certification per Railcar/Truck, Container $ 6.75 

Class X sack weighing per ton $ 1.00 

Class Y weight certification per Railcar/Truck, Container $ 6.50 

Phyto Sanitary Certificate (Sample sent in for testing) $ 6.00 

 (Plus appropriate sampling & hourly fees and actual postage) 

Phyto Sanitary Test and 921-2 $ 6.50 

 (Plus appropriate sampling, hourly fees, and actual postage)

Specifying Damage (or similar) known before initial grade $ 1.20 

Specifying Damage (or similar) after initial grade $ 6.50 

 (Single factor determination and specification) 

Duplicate Copies of Certificates $ 2.00 

Double Probe $ 6.00 

12 Foot Probe (In addition to appropriate inspection fees) $ 3.25 

*Plus Hourly Rate 

**Includes typing seal numbers on certificate 
314 2nd St NW

Jamestown, ND 58401

Phone: 701-252-1290

Fax: 701-252-1298

E-mail: grain@csicable.net

Unofficial Services

Grading of grains not listed under the USGSA (Exception Peas) $10.00 

 (Includes Test Weight, Moisture, Dockage, & Damage) 

Additional factor to grade $ 2.50 

Factor Analysis, per factor of grains not listed under the USGSA $ 7.50 

Supervising Class II weights per Railcar/Container $ 6.50 

Supervising Class II weights per Railcar/Container in conjunction with D/T $ 6.50 

Seed Germination – Blotter $ 8.00 

Composite Sample Preparation (Per sub-sample – requested before inspection) $ 1.50 

Composite Sample Preparation (Per sub sample – requested after inspection) $ 2.00 

Refractive Index Test $ 5.00 

Black Light Mold Test $ 4.35 

Sample sent to Minneapolis (per each full/part of 1000 grams) $ 8.00 

Sample sent to Minneapolis from New Salem or Taylor, ND $12.00 

(per each full/part of 1000 grams) 

Sample sent to Minneapolis, without grade or factor $ 7.50 

Special Handling (forwarding samples to other than Minneapolis Grain $ 5.00 

 Exchange – in addition to actual freight charges) 

Viptera Strip Test (per strip) $12.00 

Falling Number – Single Drop $14.45 

Sunflower Roastability $16.35 

GMO Testing $12.00 

GMO Testing (applicant supplied tests) $ 6.00 

There will be a two hour minimum call out, to be billed at appropriate hourly rate, for all services 

not already covered within this fee schedule.