AMS to Modify Calculation of Section 8e Import Inspection Fees
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is modifying how it calculates Section 8e import inspection fees, said a notice. The changes are effective Jan. 27.
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The fees are related to the inspection and certification of fresh fruits, vegetables and other products, according to AMS. The changes include changing Section 8e import inspection fees from a per-carlot basis to a per-pound basis, reducing the fee for each additional subplot by 50% and establishing a new fee calculation for lots less than a carlot, AMS said.
"These revisions recover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of performing inspection services on imported commodities in accordance with the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937," AMS said.