Fees for seed testing, seed certification and associated seed functions: consultation
Consultation paper providing the findings of a review into the fees for seed functions, and a proposal to amend fees to ensure full cost recovery.
Annex E: Examples of Seed Lot Costs
Cereal Paper Application: Example of Final Generation
| Statutory Service/Function | Fee - 2017 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tonne lot) |
Fee 2018 | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tone lot) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee | £4.33 | £0.87 | £4.46 | £0.89 |
| Crop Inspection Fee | £19.14 | £3.83 | £19.71 | £3.94 |
| Seed Lot Fee | £33.59 | £1.12 | £34.60 | £1.15 |
| Sampling Fee | £51.02 | £1.70 | £52.55 | £1.75 |
| Seed Testing - HVS test, 100 Seed STZ | £75.01 | £2.50 | £81.01 | £2.70 |
| Fee Cost per tonne | £10.01 | £10.44 | ||
| Labels* | £1.00 | £1.00 | ||
| Seals* | £1.00 | £1.00 | ||
| Bags* | £8.00 | £8.00 | ||
| Total cost of Certification per tonne | £20.01 | £20.44 |
* Labels, seals and bags are not part of the consultation process and are only present to demonstrate overall cost
Cereal Online Application: Example of Final Generation
| Statutory Service/Function | Fee - 2017 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tonne lot) |
Fee 2018 | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tone lot) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee | £4.25 | £0.85 | £4.04 | £0.81 |
| Crop Inspection Fee | £19.14 | £3.83 | £19.71 | £3.94 |
| Seed Lot Fee | £33.00 | £1.10 | £31.35 | £1.05 |
| Sampling Fee | £51.02 | £1.70 | £52.55 | £1.75 |
| Seed Testing - HVS test, 100 Seed STZ | £75.01 | £2.50 | £81.01 | £2.70 |
| Fee Cost per tonne | £9.98 | £10.25 | ||
| Labels* | £1.00 | £1.00 | ||
| Seals* | £1.00 | £1.00 | ||
| Bags* | £8.00 | £8.00 | ||
| Total cost of Certification per tonne | £19.98 | £20.25 |
* Labels, seals and bags are not part of the consultation process and are only present to demonstrate overall cost
Grasses Costings Example: Final Generation (Only Scots Timothy Grown and Certified in Scotland (Online Application)
| Statutory Service/ Function | Fee - 2017 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tonne lot) |
Fee 2018 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tone lot) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee | £4.25 | £3.19 | £4.04 | £3.03 |
| Crop Inspection Fee | £19.14 | £1.91 | £19.71 | £1.97 |
| Seed Lot Fee | £33.00 | £3.30 | £31.35 | £3.14 |
| Sampling Fee | £51.02 | £5.10 | £52.55 | £5.26 |
| Seed Testing | £76.95 | £7.70 | £83.12 | £8.30 |
| HVS verification | £7.13 | N/A | £7.34 | £10.44 |
| Fee cost per tonne | £21.20 | £21.70 | ||
| Labels* | £3.20 | £3.20 | ||
| Seals* | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Bags* | £12.00 | £12.00 | ||
| Fee cost per tonne | £36.40 | £36.90 |
* Labels, seals and bags are not part of the consultation process and are only present to demonstrate overall cost
Grasses Costings Example: Final Generation (Only Scots Timothy Grown and Certified in Scotland) (Paper Application)
| Statutory Service/ Function | Fee - 2017 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tonne lot) |
Fee 2018 Fees | Cost per tonne of Seed (assuming 30 tone lot) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee | £4.33 | £3.25 | £4.46 | £3.34 |
| Crop Inspection Fee | £19.14 | £1.91 | £19.71 | £1.97 |
| Seed Lot Fee | £33.59 | £3.36 | £34.60 | £3.46 |
| Sampling Fee | £51.02 | £5.10 | £52.55 | £5.26 |
| Seed Testing | £76.96 | £7.70 | £83.12 | £8.30 |
| HVS verification | £7.13 | N/A | £7.34 | £10.44 |
| Fee cost per tonne | £21.32 | £22.33 | ||
| Labels* | £3.20 | £3.20 | ||
| Seals* | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Bags* | £12.00 | £12.00 | ||
| Fee cost per tonne | £36.52 | £37.53 |
* Labels, seals and bags are not part of the consultation process and are only present to demonstrate overall cost
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