New Product Importation
$1000
  • Import Risk Assessment (IRA)       
  • Processing Time: Month – Years
  • Additional Fees may Apply
Application Form
Routine Exportation
$125
  • Country’s Import Requirements 
  • Processing Time: Varies By Department
  • Additional Fees may Apply
Application Form
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Routine Importation
$50
  • (IRA)Completed
  • Permit Application
  • Processing Time: 3- 7 days
Application Form
Plant Health Service Fees
Plant Health Service Fees
Permits
Permits$50
Pest Diagnosis$75
Phytosanitary Treatments (Fumigants)
Methyl bromide$20 /lb
Treatment$30 /hour
Post Entry Quarantine
Inspections for imported commodities under post entry quarantine at a nursery$45 /hr
Facilities Annual Inspection Fees
Greenhouse$130
Lumber Mill$400
Seed Packing Facility$45
Grain Loading Facility$100
Flour Mill$180
Grain or Plant Storage Facility$260
Other Facility$60
Laboratory Tests
ELISA Test$75 /test
Bioassay$60 /test
Mycology (Microbiology)$75 /test
Mycology (Microscopy)$75 /test
Nematode$75 /test
Bacteriological$75 /test
PCR Test$150 /test
Collection of Samples (Testing)$10 /sample
Post Entry Quarantine Inspections$30 /hour
GMO Testing (Rapid Test Strips)$50 /test
Verification Of Citrus Diseases (Non-PCR)$50 /test
Services and Usage of Equipment
Package deal use of the Plant Health Laboratory with basic equipment (microscope and diagnostic aids and identification keys)$250 /day
Use of Laboratory and rental of space for workshops conducted by national entities (with BAHA officials offering supervision)$200 /day
Use of microscope and stereoscope$50 /entity per day
Other Laboratory Equipment$ 60 /day
Other Equipment such as GPS (batteries not included)$25 /day
Library use and/ or membership fees$2 /month
Plant Health Officers conducting training, providing presentations or teaching sessions$75 /hr
Assistance of Personnel$30 /day
Export Certification Fees (Phytosanitary Certificate)
Non-commercial commodities$20
Commercial commodities$125
Inspection during normal working hours$25 /hr
Inspection outside normal working hours$45 /hr
Cost of seal (two seals used)$10
Market access (export) Dossier Preparation$500
Field Inspections
Sod Farm, Seed Corn, Nursery$30 /hr
Fruit Farm$25 /hr
Fruit Trees Nurseries$30 /hr
Flower-bulb Production$30 /hr
Peas, Beans, Grains and other Field Crops$30 /hr
Greenhouse or Nursery$30 /hr
Observations and Maintenance of Plants
Seeding in trays$2.50 /tray per day
Individual plants in bags $2.50 /day
Cuttings$1.00 /day
License and Registration
Fertilizer Establishment$100 /yr
Registration of Facilities$750
Registration of Fertilizers$150 /formulation
Registration of Packing Facilities$250 /yr
Reference Laboratories

The cost of the test, freight services, and any other expense will be borne by the customer. Administration fee for preparing samples to send international laboratories.
$150
Mileage and Overtime
All inspections, certification, or technical work by BAHA that incurs use of a BAHA vehicle will charge mileage.
$1.75 /mile
Overtime$45 /hr
Animal Health Service Fees
Animal Health Service Fees
Permits

Animal Health Permit
$50

Pet Passport
$200
Movement Permits

Poultry (Live)
$50

Poultry Litter
$50

Cattle
$50

Inspection of Poultry Establishments
$50

Evaluation of Biosecurity for Poultry Establishments
$50

Health Certificate (International
Veterinary Certificate)
$125

Disease-Free Herd Certificates
$20

Free Sale Certificates
$100

Aquatic Health Certificates Booklets
$50

Application Booklet Permits
$20
Terrestrial/Aquatic Field Services

Veterinary Services
$60/hr

Quarantine Site Approval
$60/hr

Inspection of Animals in Quarantine
$60/hr

Non-compliance with Animal Health Internal Quarantine Protocols
$2000

Aquatic Farm/Establishment Registration
$250/hr

Northern Corral Use
$30/use
Veterinary Drug Unit

Importers License
$200/yr
Drugs/Feed/Biologics Registration

Over-the-counter
$100

Prescription-only
$200

Restricted
$300

Biologics Registration
$300

Premix Registration
$200/hr

Feed Registration
$200
Manufacture/Feed Mill Plant Registration

Small
$250

Medium
$500

Large
$750

Veterinary Drugs Facility Registration
$250

Feed Plant & Facility Inspection: twice year
$100
Veterinary Diagnostics and PCR Laboratory Services

Simple Smear
$10

Modified Macmaster
$15

Formalin Ether Concentration Technique
$20

Lungworm (Bayerman Apparatus)
$20

Fasciola (routine)
$15

CBC
$25

Blood Parasite (Giemsa)
$15

Heartworm (MKT)
$20

Heartworm – Elisa
$35

Skin Scraping (KOH)
$15

Urinalysis (Manual and Microscopic)
$20

Leishmania (Giemsa)
$30

Leishmania (Giemsa)
$15

Overtime for Veterinary services (inspection, testing, auditing etc.)
$75/hr
Bacteriology

Culture
$35

Culture & Identification
$60r

Culture, Identification & Sensitivity
$70

Strain Identification (Salmonella serotyping)
$70

Brucella (Rivanol)
$30

Brucella Card Test
$10

Equine Infectious Anaemia (AGID)
$30

Enzootic Bovine Leukemia (AGID) – Serology
$30

Avian Influenza (AGID)
$30

Vaccine Preparation
$85

Tuberculosis (Field Test)
$10
Biochemistry

Methylene Blue Reduction
$20
Milk

Somatic Cell Count (Smear)
$30

Total Colony Count (Culture)
$40

Varroa
$30

Postmortem (Field)
$100/animal

Referrals Local (in country) Shipping & Handling
$40

Disposal of Carcasses (laboratory)
$50
PCR Lab Services

Routine PCR testing (results in 5 working days)
$150/disease

Rush PCR Testing (results in 24-36 Hours)
$200/disease

Terrestrial Disease PCR Lab Services (results in 5 working days)
$150/disease

Terrestrial Disease PCR Lab Services (results in 24-36 Hours)
$200/disease
Reference Laboratories

The cost of the test, freight services, and any other expense will be borne by the customer. Administration fee for preparing samples to send international laboratories.
$150
Mileage

All inspections, certification, or technical work by BAHA that incurs use of a BAHA vehicle will charge mileage.
$1.75/mile
Overtime

Overtime
$40/hr
Food Safety Service Fees
Food Safety Service Fees
Permit

Food Safety Permit
$50
Export Certification

Sanitary
$125

Sanitary
$125

Non-Commercial
$25
Food Inspections

Inspection (Processing Facility)
$60/hr

Beef
$4/head

Sheep/Pig
$3/head

Poultry
$30/hr
Food Microbiology Lab (Water Quality)

Enterococci (IDEXX)
$57

Heterotrophic Plate Count
$30

Total Coliforms, E. Coli (MF)
Discount available for multiple samples
$76

Total Coliforms, E. Coli (IDEXX)
$56
Chemical Analysis Lab (Food Composition)

Limonin in Juices (HPLC)
Discount available for multiple samples
$342

Moisture
$15

pH
$20

Titratable Acidity in Milk
$19

Titratable Acidity in Cheese
$24

Water Activity
$45
Chemical Analysis Lab (Residues in Food)

Sulfite in Seafood and Juices
$100

Veterinary
Drug in Poultry
and Meats
(ELISA/RRA)
$80/drug

Veterinary Drug in Milk (ELISA)
$50/drug


Insecticide
and Fungicide Residues in
Fruits and Vegetables (Bioassay)
$25
Chemical Analysis Lab (Agricultural Products)

Available Lime Content in Liming Material
$45

THC in industrial hemp
$750
Training

GMP/SSOP (One day for up to twenty-five participants)
$300

Intro to HACCP (One day for up to fifteen participants)
$300

Basic HACCP (Three days for up to fifteen participants)
$1500

Food defense/security (One day for up to fifteen participants)
$300

Training for more than fifteen participants (One day training)
$20/
additional
person

Training for more than fifteen participants (Three day training)
$20/
additional
person

Package (Basic HACCP and Food Defense Security)
$1650
Referral Laboratories

The cost of the test, freight services, and any other expense will be borne by the customer. Administration fee for preparing samples to send international laboratories.
$150
Overtime for Poultry and Meat

Overtime
$45/hr
Imports (Risk Profile)

Food Safety IRA
$1000
Registration Annual

Aquatic Farms
$250

Processing Facility (Fish and fishery products ) Small
$500

Processing Facility (Fish and fishery ) Medium
$750

Processing Facility (Fish and fishery products ) Large
$1000

Small Slaughter Facility
$500

Large Slaughter Facility
$750
Audit of Food Establishment

HACCP
$750

GMP
$300

Document Review
First time HACCP audit
$250
Food Microbiology Lab (Food and Feed)

Aerobic Plate Count (APC)
$45

Salmonella species
$150

Staphylococcus aureus
$80

Sterility test for canned food
$55

Vibrio cholera
$60

Vibrio cholera O1
$120

Total Coliforms, Fecal Coliforms, E. Coli
$180

Yeast and Mold
$55
Chemical Analysis Lab (Water Quality)

Alkalinity
$10

Ammonia

$30

Chloride
$10

Chlorine, Free and Total
$11

Color, True
$12

Conductivity
$14

Hardness, Total
$10

Nitrate
$12

Nitrite
$12

pH
$10

Phosphate
$12

Salinity
$14

Sulfate
$10

Sulfide
$13

Total Dissolved/
Suspended Solids
$15

Total, Total Suspended
and Total
Dissolved Solids
$24

Total Nitrogen

$30

Total Phosphorus

$25

Turbidity (High Range)
$11
Chemical Analysis Lab (Feed and Grain)

pH in soil
$10

Conductivity in soil
$18

Moisture in soil, fertilizer
$15

Water Soluble Sulfate and Chloride
$50

Acid Soluble Sulfate and Chloride
$70
Chemical Analysis Lab (Environmental)

pH in soil
$10

Conductivity in soil
$18

Moisture in soil, fertilizer
$15

Water Soluble Sulfate and Chloride
$50

Acid Soluble Sulfate and Chloride
$70
High Seas Fishing Vessel

Annual Registration of Vessel
$1000

HACCP/GMP/SSOP Approval
$1000

Audit of freezer vessel
$600

Audit of factory vessel
$800

Administrative fee/audit
$2000
Mileage

All inspections, certification, or technical work by BAHA that incurs use of a BAHA vehicle will charge mileage.
$1.75/mile
Overtime for Processing

Overtime
$75/hr
Quarantine Service Fees
Quarantine Service Fees
Sea Vessel Boarding
Cruise ships and cargo vessels$75 /hr
Large yachts$65 /hr
Small yachts$50 /hr
Water taxis (Arriving from international ports)$30 /hr
Import Processing Service Fees (Plant and Plant Products)
Consignment less than or equal to one truck load or 20 foot container$150
40 foot container or its equivalent$200
Import Processing Service Fees (Animal Products and Products of Animal Origins)
Truck load or 20 foot container or its equivalent$150
40 foot container or its equivalent$200
Import Processing Service Fees (Live Animals)
Small Animals$20
Large Animals$60
Violation Fees
Breaks a quarantine seal$2000
Fails to inform a designated officer of scheduled arrivals of any conveyance coming from either and international port or airport within twenty-four hours prior to scheduled arrival$2000
Fails to allow the boarding of any conveyance for inspection to be conducted by a designated officer of the Authority$2000
Mileage
All inspections, certification, or technical work by BAHA that incurs use of a BAHA vehicle will charge mileage.S1.75 /mile
Import Processing Service Fees (Vehicles New and Used)
Small vehicles (cars, pick-ups, etc.)$15
Large vehicles (trucks, buses, tractors, etc.)$30
Aircraft Boarding
Cargo aircraft (International flight)$150 /quarantine clearance
Passenger aircraft (International flight) with a capacity of over fifty (50)$150 /quarantine clearance
Passenger aircraft (International flight) with a capacity of less than fifty (50)$50 /quarantine clearance
Small private and domestic aircraft arriving in Belize from international airports or from a quarantine area.$30 /quarantine clearance
Import Processing Service Fees (Animal Feed and Feed Stuff)
Animal feed and feed stuff by shipload$1.50 /ton
Grains and meals by shipload$1.50 /ton
Truck load or 20 foot container or its equivalent$150
40 foot container or its equivalent$200
Import Processing Service Fees (Construction Materials/Inorganic Fertilizer)
Truck load or 20 foot container or its equivalent$65
40 foot container or its equivalent$125
Shipload/consignment$1.00 /ton
Incineration
Confiscated commodities and international wet garbage $8 /lb
Other Commodities
Imported in consolidated consignments with a weight less one thousand (1000) pounds. (Quarantine clearance at point of entry)$65 /consignment
Imported in quantities with a weight less one thousand (1000) pounds. (Not consolidated consignments) (Quarantine clearance at point of entry)$30 /consignment
Commodities or products with a weight exceeding one thousand (1000) pounds. (Out of port Quarantine clearance)$65 /consignment
Treatment Facility
Use of treatment facility$20 /hr
Treatment for vehicles, crates, etc.$45 /hr
Overtime
Overtime$45 /hr
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