Publication - Consultation paper
Scottish Government plant health (export certification) fees: review
A review of fees charged for plant health export certification as current fees do not fully cover the cost of the service.
Annex B – Proposed Fees
Proposed Fees
| Service | New Fee | Existing Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consideration of an application for the issue of a certificate for the export of grain. | £25.00 | £45.00 |
| 2 | Soil sampling for potato cyst nematode ( PCN): The taking of one sample from a field, or part thereof, comprising not more than 4 hectares, or from a glass-house or container. |
£40.00 | £69.00 or £32.00 |
| 3 | (a) Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs, malt barley, oil seed rape, plants and plant products, ware potatoes and used agricultural machinery, where an inspection at the premises of the grower is necessary where: | Not directly comparable* | |
| (i) the value of the consignment is up to and including £250.00. | £40.00 | ||
| (ii) the value of the consignment is more than £250.00. | £70.00 | ||
| (b) Charge for second or subsequent certificate for the export of a consignment of equal or lesser value where an inspection is carried out at the same location on the same day. | £25.00 | £11.00 | |
| 4 | Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs, plants and plant products other than seeds delivered to the Scottish Government’s Horticulture and Marketing Unit, or for botanical research. | £35.00 | Not directly comparable* |
| 5 | Issuing a certificate for the export of a consignment containing plant products which are either dried, frozen or processed. | £25.00 | £17.00 |
| 6 | Pre-export consignment testing of one soil sample for the presence of potato cyst nematodes and for the issue of a certificate for the export of seed potatoes where such testing is necessary. | £40.00 | £30.50 |
| 7 | Growing season inspection fee (per day) applied when no other inspection charge is made, or replaces a lower charge for an inspection carried out at the same time and location. (a) Outdoor plants: (i) first 0.5 ha, or part thereof; (ii) each additional 0.1 ha. |
£40.00 £5.00 |
£45.00 + £23.00 for an additional 0.4 ha |
| (b) Indoor plants: (i) first 5,000 or part thereof; (ii) each additional 1,000, or part thereof, up to 70,000 per day. |
£40.00 £5.00 |
£5.00 + £23.00 for an additional 5,000 plants |
|
| (c) Bulbs: (i) first 0.5 ha or part thereof; (ii) each additional 0.1 ha, or part thereof. |
£40.00 £5.00 |
£45.00 + £23.00 for an additional 0.5 ha |
|
| 8 |
Pre-export testing of potato tuber samples (a) for potato brown rot and ring rot: (i) Brown rot visual test. (ii) Brown rot latent test. (iii) Ring rot latent test. (iv) Ring rot and brown rot latent test. |
£55.00 £158.00 £158.00 £170.00 |
£45.00 £135.00 £135.00 £140.00 |
| (b) for gangrene. | £95.00 | £62.10 | |
| (c) for potato viruses: (i) Direct Tuber Test ELISA: 200 tubers tested up to 2 viruses 200 tubers tested up to 8 viruses 220 tubers tested up to 8 viruses (ii) Growing-on ELISA Test 200 tubers tested for 1 virus 200 tubers tested for 2 viruses (iii) Direct Tuber Test PCR 150 tubers for 3 viruses |
£180.00 £200.00 £220.00 £240.00 £260.00 £190.00 |
Not directly comparable* |
|
| 9 | Pre-export testing for potato spindle tuber viroid ( PSTVd) (per hour) | £50.00 | £51.93 |
| 10 | Pre-export laboratory testing for grain, malt barley or oil seed rape (per hour). | £70.00 | n/a |
| 11 | Any other pre-export laboratory testing, other than seed testing or testing for the commodities listed in 10 (per hour). | £45.00 | £40.64 |
| 12 | Consideration of an application (including certificate processing, growing crop inspection and pre-export seed testing work) for a phytosanitary certificate in respect of seed samples (for one hour or any part thereof). | £70.00 | £69.00 |
| 13 | Issue of an IPC document for the movement of a consignment to another EU member state. | £25.00 | n/a |
| 14 | Issue of a phytosanitary certificate for re-export or a duplicate phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export where the original has been lost, stolen, destroyed or materially damaged. | £15.00 | £5.00 |
| 15 | Amending a certificate at the request of the exporter after issue. | £15.00 | n/a |
* Existing Fees can be viewed at www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi?title=export%20certification
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