Port Health Charges
The port health and food safety charges for 2019/20 are outlined below.
Ship Sanitation Inspections
Dover Port Health Authority operates between the core hours of 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Ship Sanitation Inspections can be arranged during these hours. Please contact our office to arrange an inspection.
Charges
Gross Tonnage | Charge (£) |
Up to 1,000 |
100 |
1,001 to 3,000 |
135 |
3,001 to 10,000 |
205 |
10,001 to 20,000 |
265 |
20,001 to 30,000 |
340 |
Over 30,000 |
400 |
Vessels with the capacity to carry between 50 and 1,000 persons |
400 |
Vessels with the capacity to carry more than 1,000 persons |
680 |
Extension of a Ship Sanitation Certificate |
70 |
Referral Inspection |
106 |
Extra charges may be added for exceptional costs.
Common Entry Document - High Risk Food Not of Animal Origin
Dover District Council's fees for official controls carried out on imports of high risk food of non-animal origin that require a Common Entry Document (CED) are detailed below with the analytical fees. Please note that analytical fees vary depending on the type of test undertaken.
Activity
Activity | Charge (£) |
Documentary Check |
53 |
Identity, Physical Check and Sampling |
121 |
Courier |
45 |
Analyst Fees - assigned by laboratory |
Cost varies depending on test |
Late Notification Fee |
45 |
Supervising Destruction/Re-export Fee |
106 |
Non-Compliance Fee |
121.47 |
Plastic Kitchenware - China and Hong Kong Control Measures
Plastic Kitchenware
Activity | Charge (£) |
Documentary Check |
53 |
Identity, Physical Check and Sampling |
121 |
Courier |
45 |
Analyst Fees - assigned by laboratory |
Cost varies depending on test |
Late Notification Fee |
45 |
Supervising Destruction/Re-export Fee |
106 |
Non-Compliance Fee |
121.47 |
Catch Certificates - Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)
Dover Port Health Authority uses a per consignment basis for its charges. Where multiple catch certificates are submitted for the same consignment which includes high and low risk country certificates, the higher risk charge will be applied.
Catch Certificates
No of Catch Certificates | High Risk Charge (£) | Low Risk Charge (£) |
1 -5 Certificates |
45 |
20 |
6 - 10 Certificates |
60 |
35 |
11 - 20 Certificates |
76 |
45 |
21+ Certificates |
83 |
55 |
Fishing
Activity | Charge (£) |
Formal Verification/Movement Control Notice |
60.48 |
Late Notification Fee |
45 |
Non-Compliance Fee |
121.47 |
Supervising Destruction/Re-export Fee |
106 |
Organic Import Control
Import Control
Activity | Charge (£) |
Documentary Check and Endorsement of Certificate |
45 |
Late Notification Fee |
45 |
Non-Compliance Fee |
121.47 |
Supervising Destruction/Re-export Fee |
106 |
Water Sampling On Board Vessels
Water Sampling
Activity | Charge (£) |
First Sample |
120.96 |
Additional Samples |
30.24 |
Unsound Food Examinations
food exams
Activity | Charge (£) |
Not exceeding 1 metric tonne |
121 |
Exceeding 1 metric tonne |
227 |
Export Certificates
Certificates
Activity | Charge (£) |
First 2 hours (minimum) |
65 |
Per hour or part thereafter |
30 |
Contact Port Health
Email: porthealth@dover.gov.uk
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