***  The charges below are examples as we do not have a commencement date as of yet *** (UNDER REVIEW)

The charges will be set as per legislative restrictions, for High and Medium risk products, Low risk products will have a £10 blanket charge applied to all consignments this is for the PHA to check the information placed on IPAFFS, gather intelliegence, undertake spot checks to ensure Regulatory compliance across the board.

Common Health Entry Document (CHED-P) - Products of Animal Origin

​The charges for veterinary checks on Products of Animal Origin have been harmonised in euros in accordance with Council Regulation 882/2004 and the conversion rate in the first C series. The current rate is 1 euro=£0.91973.

Out of hours  / unsociable working hours charge

Due to extra charges being levied upon the Port Health Authority on Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays and between the hours of 10pm and 6am weekdays an additional charge of £30 per hour will be applied to consignments/checks during these periods.

All products

• Up to 6 tonnes £50.50
• 7- 46 tonnes £8.25 per tonne
• 46 tonnes and over £385.50

All products from New Zealand

• Up to 6 tonnes £39.25
• 7 - 46 tonnes £6.40 per tonne
• 46 tonnes and over £298.50

Intensified Official Controls, Enhanced Checks (i.e. Brazil meat) and Protective Measures – transshipped through Europe.

Additional Physical Check (Risk Categories as per Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2129(external link))

• Risk category II products (30%) - £60.96
• Risk category III products (15%) - £74.02
• Risk category IV products (5%) - £82.72
• Risk category V products (1%) - £86.20

If sampled

• Admin fee - £87.08
• Lab fee - Assigned by lab

Transits through the community

• Minimum £87.08
• Per additional quarter hour £21.76

Admin for CHEDs not presented on IPAFFS

• £25.00 per CHED entered
• £1.30 per photocopy document

Late notification fee

• £25.00 per CHED not submitted before the arrival of the cargo

Non-compliance charge

• £120.00 per rejected consignment

Common Health Entry Document (CHED-D) - High Risk Non-Animal Origin

Heysham Port Health Authority fees for official controls carried out on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin that require a Common Health Entry Document (CHED-D) are set out below together with the analytical fees. Please note that analytical fees may vary if alternative laboratories are used.

• Documentary check £53.50
• Sampling less than 10 sub-samples £85.45
• Sampling 10-59 sub-samples £107.21
• Sampling 60 or more sub-samples £150.76
• Non-compliance charge £300.00
• Supervisory fee for disposals £174.15
• Late notification fee £86.52
• Analyst fee - Assigned by lab

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)

Number of certificates:

• 1 - 5 High Risk £47.50 Low Risk £24.00
• 6 - 10 High Risk £70.00 Low Risk £42.50
• 11 - 20 High Risk £78.75 Low Risk £53.00
• 21+ High Risk £92.50 Low Risk £65.00

• Formal Verification/Movement Control Notice £90.00
• Per additional quarter hour £21.76
• Non-Compliance £126.89
• Late Notification fee £86.52

• Heysham Port Health Authority uses a per consignment basis for its charges. Where multiple catch certificates are submitted for the same consignment which include high and low risk country certificates, the higher risk charge is applied.

• Low risk: EEA/EFTA/Bilateral Countries, EEA/EFTA Country with a bilateral agreement with the EU for IUU purposes, Norway, USA, Iceland, Canada, Faroe Islands, New Zealand

The lower charges for EEA/EFTA countries and countries with a bilateral agreement reflects the lower risk     status of those imports and the corresponding level of checks that will be required.

Currently imports of fish and fish products from EEA/EFTA countries (as detailed above) are not subject to the EC veterinary checks regime. However, IUU catch certificates will be required.

Imports of fish and fish products from countries with a bilateral agreement are subject to the EC veterinary checks regime. Therefore CHED’s, health certificates and IUU catch certificates will be required.

• High risk: Fish originating from EEA/EFTA/Bilateral Countries that has been processed in a third country or fish caught by other third country fishing vessels. (Third country - Countries other than those in the EU/EEA/EFTA/Bilateral Countries).

Organic Import Controls

• ​Current national flat rate £45.00
• Late Notification fee £86.52
• Movement Control (with effect from the 1st of July 2019) £126.89
• Non-compliance charge £126.89
• Other charges

Plastic Kitchenware - China and Hong Kong Control Measures

• ​1-5 Certificates £45.00
• 6-10 Certificates £60.00
• 11-20 Certificates £80.00
• 21+ Certificates £105.00

• Identity, Physical Check and Sampling £180.00
• Analytical cost - Assigned by lab
• Confirmatory test for nylon - Assigned by lab
• Non-Compliance £126.89
• Supervisory Fee for Disposal £174.15
• Late Notification fee £86.52

Genetically Modified (GM) Controls in Rice and Rice Products from China

• Documentary check £55.72
• Identity check, physical check and sampling £85.45
• Analyst fee
• Full sample (raw material) - Assigned by lab
• Reduced sample (processed product) - Assigned by lab
• Non-compliance £126.89
• Supervisory fee for disposal £174.15
• Late notification fee £86.52

Disposal collection fee

• Up to 0.9 tonnes in 3.5 T lorry     £236.32
• Up to 1.5 tonnes in 7.5 T lorry     £236.32
• Up to 10 tonnes in a 18 T lorry    £287.83 
• Up to 20 tonnes in artic              £386.25
• Disposal by incineration products NOAO £0.26 per kg
• Disposal by incineration POAO £0.35 per kg
• Composting, recycling, and energy recovery may be available upon request.
• Staff hourly rate £87.08
• Certificate of Destruction £25.00
• Non-compliance charge for all products without an official import declaration £126.89

Compliance checks

• From the 1^st of December 2020 the Heysham Port Health Authority will be instigating a charge of £126.89 as specified in Regulation 2017/625 specifically Article 79 paragraph 2 c) (ii)

• We are using this charge if we come across an increase in non-compliance of feed and food imports from specific countries. The charge enables us to ensure the costs of our controls are specifically targeted at the relevant food businesses and person responsible for the load.

• Where an import issue is identified, subsequent imports will have the charge automatically applied on the next 5 subsequent imports. The purpose of the subsequent checks is to assess the extent and the impact of the case of non-compliance or to verify that the non-compliance has been remedied.”

To pay for a consignments checks please call 01524 582935 or email HeyshamPHA@lancaster.gov.uk.