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Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

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Table 1 : Fees Payable

 

Table 1

Fees Payable

 

NATURE OF SERVICE

TARIFF

1

2
1. Import Control:

(a) During official office hours

(i) Inspection outside the port of entry. This tariff includes consignments imported through official ports of entry and granted an extended detention

R 310.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof
(ii) Re-examination of imported controlled goods that were cleaned, disinfected or treated after examination

R 310.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
(iii) Supervision over cleaning, disinfection or treatment of imported controlled goods

R 310.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
(iv) Purification of imported controlled goods of declared organisms (excluding quarantine organisms)

R 310.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof
(v) Issuing of a permit to authorize importation of controlled goods

R 240.00 per permit (Maximum of 10 plant genera)
(vi) Issuing of amendment letters

R 410.00 per letter
(vii) Issuing of copies

R 240.00 per copy
(b) Outside official office hours

(i) Examination of imported controlled goods [Reg.5(2)]

Weekdays from 16:00 – 20:00/ 06:00 – 07:30 and

Saturdays from 06:00 – 20:00

R 450.00 for 30 minutes or

portion thereof including

travelling

Weekdays and Saturdays from 20:00 – 06:00,

Sundays and public holidays

R 580.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
(ii) Re-examination of imported controlled goods that were cleaned, disinfected or treated after examination

 

Weekdays from 16:00 – 20:00/ 06:00 – 07: 30 and

Saturdays from 06:00 – 20:00

R 450.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling

Weekdays and Saturdays from 20:00 – 06:00,

Sundays and public holidays

R 580.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
(iii) Supervision over cleaning, disinfection or treatment of imported controlled goods

 

Weekdays from 16:00 – 20:00/ 06:00 – 07:30 and

Saturdays from 06:00 – 20:00

R 450.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling

Weekdays and Saturdays from 20:00 – 06:00,

Sundays and public holidays

R 580.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
(c) Laboratory tests

Laboratory examinations of imported controlled goods:
(i) Test for occurrence of bacteria

R 362.00 per isolation
(ii) Test for occurrence of fungi

R 257.00 per isolation
(iii) Test for occurrence of nematodes

R 176.00 per extraction
(iv) Test for occurrence of insects or mites

R 188.00 per sample
(v) Morphological identifications of insects, mites nematodes or fungi

 

R 362.00 per identification
(vi) Biochemical tests for the identification of bacteria

R 303.00 per test
(vii) BIOLOG tests for the identification of bacteria

R 381.00 per test plate
(viii) PCR tests for the identification and/or detection of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 673.00 per sample for the first test plus R 121.00 for every additional test
(ix) Sequencing for the identification of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 507.00 per sample
(x) ELISA tests for identification and/or detection of viruses

R 184.00 per test
(xi) Herbaceous indexing for the detection of viruses

R 323.00 per sample
2. Quarantine

2.1 Approval of quarantine facilities (out-side/ open quarantine) for evaluation of imported controlled goods

R 330.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof
2.2 Transport, sampling, examination and inspection of imported controlled goods

R 645.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof
2.3 Laboratory examinations of imported controlled goods (except controlled goods in DALRRD post entry quarantine stations)

(i) Test for occurrence of bacteria

R 362.00 per isolation
(ii) Test for occurrence of fungi

R 257.00 per isolation
(iii) Test for occurrence of nematodes

R 176.00 per extraction
(iv) Test for occurrence of insects and mites

R 188.00 per sample
(v) Morphological identifications of insects, mites nematodes or fungi

R 362.00 per identification
(vi) Biochemical tests for the identification of bacteria

R 303.00 per test
(vii) BIOLOG tests for the identification of bacteria

R 381.00 per test plate
(viii) PCR tests for the identification of and/or detection of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 673.00 per sample for the first test plus R 121.00 for every additional test
(ix) Sequencing for the identification of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 507.00 per sample
(x) ELISA tests for identification and/or detection of viruses

R 184.00 per test
(xi) Herbaceous indexing for the detection of viruses

R 323.00 per sample
2.4 Inspection of a quarantine area in respect of which an application, adaptation or withdrawal of an instruction has been submitted [Reg. 8(a)]

R 310.00 for 30 minutes or portion thereof including travelling
2.5 Test, examination or analysis of a sample taken in the course of an examination as intended in 2.4 [Reg.8(b) of the Regulations]

(i) Test occurrence of bacteria

R 362.00 per isolation
(ii) Test occurrence of fungi

R 257.00 per isolation
(iii) Test occurrence of nematodes

R 176.00 per extraction
(iv) Test occurrence of insects and mites

R 188.00 per sample
(v) Morphological identifications of insects, mites, nematodes or fungi

R 362.00 per identification
(vi) Biochemical tests for the identification of bacteria

R 303.00 per test
(vii) BIOLOG tests for the identification of bacteria

R 381.00 per test plate
(viii) PCR tests for the identification and/or detection of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 673.00 per sample for the first test plus R 121.00 for every additional test
(ix) Sequencing for the identification of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, mites, viruses and phytoplasmas

R 507.00 per sample
(x) ELISA tests for identification and/or detection of viruses

R 184.00 per test
(xi) Herbaceous indexing for the detection of viruses

R 323.00 per sample

 
3. Appeal in terms of section 11 of the Act [Reg. 9(3) of the Regulations]

R 9 200.00 per appeal

 

[Table 1 substituted by Notice No. R. 5964, GG52228, dated 7 March 2025 - effective 1 April 2025]