USDA Proposes Higher Fees for Certain Watermelon Importers
Public comments are due by Aug. 8 on a USDA proposed rule that could raise the Agricultural Marketing Service’s research and promotion program import fees for certain watermelon imports. People and companies that import 150,000 pounds or more annually of…
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watermelons would be required to pay “nine cents per hundredweight” of watermelons, USDA said, up from the current "six cents per hundredweight." The agency said those fees are usually paid to CBP upon entry.