The Port of Grangemouth (GBDPE30) is a BCP which is designated for the importation of products of animal origin (POAO), high risk food and feed not of animal origin (HRFFNAO) and plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong.
Checks on the imported goods are carried out by Falkirk Council's Port Health & Trading Standards teams in order to protect animal and public health.
Fees
Further information
Food (for human consumption)
Products of animal origin - Not in bulk
| Documentary check |
Fee |
| Consignments up to 6 tonnes are subject to a minimum charge of |
£48 |
| Additional tonnage between 6 - 46 tonnes |
£8.00 per tonne |
| For consignments over 46 tonnes the maximum charge is |
£361.00 |
| Low risk POAO consignment |
£25.00 |
For products which transit through the community
| Documentary check |
Fee |
| Minimum fee of |
£26.00 |
| Increasing by, per quarter of an hour for every member of staff involved in the controls |
£18.00 |
All products of animal origin from New Zealand
| Documentary check |
Fee |
| Consignments up to 6 tonnes are subject to a minimum charge of |
£37.20 |
| Additional tonnage between 6 - 46 tonnes |
£6.20 per tonne |
| For consignments over 46 tonnes the maximum charge is |
£279.78 |
Other charges for CHED-P's
| Activity |
Fee |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliance charge |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
| Hourly rate (for identity and physical checks and other necessary resource) |
£93.00 |
| Sampling |
Additional charges for statutory sampling will be made as required. Analysis fee determined by Public Analyst. |
High risk products - Non animal origin (CHED-D)
| Activity |
Fee |
| Document check |
£64.50 per commodity |
| Sampling: Less than 10 sub samples* |
£90.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Sampling: 10 - 59 sub samples* |
£118.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Sampling: 60 or more sub samples* |
£163.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliance charge |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
| Hourly rate |
£93.00 |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
* A sub sample is the number of units that the legislation requires to be sampled to make up a sample that is representative of the whole consignment. Some contaminants, like aflatoxin, are not usually evenly spread throughout the consignment and a large number of incremental samples are required by the legislation. These samples take longer, so the charge is higher.
Organic Certificate Verification
| Organic Certificate Verification |
Fee |
| If the pre-notification is created on PHILIS DES |
£45.00 |
| If the pre-notification is not created on PHILIS DES |
£68.00 |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliant consignment |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
Catch Certification under IUU Fishing Controls
| Catch Certification (per certificate) |
Fee |
| Imports from EU/EEA/EFTA |
£15.00 |
| Imports from non-EU/EEA/EFTA |
£45.00 |
| Non-compliant consignment |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
Feed (NOT for human consumption)
Products of animal origin - Not in bulk
| Activity |
Fee |
| Consignments up to 6 tonnes are subject to a minimum charge of |
£48 + analysis costs✝ |
| Additional tonnage between 6 - 46 tonnes |
£8.00 per tonne |
| For consignments over 46 tonnes the maximum charge is |
£361.00 + analysis costs✝ |
| Low risk POAO consignment |
£25.00 |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
Products of animal origin - Bulk
| Activity |
Fee |
| Per vessel, with a cargo of up to 500 tonnes |
£514 + analysis costs✝ |
| Per vessel, with a cargo or products over 500 and up to 1000 tonnes |
£1029 + analysis costs✝ |
| Per vessel, with a cargo over 1000 tonnes and up to 2000 tonnes |
£2057 + analysis costs✝ |
| Per vessel with a cargo of more than 2000 tonnes |
£3086 + analysis costs✝ |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
For products which transit through the community
| Activity |
Fee |
| Minimum fee of |
£26.00 |
| Increasing by, per quarter of an hour for every member of staff involved in the controls |
£18.00 |
All products of animal origin from New Zealand
| Activity |
Fee |
| Consignments up to 6 tonnes are subject to a minimum charge of |
£37.20 + analysis costs✝ |
| Additional tonnage between 6 - 46 tonnes |
£6.20 per tonne |
| For consignments over 46 tonnes the maximum charge is |
£279.78 + analysis costs✝ |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
Other administration charges for CHED-P's
| Activity |
Fee |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliance charge |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
| Hourly rate |
£93.00 |
| Sampling |
Additional charges for statutory sampling will be made as required. Fee determined by lab. |
High risk products - Non animal origin (CHED-D)
| Activity |
Fee |
| Document check |
£64.50 |
| Sampling: Less than 10 sub samples* |
£90.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Sampling: 10 - 59 sub samples* |
£118.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Sampling: 60 or more sub samples* |
£163.50 + analysis costs✝ |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliance charge |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
| Hourly rate |
£93.00 |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
* A sub sample is the number of units that the legislation requires to be sampled to make up a sample that is representative of the whole consignment. Some contaminants, like aflatoxin, are not usually evenly spread throughout the consignment and a large number of incremental samples are required by the legislation. These samples take longer, so the charge is higher.
Organic Certificate Verification
| Organic Certificate Verification |
Fee |
| If the pre-notification is created on PHILIS DES |
£45.00 |
| If the pre-notification is not created on PHILIS DES |
£68.00 |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliant consignment |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
Plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong
Document check
Due to the additional work in checking and handling multiple documents charges have been introduced based on the number of analysis certificates that accompany the Declaration. The sliding scale of charges will be applied.
| Number of analytical certificates |
Fee |
| 1 - 5 |
£57.00 |
| 6 - 10 |
£71.00 |
| 11 - 20 |
£97.00 |
| 21+ |
£124.00 |
| Identity, physical check and sampling |
£82.00 + analysis costs✝ |
| Late notification fee |
£93.00 |
| Non-compliant consignment |
£140.00 + hourly rate over initial 1.5 hours |
✝ where consignment is selected for sampling
Ship Sanitation Inspections
| Ship sanitation inspections (Based on gross tonnage of vessel) |
Fee |
| Up to 1,000 |
£135.00 |
| 1,001 - 3,000 |
£185.00 |
| 3,001 - 10,000 |
£270.00 |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
£355.00 |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
£450.00 |
| Over 30,000 |
£520.00 |
| Vessels with 50 - 1,000 persons |
£520.00 |
| Vessels with over 1,000 persons |
£890.00 |
| Extensions |
£105.00 |
Water sampling from vessels
Drinking water samples can be taken and submitted to our Public Analyst for microbiological examination and, if required, chemical analysis on request.
Advance notification must be given to ensure arrangements can be made. There is a charge for this service. Requests can be made by emailing porthealth@falkirk.gov.uk.
Testing for Legionella is not available.
Other fees
Additional admin fees may apply.
In addition to the charges that Environmental Health & Trading Standards make, Forth Ports may also make other charges relating to container handling and storage.
Setting up an account
To set up an account with Falkirk Council please send the following information to bcp.invoices@falkirk.gov.uk:
- Company Name
- Company address including postcode
- Invoice address if different
- Email address for invoicing
- Contact name and telephone number