Port Health Charges

The port health and food safety charges for 2022/23. These are reviewed annually and increases are implemented from 01 April each financial year.
Ship Sanitation Inspection
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.Please call us on 01304 872216 or email porthealth@dover.gov.uk.
Gross Tonnage of vessel
|
Charges (£)
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Up to 1,000
|
110
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1,001 to 3,000
|
150
|
3,001 to 10,000
|
220
|
10,001 to 20,000
|
285
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20,001 to 30,000
|
365
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Over 30,000
|
425
|
Vessels with the capacity to carry between 50 and 1,000 persons
|
425
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Vessels with the capacity to carry more than 1,000 persons
|
725
|
Extension of a Ship Sanitation Certificate
|
80
|
Referral Inspection
|
109.50
|
Document Check Charges
High Risk Food Not of Animal Origin
Common Health Entry Document (CHED D)
|
£58
|
Plastic Kitchenware - China and Hong Kong Control Measures
Plastics Declaration Document (PDD)
|
£58
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Organic Import Controls
Certificate of inspection (COI)
|
£45
|
IUU Products
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.
No of Catch Certificates |
High Risk Charge (£) |
Low Risk Charge (£) |
1 - 5 Certificates
|
48.50
|
21.50
|
6 - 10 Certificates |
65
|
38
|
11 - 20 Certificates |
82.50
|
48.50
|
21+ Certificates |
90
|
60
|
POAO Products
POAO Products
|
Charges (£)
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Up to 6 tonnes
|
56
|
7 - 46 tonnes
|
£9 per tonne
|
46 tonnes and over
|
419
|
All products from New Zealand:
|
|
up to 6 tonnes
|
43
|
7 - 46 tonnes
|
£7 per tonne
|
46 tonnes and over
|
325
|
Intensified Official Controls, Enhanced checks (i.e. Brazil meat) and Protective Measures (Additional Physical Checks (Risk Categories as per Annex I to Commision Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2129))
|
Charges (£)
|
Risk category II products (30%)
|
65
|
Risk category III products (15%)
|
79
|
Risk category IV products (5%)
|
88
|
Risk category V products (1%)
|
91
|
Identity, Physical Check and Sampling Charges
Activity
|
Charge (£)
|
Identity, Physical Check and Sampling |
131 |
Courier |
Cost varies depending on courier |
Analyst Fees - assigned by laboratory |
Cost varies depending on test |
Non-Compliance Charges
Activity
|
Charge (£)
|
Non-Compliance Fee |
132 |
Supervising Destruction/Re-export Fee |
114.50 |
Formal Verification/Movement Control Notice |
66 |
Admin Fee
Activity |
Charge (£)
|
Late Notification Fee |
89 |
Admin Fee: Inputting Organic Import onto PHILIS DES |
15 |
Admin fee |
92
|
Admin fee for CHEDs not presented on IPAFFS |
15 |
Water Sampling On Board Vessels
Activity
|
Charge (£)
|
First Sample
|
131
|
Additional Samples - Bacteriological
|
Each Further sample charge in accordance with lab fees
|
Additional Samples - Legionella
|
Each Further sample charge in accordance with lab fees
|
Chemical Samples
|
Each Further sample charge in accordance with lab fees
|
Unsound Food Examinations
Activity
|
Charge (£)
|
Not exceeding 1 metric tonne
|
131
|
Exceeding 1 metric tonne
|
245.50
|
Export Ceritificates
Activity
|
Charge (£)
|
First 2 hours (minimum)
|
70
|
Per hour or part thereafter
|
33
|
Additional Charges
All Products
|
Charge (£)
|
Hourly Rate
|
92
|
Postage of Returned Documents
|
5
|
Photocopies
|
1
|