As of 1 April 2026 the costs of import controls carried out by Skal Biocontrole on consignments entering the Netherlands from outside the European Union will be passed on to importers. This also applies to your company if the company is established in Europe and imports products via the Netherlands. Previously, these costs were covered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature.
Skal charges an annual system maintenance fee to cover the costs of the control system. This fee is separate from the handling fee for each organic consignment’s Certificate of Inspection (COI).
Skal will charge you the system maintenance fee once your first COI for that calendar year has been endorsed.
The amount of this system maintenance fee is:
Until April 1 2026, the Ministry will continue to cover the costs. Consequently, the annual system maintenance fee for 2026 will be 25% lower and amounts to €530,25.
Please note that the system maintenance fee is non-refundable when you stop importing organic products during a calendar year.
When Skal checks and endorses a COI (by signing off field 30 in TRACES), the following standard handling fees apply:
When Skal verifies your documents on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday at your request a 100% surcharge applies. On business days between 18.00 and 22.00 CET, a 50% surcharge applies.
Charging for inspections of organic import consignments is a new process for Skal. To ensure this is implemented correctly, we need to have your company details on file. Is your import business established in the Netherlands and do you intend to continue importing organic consignments from outside the EU after 1 April 2026? If so, please email us as soon as possible at import@skal.nl confirming that you will continue importing organic products. We will use your details solely to carry out the checks and to issue invoices.
One-off administration fee for Dutch importers: €23. This fee reflects the time required for Skal to process and record an importer’s details.
Does your company import goods via the Netherlands, but is your import business based in another European country? Skal will need your company information to be able to invoice these costs. We will enter this information in our existing administrative system. We will record this information in our administrative system and use it solely for invoicing purposes. Please complete the form for European importers.
Once you have provided your details, we may charge a one-off administration fee of € 68 for processing your company information, where applicable. This amount reflects the time required for Skal to process and record the details of an importing business that is not established in the Netherlands.