FSIS Sets 2024 Identification, Certification and Lab Rates for Importers, Exporters

The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the 2024 hourly rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime and holiday inspection and identification, certification and laboratory services. Effective Jan. 14, the agency's base time rate will be $71.64, and its overtime rate $87.96. The 2024 holiday rate will be $104.28, and the laboratory rate will be $103.24. FSIS said the export application fee will be $4.01 per application, unchanged from last year's fee.