| Inspection of goods generally |
| 1 | Inspection of goods (except goods imported for the personal use of the importer) for the purpose of ascertaining whether those goods should be cleared | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved and $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | Importer |
| Tests, examinations, and treatment of goods that harbour or may harbour organisms |
| 2 | Tests, examinations, and treatments of imported goods, that harbour, or may harbour, an organism, that are— (a) carried out by the Ministry; and (b) necessary to identify the organism, so as to enable an inspector to decide whether the goods should— (ii) be moved from a transitional facility to a containment facility; or (iii) continue to be held in a transitional or containment facility (as the case may be) | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved and $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved; and actual and reasonable costs of the tests, examinations, and treatments | | Importer |
| Inspection of motor cycles, mopeds, and motor vehicles at ports approved as places of first arrival |
| 3 | Inspection, and each re-inspection after treatment, of a consignment of a single used motor cycle or moped carried out at ports approved as places of first arrival under section 37 of the Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether the consignment should be cleared | | $18.08 per motor cycle or moped | | Importer |
| 4 | Inspection, and each re-inspection after treatment, of a consignment of a single used motor vehicle having a gross laden weight not exceeding 3 500 kg (other than a motor cycle or moped) carried out at ports approved as places of first arrival under section 37 of the Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether the consignment should be cleared | | | | Importer |
| 5 | Inspection, and each re-inspection after treatment, of a consignment of a single used motor vehicle having a gross laden weight exceeding 3 500 kg carried out at ports approved as places of first arrival under section 37 of the Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether the consignment should be cleared | | | | Importer |
| Inspection of unaccompanied goods imported for personal use |
| 6 | Inspection of unaccompanied goods imported for personal use of the importer for the purpose of ascertaining whether those goods should be cleared | | | | Importer |
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| | $102.27 for 5 to 12 items | | |
| | $132.95 for 13 to 20 items | | |
| | | | | $158.52 for 21 to 28 items | | |
| | | | | $184.08 for 29 to 36 items | | |
| | | | | $25.57 for each block or part block of 8 items exceeding 36 items | | |
| Inspection of goods not prescribed elsewhere in Schedule |
| 7 | Inspection, and each re-inspection after treatment of any goods (except accompanied goods imported for the personal use of the importer) that are required to be inspected under the Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether the goods should be cleared, and for which costs are not prescribed elsewhere in this Schedule | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved and $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | Importer |
| Monitoring controls on new organisms and inspection of animals, animal material, or plants |
| 8 | Monitoring controls on new organisms in containment facilities | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved | | Person holding an approval (issued under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996) to import the organism into containment, or to hold the organism in containment; or (where there is no approval) the importer or owner of the organism or the goods that harbour the organism |
| | $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | |
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| 9 | Inspection of an animal after arrival for the purpose of ascertaining whether the animal should— (b) be directed to be held in a transitional or containment facility for inspection and monitoring (see item 11) | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved or $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved (unless another rate applies under this item) | | Importer |
| | $49.61 per pet animal unless the pet animal requires veterinary inspection | | |
| | No costs apply in relation to an assistance animal if the animal is accompanying a person who requires animal assistance | | |
| 10 | Inspection of an animal that— (a) is on board a craft within New Zealand territory; and (b) is not intended to be cleared | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved and $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | Operator of craft |
| 11 | Inspection and monitoring of an animal or plant held in a transitional or containment facility for the purpose of ascertaining whether the animal or plant should— (b) be moved from a transitional facility to a containment facility; or (c) continue to be held in a transitional or containment facility, as the case may be | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved | | Importer |
| | $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | |
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| 12 | Inspection of a consignment of animal material (other than fish meal) for the purpose of ascertaining whether it should be cleared | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved | | Importer |
| | $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | |
| Treatment, destruction, or disposal of risk goods |
| 13 | Treatment, before being cleared, of risk goods imported— (a) in a person’s baggage (whether or not the baggage is accompanied); or | | Actual and reasonable costs of treatment; and any costs of packaging, storing, forwarding, and returning the goods before and after treatment | | Importer |
| 14 | Treatment of imported risk goods, other than risk goods specified in item 13 | | Actual and reasonable costs of treatment; and any costs of packaging, storing, forwarding, and returning the goods before and after treatment | | Importer |
| 15 | Destruction, transportation, re-shipment, or other disposal of goods | | Actual and reasonable costs of destruction, transportation, re-shipment, or other disposal | | Importer |
| 16 | Supervising, or advising on, destruction, transportation, re-shipment, or other disposal of goods | | $102.27 per hour for each inspector or biosecurity adviser involved | | Importer |
| Permits issued under import health standards |
| 17 | Processing an application for a permit, or amendment to a permit, under import health standards | | $191.95 for each application processed, plus $102.27 per hour for each biosecurity adviser for processing beyond the first 1.5 hours. | | Applicant |
| Transitional and containment facilities |
| 18 | Processing an application for approval of a transitional or containment facility, or a facility operator | | $887.70 for each application processed, plus $102.27 per hour for each inspector or biosecurity adviser for processing beyond the first 8 hours | | Applicant |
| 19 | Inspection and compliance auditing of a transitional or containment facility, to ascertain whether it should be approved, or continue to be approved, under section 39 of the Act | | $102.27 per hour for each inspector or biosecurity adviser involved | | Applicant or facility operator (as the case may be) |
| 20 | Investigation and compliance auditing of a facility operator, or proposed operator, to ascertain whether the operator or proposed operator should be approved, or continue to be approved, under section 40 of the Act | | $102.27 per hour for each inspector or biosecurity adviser involved | | Applicant or facility operator (as the case may be) |
| 21 | Assessing results obtained from inspection and compliance auditing of a transitional or containment facility, determining whether to confirm that the facility can continue to be approved under section 39 of the Act and, if appropriate, issuing confirmation documentation Development and maintenance of facility and operator administrative systems and processes, including legal and finance (invoicing) systems Development and maintenance of databases and registers Dealing with general and technical enquiries, including time spent in sourcing requested information and undertaking required research | | $298.05 per annum for each registered facility | | |
| Auditing a ruminant protein control programme |
| 22 | Investigation and compliance auditing of a ruminant protein control programme under regulation 7A of the Biosecurity (Ruminant Protein) Regulations 1999 | | $186.30 per hour for each inspector or authorised person involved who is employed under the Public Service Act 2020 or who is an agent of, or contracted to, the Ministry | | Operator |
| Functions, powers, and duties not prescribed elsewhere in Schedule |
| 23 | Performing or exercising a function, power, or duty— (a) required to be undertaken under the Act or regulations made under the Act; and (b) not prescribed elsewhere in this schedule | | $102.27 per hour for each general inspector or biosecurity adviser involved $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved | | Person whose actions result in the function, power, or duty being required |
| 24 | Carrying out an activity relating to equivalences or Chief Technical Officer directions due to an individual or company’s non-compliance with import health standards or other import regulations, or providing advice, beyond an initial 15-minute period, to an importer in relation to the importation of goods | | $102.27 per hour for each biosecurity adviser involved | | Importer |
| 25 | Technical staff providing support for the delivery of specialist services | | $155.00 per hour, in 15-minute increments, plus actual and reasonable costs incurred | | Person whose actions result in the function being required |