Official Fee Schedule
Lincoln Inspection Service
Physical Address
505 Garfield St.
Lincoln, NE 68502
Phone: 402-435-4386
Email: office@lincolninspection.com
Mailing Address
PO Box 22724
Lincoln, NE 68542-2724
Effective Date: December 17, 2025. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official services and official agencies will assess only those fees appearing on their current approved fee schedule.
Regular Hours: Lincoln NE office – Monday through Friday from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm. All hourly rates are assessed in half-hour increments per individual necessary to perform service. The regular hourly rate will be charged at $33.00 per hour per individual. Lincoln Inspection Service (LIS) reserves the right to determine the number of inspection personnel to properly service the customer.
Overtime Hourly Rate: One and a half times the regular hourly rate. This applies to services performed during any hour other than regular hours, Sunday or Holiday hours as defined. Minimum of 4 hours per person is assessed for Saturday, Sunday, Holidays and hours outside regular hours if not directly preceding or following working hours.
Double time Hourly Rate: Sunday: 12:00am-7:00am Monday. Holidays 12:00am-7:00am the following morning. All days of a 3-day weekend in conjunction with a holiday will be considered holiday overtime.
Holidays include New Year’s Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday after, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. If a Holiday falls on a Saturday, LIS will observe it on Friday. If a Holiday falls on a Sunday, LIS will observe it on Monday.
Call-Out Rate: Minimum Hourly Call-out Rates: Minimum 2 hours per person at applicable hourly rate will apply.
Cancellation Charges: If a start time is established and an elevator reschedules/cancels prior to the start time, a 4-hour per person per day reschedule/cancellation charge will be assessed at the appropriate hourly rate.
Stand-by Time Charges: "Stand-by" means idle time spent at the customers facility due to customer-caused delays Stand-by time will be charged at the applicable hourly rate.
On-Call Time: On-Call charges will occur when an applicant requests personnel to be available outside of regular business hours. Personnel are off-site waiting to report for duty. The elevator must establish a start time for LIS personnel to be available for work. The elevator personnel will contact LIS personnel before starting time to report on loading status. If the elevator is not ready, an on-call charge of two hours per person will be assessed at the applicable rate. No more than two on-call chargers per person per day will be assessed.
Mileage: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per mile, per vehicle actual miles traveled. Any change to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. Mileage and travel time will be prorated when it is possible.
Official Inspection Services: Sampling, mileage, and delivery charges are in addition to unit fees listed. Standby, on-call, cancellation, and travel hours will be assessed at applicable hourly rates. All requests for service will be honored as soon as possible on a first-call-first service basis. All requests for service must be made by 2:00 PM CT the preceding business day or by 12:00 PM CT the preceding Friday for weekend services or day preceding a Holiday to ensure adequate staffing. There will be four (4) hour charge for requests received after 3:00 PM CT at the applicable rate. For same day lab and certification, requests must be received by 10:00 AM CT Mon-Fri to allow for adequate staffing and scheduling by 12:00 PM CT on Fridays for weekend services or day proceeding a Holiday to ensure adequate staffing and scheduling.
On-Site Sampling and/ or Inspection: On-site inspection and grading services are available at locations with fully furnished and equipped labs that include adequate dust ventilation. (See USDA FGIS directive 9160.5). Lincoln Inspection Service reserves the right to determine the number and type of inspection personnel needed to properly serve its customers. However, service requests are subject to the availability of official staff and will be honored on a first-call-first-served basis. Official samples will be collected by a sampler if inspection staff are not available to grade as requested, and the samples will be transferred back to the LIS office for grading. When applicable per diem of $15.00 per person per meal for eight hours will be charged. If an overnight stay applies, actual lodging expenses will be charged.
Shuttle extended load time fee: A fee for extended loading time (a guarantee to load 6 railcars per hour on average per total loading time). In the event fewer than 6 cars are loaded per hour, the Extended Load Time Fee will be assessed per unit and billed at the current, appropriate Official Lot Sampling and Inspection rate.
Singles extended load time fee: A fee for extended loading time (a guarantee to load 4 railcars per hour on average per total loading time). In the event fewer than 4 cars are loaded per hour, the Extended Load Time Fee will be assessed per unit and billed at the current, appropriate Official Lot Sampling and Inspection rate.
Official Commercial Inspections: Official Commercial Inspections are offered and will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis from our officially approved fee schedule.
Administration Fees: Administrative fees for changing original certificates after completion, paperwork, research, additional invoicing will be charged in half hour increments at appropriate hourly rate.
FGIS Administrative Tonnage Fees: In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS administrative tonnage fees for export grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 1. Invoices will identify assessed administrative tonnage fees as separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type.
FGIS Supervision Fees: In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS supervision fees for domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 2. Invoices will identify assessed supervision fees as separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type.
Official Sample-Lot Inspection (White Certificate) Plus Sampling FeeRailcars, per Car - $22.00On-Site Railcar Inspection, per car (In addition to appropriate Official Service Fee) - $3.00
On-Site Aflatoxin Inspection, per car (In addition to appropriate Official Service Fee) - $3.00
Stowage Examinations when physically on carrier (In addition to appropriate Official Service Fee) - $2.00
Stowage Examinations camera (In addition to appropriate Official Service Fee) - $1.00
Trucks and Trailers, per Truck/Trailer - $15.00
Containers, per Container - $15.00
Barge and Bulk Lot, per 1000 Bushel or Fraction (rounded to nearest 1000) - $5.00
Re-inspection Based on File - $10.00
Re-inspection Based on New Sample - $22.00
Factor Only Inspection for Grading Factors (each) - $5.00
Extra Factor Determination that is not required for grade, each - $4.00
Probe/Pelican Sampling/Per Carrier - $5.00
On-Site Sampling Only, per Carrier (In addition to appropriate Official Service Fee) - $11.00
Spreadsheet Report (per car) - $2.00
Combined Lot Certificate - $22.00
Submitted Sample Inspection
Submitted Sample Inspection, per Sample - $13.00
Factor Only - $8.00
Factors Only - 2 or more factors - $13.00
Re-inspection Based on File Sample - $8.00
Submitted Sample graded On-Site - $15.00
Combined Sub-lot samples into composite samples, per composite - $10.00
Pickup charges for sample - Min 1 hour at applicable rate
Other Official Services
Protein (Wheat), Initial or Re-inspection, per Sample - $7.00
Protein and Oil (Soybeans), Initial or Re-inspection - $12.00
Protein, Oil, Starch (Corn), Initial or Re-inspection - $12.00
Insect Damaged Kernels Count Per 100 Grams, per Sample - $7.00
Mycotoxin/Supplemental Analysis, per Test - $38.00
Stress Cracks Test - $8.00
Sealing Hopper Car, per Carrier - $5.00
Waxy Corn Determination, per Request - $15.00
Stowage/Sanitation, per Carrier - $13.00
Furnish 3rd party sample, per request (plus mailing cost, if any) - $25.00
Duplicate Copies of Certificates - $3.00
APHIS analysis, per Carrier - $2.00
Supplemental Statements - $3.00
Additional charge for 3 or better on exports when 2 or better listed - $5.00
Other Services Not Covered Under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA)
Training per Hour, per Instructor, plus Travel Time and Mileage - $65.00
Certificate of Training, per Certificate - $10.00
Witness Fumigation, per Carrier - $5.00
Dark Hard Vitreous Kernels - $5.00
Chemical Test (Bleaching), per Sample - $3.00
Mycotoxin Analysis - $38.00
Enogen testing - $35.00
Additional Samples Collected, per sample (upon customer request) - $10.00
Shipping - $50.00
Weighing Services
Inbound Railcars - $5.00
Outbound Railcars - $5.00
Barge, Per 1000 Bushels or Fraction Thereof - $4.00
Applicable hourly rate will be assessed for all other services
Weather Policy
Lincoln Inspection Service will adhere to the following inclement weather policy: If any of the following conditions occur, sampling, stowage examination, or on-site inspection may be delayed or dismissed: In addition to high winds, rain that creates dangerous conditions for employees and/or the grain being sampled, lightning, snow, and/or ice, any other weather-related and/or facility-specific conditions that could threaten the safety of our employees providing sampling, storage, and inspection services. When onsite services are requested after sunset, adequate lighting must be provided.
Personal Safety Policy: Customers who request stowage or sampling service from the top of railcars are responsible for making the grain or stowage area accessible. Employees of grain inspection do not open and close doors or lids. Furthermore, two employees must be present during stowage or sampling service, one employee of ours and one employee of the elevator. A member of the elevator staff must be capable of rendering aid if necessary.
Customer Conduct Policy: Lincoln Inspection Service promotes a safe and equitable working environment. Therefore, LIS reserves the right to refuse on-site inspection/sampling services if elevator staff behave in a violent, threatening, harassing, intimidating, disruptive, unprofessional, discriminatory, or retaliatory manner.