General Market Manual - February 2020 - Schedule of User Fees and Section 8e/Inspection Guidance

Sep 18, 2026

General Market Manual updates provide guidance for Division personnel on Terminal Market Inspection (TMI) fees and hourly services, including the refreshed Appendix II schedule of user fees with inspection charges, dockside rates, minimum charges, and travel time fees effective from 10/1/25. Additional patches outline revisions to Section 8e inspection services for fresh fruits, vegetables, and nut products using a per-pound rate method effective April 1, 2025, plus authority rules for inspecting imported/interstate shipments and required certification statements for the Commodity Procurement Program.

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Pages154

Reading Time6 h 28 min

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Patch Updates

Appendix II – Schedule of User Fees

Section 8e Fees and Calculation Basis

Authority to Inspect Imported/Interstate Shipments

Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) Certification

Bulk Apples for Further Processing

PATCH \# 109 DOCUMENT: General Market Manual, February 2020 REMARKS: The following guidance is being issued to update Division personnel regarding Terminal Market Inspection (TMI) fees. The fee for inspections and hourly services have been adjusted. Please review the following APPENDIX II – SCHEDULE OF USER FEES for the updated fees. The following guidance will be included in a General Market Manual revision. APPENDIX II – SCHEDULE OF USER FEES | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Fees | | | | --- | --- | --- | | When performing inspections of product unloaded directly from land or air transportation, the charges shall be determined on the following basis | Rate | Start Date | | Quality and Condition Inspections for Over Half Lot | $267.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Quality and Condition for Half Lot or Less and Condition Only for Over Half Lot | $220.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Condition Only for Half Lot or Less | $204.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Quality and Condition or Condition Only Inspections for Additional Lots of the Same Product | $122.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Quality and Condition and Condition Only for Lots of 50 Packages or Less | $122.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Dockside Inspections – Each package weighing
less than 30 lbs. | $0.044 per pkg.1 | 10/1/25 | | Dockside Inspections – Each package weighing 30 lbs. or more | $0.068 per pkg.1 | 10/1/25 | | Minimum Charge per Individual Product for Dockside Inspection | $254.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Dockside Inspections for Additional Lots of the Same Product | $122.00 per lot 1 | 10/1/25 | | Hourly based inspection services | $129.00 per
hour 1 | 10/1/25 | | Section 8e Quality and Condition Inspections | $0.006675 per pound | 10/1/25 | | Section 8e Inspections for Additional Lots of the Same Product | $61.00 per lot | 10/1/25 | | Premium Time (Overtime) Lot or Packaged Inspection Based | $65.00 per hour | 10/1/25 | | Premium time (Overtime) Hourly Inspection Based | $40.00 per hour | 10/1/25 | | Premium time (Holiday) Lot or Packed Based | $65.00 per hour | 10/1/25 | | Premium time (Holiday) Hourly Based Within Normal Tour of Duty | $80.00 per hour | 10/1/25 | | Premium time (Holiday) Hourly Based Outside Normal Tour of Duty | $65.00 per hour | 10/1/25 | | Travel Time Charge | $129.00 per
hour | 10/1/25 | 1 Additional travel costs will apply where applicable. PATCH \# 107 DOCUMENT: General Market Manual, February 2020 BACKGROUND: As of April 1, 2025, fees for Section 8e inspection services for fresh fruits, vegetables and nut products was revised to assess fees on a per-pound rate method. See the Section 8e & Marketing Order Manual for guidance on calculating Section 8e fees for fresh commodities. REMARKS: The following is guidance related to Section 8e fees for fresh commodities andwill be incorporated into the manual upon the next revision. Authority to Inspect Imported/Interstate Shipments (page 2) Federal inspectors and Federal-State market licensees are authorized to perform inspections on all fresh products for which they are trained and authorized to inspect from any state or country, with the following exceptions: • Bulk loads, bulk bins, or any other packed containers that are not marked with a point of origin may be inspected by a Federal-State Shipping Point Licensee (SPL) . A shipping point certificate can only be issued when a thorough check has determined that the product was not previously inspected. • Products being imported at designated border inspection points require Federal inspectors or Federal-State market licensees authorized to perform inspections on the particular commodity that are properly trained and licensed. All imported inspections performed under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, will be charged according to a final rule under 7 CFR Part 51, Section 8e Import Inspection Fee Structure, published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2024. See the Section 8e & Marketing

FAQs

What changes are made to Terminal Market Inspection (TMI) fees?

TMI inspection and hourly services fees are adjusted, and personnel are instructed to review the updated Appendix II schedule of user fees.

How are Section 8e inspection fees for fresh fruits, vegetables, and nut products assessed?

They are revised to use a per-pound rate method, with guidance referenced in the Section 8e & Marketing Order Manual.

What are the certification statement requirements for the Commodity Procurement Program (CPP)?

Certificates must include a statement indicating the load meets or fails solicitation requirements, with solicitation number, purchase order number, and purchase line-item number; additional remark wording is added when requirements are not met.

Sep 18, 2026

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