Tailgate Inspection (Notes 1, 2, and 3) = $302, per container

The Government Agency Facilitation Fee of $347 includes the following types of CES inspections: Non-Intrusive Examination, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Vacis Exams for CET, Outbound Agriculture or Trade), US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Cargo Damage and Variance Impeding Normal Handling (Notes 1 and 3) = Call for Rate (912) 963-5437. Charges for equipment, labor, and materials to be determined by and communicated to the bill-to party preceding providing CES services.

Hazardous Cargo (Notes 1 and 3) = Call for Rate (912) 963-5437. Charges for equipment, labor, and materials to be determined and communicated to the bill-to party preceding providing CES services.

Note 1: Charges are assessed to the Ocean Carrier and/or its authorized agent. GPA will not honor requests to cancel any billing and re-bill another party.

Note 2: GPA provides the following services included in this charge: Relocation services for Government Agencies to/from Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal to the CES for inspection without devanning; Mounting and grounding of a container for one on terminal Governmental Agency inspection; and Seal changes for Government Agency inspections exclusively.

However, if GPA is directed to devan any cargo for inspection, the charges applicable for the Partial or Full inspection will apply in addition to the Government Agency Facilitation Fee, and the Tailgate Inspection Fee.

Note 3: When GPA devans a container at the direction of any of the aforementioned government agencies and all of the devanned cargo will not fit back into the original container, due to the nature or the intricacies of the cargo and/or loading pattern, GPA will not be responsible for any additional charges.

Note 4: This charge will apply a second time when GPA is requested to relocate/rehandle a container from the CES to Garden City Terminal’s designated wash pad or fumigation area, due to a governmental agency directive.
The washing or fumigation of cargo must be conducted by a GPA approved Third Party Vendor, which the cargo owner or customs broker will select.

Note 5: Charge is for the re-handling, palletizing, and shrink wrapping of government seized cargo from the warehouse floor to a secured area within the CES. This charge will be added to all preceding CES-provided fees and services.