Agricultural Fee Regulation (Order No. 177 of 2021)

1 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the contrary intention appears: escort means a Biosecurity Officer escorting the movement of a regulated article or good to a specified area for the purpose of assessment and monitoring; import risk analysis (IRA) means the assessment of the biosecurity risks associated with the import of a range of goods which by its nature, condition, or origin, may expose the natural resources of Vanuatu to potential harm caused by quarantine pests. service calls means the visits made from a quarantine depot to other premises to carry out the quarantine or phytosanitary duties.

2 Fees for permit services The fees payable for permit services are set out under the Schedule, Table I.

3 Fees for import inspection services The fees payable for import inspection services are set out under the Schedule, Table 2.

4 Fees for treatment services The fees payable for treatment services are set out under the Schedule, Table 3. Agric11l111ra/ Fees Reg11/a1ion Order No. Ift of2021

5 Fees for conveyance clearance services - vessel The fees payable for conveyance clearance services for vessel are set out under the Schedule, Table 4.

6 Fees for conveyance clearance services - aircraft The fees payable for conveyance clearance services for vessel are set out under the Schedule, Table 5.

7 Fees for exports of plants and plant products services The fees payable for exports of plants and plant products services are set out under the Schedule, Table 6.

8 Fees for facility accreditation and monitoring services The fees payable for facility accreditation and monitoring services are set out under the Schedule, Table 7.

9 Fees for exports of animals and animal products services The fees payable for export of animals and animal products services are set out under the Schedule, Table 8.

10 Fees for veterinary services The fees payable for veterinary services are set out under the Schedule, Table 9.

11 Fees for other services The fees payable for other services are set out under the Schedule, Table I 0.

12 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is made. Made at Port Vila this 2.Cf 111- day of &G/'71f3M.f!.er( , 2021. Honour~ KALO Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity Agric11/t11ral Fees Regulation Order No. Ill of202 I 2 SCHEDULE AGR ICULTURAL FEES SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 1 CATEGORY 1 - FEES FOR PERMIT SERVICES ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE Cl- I Import permit per permit 1,000 (personal) C l -2 Import permit per permit 3,500 (Commercial) CI-3 Import permit for per permit 5, 000 live animals (personal) Cl-4 Import permit for per permit 10,000 live animals (Commercial) Cl-5 Import permit for per permit 5,000 animal products and biological products (Commercial) Cl-6 Import permit for per perm it 5, 000 used vehicle Cl-7 Import permit for per permit 10,000 used heavy duty machinery Cl -8 Import permit for per permit 10,000 aggregates C l-9 Import permit for per permit 5,000 live organisms Cl -10 Amendments to per permit I, 000 permits C 1-11 Transit permit per permit 2,000 Technical Services - Im nort Risk Analysis (IRA) C I-1 2 Desktop IRA of per IRA 50,000 low complexity Cl -1 3 Desktop IRA of per IRA 200, 000 moderate complexity Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. /:'tJ· of 2021 3 SCHEDULE AGR ICULTURA L FEES C l-1 4 Desktop IRA of per IRA 400,000 high complexity C l-1 5 'IRA overseas per IRA C l- 16 Risk ana lysis of per hour I, 000 intercepted pest C l-1 7 Risk analysis of Per hour I, 000 intercepted products C l-1 8 Risk analysis of per vesse l 10, 000 ballast water C l-1 9 Risk analysis of Per vessel 20, 000 aquatic organ isms on vessels Post -entry Quarantine (PEQ) C l-20 Post-entry per 90 days 100,000 quarantine of plants C l-2 1 Post-entry per visit 1, 000 quarantine of plants at Biosecurity approved private PEQ fac ility C l-22 Post-entry per 7 days 20, 000 quarantine of animals C l-23 Post-entry per visit 5, 000 quarantine of anima ls at Biosecurity approved private PEQ fac ility Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. /Ff of 2021 4 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 2 CATEGORY 2 - FEES FOR IMPORTS INSPECTION SERVICES ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE C2 -I Inspection of per consignment I , 500 personal consignment of plant and animal products and other regulated articles or goods C2 -2 Inspection of used per consignment I, 500 personal effects at post office and fre ight stations (personal) C2 -3 Inspection of used per consignment 2,500 personal effects at post office and freight stations (commercial) C2 -4 Inspection of per consignment 300 postal parcel at freight stations and post office C2 -5 Inspection of per consignment 4, 000 commercial airfreight cargo C2 -6 Inspection of 6,000 container cargo C2 -7 Inspection of LCL per consignment 3,000 at the wharf, post office and freight stations C2 -8 Inspection of sawn per cubic I, 000 timber, timber poles and logs C2 -9 Inspection of per consignment 3,000 plywood and other timber products C2 -10 Discharge of per consignment 300 Agricu/tura/ Fees Regulation Order No. / 'fro/ 2021 5 SCHEDULE AGR ICULTURAL FEES inspection of break-bulk or loose cargo C2 -11 Discharge per container 500 inspection of FCL C2 -12 Inspection of used per unit 3,500 vehicle C2 -1 3 Inspection of used per unit 6,000 heavy duty machineries C2 -14 Inspection of used per consignment 2,000 spare parts up to I cubic meter C2 - 15 Inspection of used per consignment 3,500 spare parts over I cubic meter C2 -16 Inspection of used per consignment 3,000 tyres C2 -17 Empty container per container I, 000 discharge inspection - interior and exterior C2 -18 Inspection of other per hour I, 000 regulated goods or articles C2 -1 9 Escort of per escort 4,000 regulated goods or articles C2 -20 Detention and per unit 500 storage of artic les or goods at the port of entry C2 -21 Inspection of trade per consignment I, 000 samples C2 -22 Inspection of live per hour 3,000 animals (normal hours) C2 -23 Inspection of live per hour 6,000 animals (after hour) Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. / n-of2021 6 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE3 CATEGORY 3 - FEES FOR TREATMENT SERVICES ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE C3 -I Fumigation with per cubic meter 800 methyl brom ide at 32 g/m 3 C3-2 Fum igation w ith per cubic meter I, 000 methyl bromide at 48 g/m 3 C3-3 Fumigation with per cubic meter I, 200 methyl brom ide at 64 g/m 3 C3-4 Fumigation w ith per cubic 2, 000 methyl bromide at 120 g/m 3 C3-5 Fumigation with per cubic 200 phostoxin C3-6 Steam cleaning per hour 5,000 C3-7 Disinfection per treatment I, 000 (alcohol, formalin, bleach) C3-8 Dipping and per treatment I, 000 dusting Agricullura/ Fees Regulation Order No. / 11 of 202 I 7 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 4 CATEGORY 4 - FEES FOR CONVEYANCE CLEARANCE SERVICES - VESSELS ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE C4- l Boarding and per vessel 30,000 clearance of cruise ship vessels of up to 2, 000 passengers C4-2 Boarding and per vessel 40, 000 clearance of cruise ship vessels over 2, 000 passengers C4-3 Boarding and per vessel 3, 000 clearance yacht C4-4 Boarding and per vessel 10, 000 clearance of superyacht C4-5 Boarding and per vessel 15, 000 clearance of fishing vessel C4-6 Board ing and per vessel 25,000 clearance of cargo vessels C4-7 Boarding and per vessel 25, 000 clearance of tanker vessels C4-8 Boarding and per vessel 20, 000 clearance of tug boats C4-9 Board ing and per vessel 10, 000 clearance of non- diplomatic vessel C4- 10 Surveil lance and per vessel 20,000 monitoring of vessels Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. /l1 of2021 8 SCHEDULE AG RI CULTURAL FEES TABLE 5 CATEGORY 5 - FEES FOR CONVEYANCE CLEARANCE SERVICES - AIRCRAFTS ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE CS - I Boarding and per aircraft 3,000 clearance of a ircraft less than 30 passengers CS -2 Boarding and per aircraft 6,000 clearance of aircraft less than 31 - 60 passengers CS -3 Boarding and per a ircraft 9, 000 clearance of aircraft less than 61 - 130 passengers CS -4 Boarding and per aircraft 12, 000 clearance of aircraft less than 131 - 200 passengers CS -5 Boarding and per aircraft 15, 000 clearance of aircraft over 200 passengers CS -6 Boarding and per aircraft 15, 000 c learance of non- scheduled flights CS -7 Boarding and per aircraft 15,000 clearance of private aircraft CS -8 Boarding and per aircraft 5,000 clearance of private aircraft port of call Agricu//ura/ Fees Regulation Order No. ll-1- of2021 9 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 6 CATEGORY6-FEESFOREXPORTSOFPLANTSAND PLANT PRODUCTS SERVICES ITEM CHARGE UNIT OF FEE (VT) DESCRIPTION CHARGE C6 -I Inspection and per inspection 3,000 certification of fruits and vegetables C6-2 Inspection and per inspection 6,000 certification of other plant produce (commercial) C6 -3 Inspection and per certificate 2, 000 certification of hand carried products C6 -4 Inspection and per certificate 5, 000 certification of plants, plant products or other regulated articles or goods for re- export C6 -5 Issue of per certificate 3,000 phytosanitary certificate C6 -6 Replacement of per certificate I, 000 phytosanitary certificate Agric11/111ra/ Fees Regulation Order No. /7-l- of 2021 10 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 7 CATEGORY 7 -FEES FOR FACILITY ACCREDITATION AND MONITORING SERVICES ITEM CHARGE DESCRIPTION UNIT OF FEE (VT) CHARGE C7-I Annual inspection for registration of per facility 10,000 import premises C7-2 Annual registration of post-entry per registration 20,000 quarantine (PEQ) faci lity C7-3 Annual registration private quarantine per registration 20,000 faci lity C7-4 Monitoring of quarantine faci lity per quarantine I 0,000 period C7-5 Annual inspection for registration of per inspection 10,000 export premises C7-5 Annual registration of export premises for per registration 30,000 BQA commodities C7-6 Annual registration for copra export per registration 150,000 premises C7-7 Annual registration for kava export per registration 150,000 premises C7-8 Annual registration for cocoa export per registration 100,000 premises C7-9 Annual registration of premises for other per registration 30,000 commodities C7-I0 Audit of Biosecurity approved quarantine per audit 5,000 facility C7-l 1 Annual registration of approved growers per grower 1,000 (bilateral quarantine arrangement (BQA) is an arrangement made between Vanuatu and New Zealand on the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic sign ificance that is imported into New Zealand from Vanuatu) Agric11/111ral Fees Regulation Order No. /f l qf2021 11 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 8 CATEGORY8-FEESFOREXPORTSOFANIMALSAND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SERVICES ITEM CHARGE DESCRIPTION UNIT OF FEE (VT) CHARGE C8-l Inspection and certification of animal per certificate 2,500 products for export (personal) C8-2 Inspection and certification of animal per certificate 5,000 products for export (commercial) plus I vt per kg C8-3 Export seal per seal 1,500 C8-4 Inspection and certification of companion per certificate 5,000 animals for export or re-export C8-5 Inspection and certification of live animals per certificate 10,000 for export (per species) C8-6 Inspection and certification of ornamental per certificate 2,000 fish C8-7 Replacement of export certificate per certificate 1,000 C8-8 Escort of animals, animal products, and per escort 2,000 any other regulated articles of animal origin Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. 111 of2021 12 SCHEDULE AGRI CULTU RAL FEES TABLE 9 CATEGORY 9 - FEES FOR VETERINARY SERVICES I ITEM CHARGE DESCRIPTION UNIT OF FEE (VT) CHARGE Clinical services CI0-1 Clinical consultation per hour 2,000 CI0-2 Vaccination of animals per animal 1,000 Sure.ical procedures - Doe.s C I0-3 Bitch spays per animal 20,000 C I0-4 Pregnant bitch spays per animal 12,000 CI0-5 Castration per animal 10,000 C I0-6 Euthanasia per animal 2,000 Sure.ical procedures - Cats CI0-7 Spays per animal 10,000 CI0-8 Pregnant spays per animal 15,000 CI0-9 Castration per animal 5,000 C I0-10 Euthanasia per animal 2,000 CI0-11 Other surgical operations per operation plus 12,000 cost of materials C I0-12 Blood tests for canine heart worm per tests 1,000 CI0-13 Other laboratory tests per tests plus cost 5,000 of materials Commercial livestock CI0-14 Consultation per hour 4,000 CI0-15 Cattle pregnancy diagnosis per animal 400 C I0-16 Field surgical operations per operation plus 5,000 cost of material CI0-17 Veterinary medication - cattle, horses per animal 2,000 etc. CI0-18 Veterinary drugs - disinfecta nts, per animal 400 drenches, acaricides, chemicals etc. Agric11/t11ra/ Fees Regulation Order No. /17- of2021 13 SCHEDULE AGRICULTURAL FEES TABLE 10 CATEGORY 10 - FEES FOR OTHER SERVICES ITEM CHARGE DESCRIPTION UNIT OF FEE (VT) CHARGE C9- I Service call within 2km in urban area per trip 2,000 C9-2 Service call over 2km within urban area per trip 3,000 C9-3 Service call outside urban area per trip 3,000 plus I 00vt per km C9-4 Inspection and certificat ion of empty per container 1,000 shipping container C9-5 Surveillance of discharge of cargo per hour 3,000 C9-6 Supervise fresh produce (fresh fruits and per consignment 3,000 vegetables) high temperature forced air (HTFA) treatment C9-4 Destruction of items per cubic 3,000 C9-7 Travel overn ight cost per night per officer 5,000 C9-8 Overtime claim after hours per officer per hour 1,800 C9-9 Garbage disposal and destruction per cubic meter 3,500 " Agricu/tura/ Fees Regulation Order No. /f'f of2021 14