Import Permit

(1) Any person desiring to import any commodity or product into Belize shall apply for an import permit for such commodity or product. (2) Any person desiring to import any commodity or product into Belize shall pay to the Authority the following administrative fees associated with import permit applicationsType of Commodity Fee (per application) BZ$ (i) plants 50.00; (ii) floral arrangements including wreaths on wooden frames 50.00; (iii) cut flowers 50.00; (iv) fertilizers 25.00; (v) other plant products 25.00; (vi) live animals 50.00; (vii) fresh meats 50.00; (viii) veterinary drugs and biology 50.00; (ix) animal products and products of animal origin 25.00; (x) pet passports (validity of 1 year) 100.00; (xi) spices 25.00; (xii) biological control agents 50.00; (xiii) beneficial agents 50.00; (xiv) any other 50.00. (3) Fees associated with the registration of veterinary drugs, veterinary biologics, veterinary pesticides and animal feed shall be as prescribed in regulations made therefor. Belize Agricultural Health Authority [CAP. 211 19 (4) where the importation of a given food commodity requires a sanitary certificate, but the importer was not able to comply with that importation requirement the following shall apply– (a) samples of the food shall be taken and tested, and the importer shall bear all cost associated with the laboratory analysis as prescribed regulation made therefore; (b) where upon inspection, food commodity is determined to be safe for human consumption and meets all other important requirements, a sanitary certificate shall be issued. (c) the fee for a sanitary certificate issued under paragraph (b) above shall be fifty dollars (BZ $50.00); (d) all fees prescribed in this Regulation shall be borne by the importer and paid to the Authority immediately upon receipt of an official bill. (5) Fees associated with post entry quarantine shall be as follows– (a) any person requiring an inspection of imported commodities at a nursery shall pay to the Authority a fee of thirty dollars (BZ $30.00) per hour plus a mileage fee of one dollar and fifty cents (BZ $1.50) per mile; (b) fees associated with the registration of nurseries with the Competent Authority shall be two hundred dollars (BZ $200.00) per nursery; 20 (c) fees associated with the observation and maintenance of plants held at the Quarantine Facility in Central Farm shall be as follows– (i) seedling in trays …. BZ $2.50 per tray/ day; (ii) individual plants in bags or pots .....….... BZ $2.50 per day; (iii) cuttings ….................. BZ$1.00 per day; (d) fees associated with the inspection of animals in quarantine facilities be it at a farm or any other site designated by the Authority shall be as follows– (i) a fee of fifty dollars per hour for the inspection of the animals plus a mileage fee of one dollar and fifty cents per mile; Schedule I. (ii) laboratory fees as prescribed in Schedule I of these Regulations; Schedule I. (iii) fees for the post-mortem examination and disposal of animals shall be paid as prescribed in Schedule I; (e) any additional fees incurred with the post entry quarantine of such commodities shall be paid by the owner or his authorized agent to the Authority upon receipt of an official bill.