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Section 8e Import Inspection Fee Structure
The Agricultural Marketing Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 30, 2024. It took effect on January 29, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the regulations governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products by amending certain fees charged for Section 8e import inspections from a per-carlot basis to a per-pound basis, reducing the fee for each additional sublot by 50 percent, and establishing a new fee calculation for lots less than a carlot. 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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-31144
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Published
- December 30, 2024
- Takes effect
- January 29, 2025
- Dates
- Effective January 29, 2025.
- Docket
- Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0009
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0581-AE32
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 51
- Topics
- Agricultural commodities; Food grades and standards; Fruits; Nuts; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Vegetables
- Pages
- 4
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