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User Fees

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APHIS' Review and Analysis Branch (RAB), part of the Financial Management Division

(FMD), helps develop and implement APHIS user fees. These fees ensure the agency

recovers full cost for services rendered.

Plant Protection and Quarantine User Fees

Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) Fees 

Under 7 CFR 354.3, AQI user fees are charged for services in connection with arrivals

at air, sea, and land ports of entry.

Export Certification of Plants and Plant Products User Fees 

View fees charged for export certification of plants and plant products.

Veterinary Services User Fees

Veterinary Services Import/Export User Fees 

Learn about 9 CFR Part 130.1-103.7 fees for, but not limited to, quarantine, use of

facility, permit processing, endorse export certificates, inspections, and other
services.

Veterinary Diagnostic User Fees 

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View fees under 9 CFR 130.14-130.19 for tests performed at Ames, IA, and the

Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab (FADDL) and for diagnostic reagents at

Ames, IA.

Pet Travel Fees: Cost To Endorse Your Pet's Health Certificate 

Learn more about fees to prepare your pet for travel, including laboratory tests and

endorsing health certificate(s).

More Information

Collection Types and Where To Send Them

Collection Types and Where To Send Them

Method of Payment

Check or money order at the time of service. Cash may be accepted at an area

office, and some offices can take credit card payments (VISA/MC).

If I cannot pay by check, money order, cash, or credit card, how

do I set up an account to charge user fees?

To establish credit for user fee services, an APHIS Form 192 (Application for Account

and Credit Services) must be completed and forwarded to the Accounts Receivable

Team. It is recommended that accounts be set up only if your usage exceeds five

services per year. The Accounts Receivable Team will perform a credit check and if a

client's records are satisfactory, an account number will be assigned. An account will

be denied if there is no US Federal Tax ID Number on the APHIS Form 192 or if the

agreement block is altered or unsigned. APHIS Form 192 can be completed online,

printed, and then mailed to the address on the bottom of the form or faxed to 612-

336-3563.

Reimbursable Overtime (ROT) Services
What are reimbursable overtime services?

Reimbursable overtime services are import- and export-related services provided by

Federal employees outside their regular duty hours. APHIS regulations for the

importation and exportation of animals, plants, and related agricultural products

include requirements for inspection, laboratory testing, certification, and quarantine.

Employees of APHIS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and

Border Protection (CBP) provide inspection, testing, certification, and quarantine

services at laboratories and designated ports. With some exceptions, when these

services must be provided outside the employee's regular duty hours, the

Government charges an hourly overtime fee for the services. The fee “reimburses”

the Federal Government for the cost of providing the overtime services.

Reimbursable overtime fees are not charged for services other than import-  or

export-related services.

When do reimbursable overtime fees apply?

With certain limitations, reimbursable overtime fees apply to import and export

services when:

The services are subject to a flat rate user fee in accordance with 7 CFR 354.3

or 9 CFR 130, and

The services are provided outside the normal duty hours of the employee

providing the services.

Overtime services must be requested in advance. Both the flat rate fee and the

reimbursable overtime fee must be paid.

Limitations on Charges

Airlines will not be charged reimbursable overtime for inspection of aircraft if

the aircraft is subject to the AQI user fee for arriving aircraft as prescribed by

7 CFR 354.3. (See 7 CFR 354.3(e)(5).)

Airlines will not be charged reimbursable overtime for inspection of cargo from

an aircraft if the aircraft is subject to the AQI user fee for arriving aircraft as

prescribed by 7 CFR 354.3 and:
The cargo is inspected between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday; or

The cargo is inspected concurrently with the aircraft. (See 7 CFR

354.3(e)(5).)

Airlines will not be charged reimbursable overtime for passenger inspection

services required for any aircraft on which a passenger has paid the airline

passenger AQI user fee for that flight. (See 7 CFR 354.3(f)(8).)

Additionally, as provided by transportation law (49 U.S.C. 80503):

The total user fee charged to private aircraft or vessels arriving in or leaving

the United States will be no more than $25 for all inspection services provided

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Customs Service, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, and the Public Health Service on a Sunday or holiday, or

at any time between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on a weekday (See 7 CFR 354.1

(a)(1)(i).)

In a customer service effort to expand port availability, certain ports may

establish regular hours of service on Sundays or holidays. If this is the case,

owners and operators of aircraft who receive inspection services during those

regular hours of service on a Sunday or holiday will not be charged

reimbursable overtime fees. Setting regular hours on Sundays or holidays is

handled on a port-by-port basis and is at the discretion of port management.

Reimbursable overtime fees do not apply to import and export services for which

APHIS charges an hourly rate (such as for inspection of live animals at airports,

ocean ports, and rail ports or for supervising the opening of in-bond shipments—see

9 CFR 130.30(a)).

When services for which an hourly rate is charged are provided outside the normal

duty hours of the employee providing the services, premium hourly rates apply

instead of the normal hourly rate. Premium hourly rates are listed in 9 CFR 130.30

(b).

What authority does APHIS have to collect user fees for

reimbursable overtime services? 

These user fees are authorized by section 433 of the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (

7 U.S.C. 7753) and section 10412 of the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) (

7 U.S.C. 8311). Both Acts specifically authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pay
employees performing services relating to imports into and exports from the United

States for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by them, at pay rates

established by the Secretary. They further authorize the Secretary to require people

who receive the services to reimburse the Secretary for the costs of the services.

Additionally, they provide that funds collected be credited to the account that incurs

the costs and remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation. APHIS

has been delegated authority for carrying out these provisions.

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