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Fees and charges

 


A fee of Rs.150/- (Rupees one hundred and fifty only) shall be payable as a registration fee for the applications for issue of import permit for consumption plant materials and Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) shall be payable for registration of the applications for issue of import permit for seeds and plant materials for propagation as per the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 as issued under Notifications S.O 1322 (E) dated 18th November 2003.

For extending the period of validity a fee of Rs.100/- for consumption materials and Rs.200/- for propagative plant materials.

For import of soil, earth, clay and similar material any microbiological, soil mechanics, or mineralogical investigations and peat for horticultural purposes, a fee of Rs.200/- to be paid for issuance of import permit, by Plant Protection Adviser to Government of India, the draft should be drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, N.H.-IV., Faridabad-121001.

For import of live insects, microbial cultures including mushroom, algae or bio-control agents a fee of Rs.200/- to be paid for issuance of import permit, by Plant Protection Adviser to Government of India, the draft should be drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, N.H.-IV., Faridabad-121001.

Besides the above, for import of plants and plant materials covered under Schedule-V, VI and VII the importer or his agent shall pay to the Plant Protection Adviser or any officer duly authorised by him in this behalf, the fees as prescribed in Schedule-IX (Clause 5) of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 to meet the cost of inspection, post-entry quarantine inspection, fumigation, disinfestation, disinfection and supervision charges of imported plants and plant materials.

The exporter or his agent shall pay inspection, fumigation and other treatment charges as per rates prescribed vide Letter No. 16-10/58-PPS dated 21st September, 1960 as reproduced in Appendix-2.