AMA Schedule
Effective Date: November 1, 2026
Regular Hours: 07:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Regular Hourly Rates: Sampler/Weigher/Technician - $30.25 per hour
Travel Time Rates: All travel time will be assessed at applicable hourly rate.
Overtime Hourly Rate: One and one‑half-times the regular hourly rate for time exceeding the regular hours and Saturday, assessed in quarter hour increments.
Sunday and Holiday Rate: Double the regular hourly rate in addition to unit fees, in quarter‑hour increments.
Holidays include: New Year's Eve and Day; President’s Day, Good Friday; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Eve and Day. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, EIGIS will observe it on Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, EIGIS will observe it on Monday.
Commodity Cooperative Service Agreement Fees: In addition to all other applicable fees, commodity cooperative service agreement fees for commodity inspection services (pulses, hops, and miscellaneous processed commodities), excluding rice, will be assessed at the current percentage rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 (Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 4.) The assessed fees must exclude travel, mailing expenses, and state and local taxes. Invoices will identify assessed commodity cooperative service agreement fees as separate line items.
AMA Rice Cooperative Service Agreement Fees: In addition to all other applicable fees, AMA rice cooperative service agreement fees for rice inspection services will be assessed at the current percentage rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 (Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 3.) The assessed fees must exclude travel, mailing expenses, and state and local taxes. Invoices will identify assessed AMA rice cooperative service agreement fees as separate line items.
Mileage: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per vehicle per mile for actual miles travel. Any change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. Mileage and travel time will be prorated where possible.
Minimum Fee: A four‑hour minimum at the applicable hourly rate will be assessed for service requests cancelled after personnel are in route.
Finance Charge: Invoices are issued monthly and payment is due upon receipt. Payments not received within 30 days will be subject to a 24% A.P.R. finance charge. Accounts more than 90 days past the original invoice date will be escalated to EIGIS upper management, and services will be suspended until the account is paid in full.
In addition to the following unit fees, sampler, travel, and or standby time will be assessed in quarter-hour increments, and mileage will be assessed for all services. Travel time will be assessed portal to portal. Samplers’ time will be assessed when requested to remain on site.
| Phytosanitary Inspection (Per Container) | $ 21.62 |
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Bag/bin sampling/inspection at warehouse (Per Lot) |
$ 45.54 |
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Stowage examination, only |
$ 17.60 |
| Weighing (Per Container) | $ 5.94 |
| Mycotoxin Testing (Per Test) | $ 39.82 |
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Sampling only, per lot / carrier |
$ 11.39 |
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Witness fumigation, per carrier |
$ 5.72 |
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Special requested factor on certificate, per request |
$ 3.41 |
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Additional statements/certificates, each |
$ 5.72 |
| Corrected certificates of applicant error | $ 6.82 |
AMA Fee Schedule - effective November 1, 2026