# The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) Regulations 2018, Schedule 6: Checking consignments of live animals from third countries at border control posts : fees

Extent: E+W

Table 1
Fees for inspecting consignments of animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at border control posts in accordance with regulation 15 of the 2011 Regulations
Column 1
Column 2
Inspection of type of animal and checking documents
Fee (£) per consignmenton or after 1st July 2023
Poultry and small game birds
53
Poultry eggs
53
Ratites
53
Captive birds
61
Live fish, aquatic animals and amphibians
48
Bees
40
Rabbits and rodents
44
Other insects and invertebrates
40
Reptiles
57
Pets unaccompanied by a declaration
63
Equidae
79
Farmed livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar
190
Animals not covered by any other category
50
Documentary checks for onward travel
79
Table 2
Additional fees for certain inspections and checks
1 “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
2 “load” means one or more consignments of animals from the same country of origin that have arrived on the same means of transport and which are presented by a person responsible for their importation for checking at the border inspection post at the same time.
3 “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
Column 1
Column 2
Period when inspection and check conducted
Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023
Out of hours1 inspection and check
261 per load
Inspection and check during a weekend or a public holiday3
346 per load
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises
16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96
Table 3
Fees for extra inspections and checks due to non-compliances or additional control measures
1 “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
2 “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 .
Column 1
Column 2
Person undertaking extra inspection and check
Fee per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent on or after 1st July 2023
Veterinary officer – out of hours1
21
Veterinary officer –at weekends or public holidays2
28
Veterinary officer – at all other times
14
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises
16, up to a maximum of 96

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/664/schedule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-fees-england-regulations-2018/schedule-6
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