NOAA inspection fee bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
A processor that uses NOAA Fisheries’ voluntary Seafood Inspection Program can be asked to post a bond guaranteeing the inspection fees it will owe. The premium is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information; enter the amount NOAA requires and your exact price appears.
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No underwriting queue for the standard fee bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount NOAA required, and an effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit fields and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and if a check ever runs, it’s a soft pull that won’t affect your score.
File with NOAA Fisheries
Submit the executed bond to the Seafood Inspection Program to cover the fees on your inspection services. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the inspection fee bond covers
NOAA Fisheries (the National Marine Fisheries Service) runs a voluntary, fee-for-service Seafood Inspection Program — sanitation inspection, product grading, lab analysis, and export certification for seafood and other marine products. The program operates under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with regulations at 50 CFR Part 260.
Because the service is paid for by fees rather than appropriations, NOAA can require a participant to guarantee the inspection fees it will owe — particularly for ongoing or larger engagements. This bond is that guarantee: it stands behind the fees the program bills you for the services it performs.
It is not insurance for you — if NOAA draws on the bond for unpaid fees, you repay the surety. Most processors simply pay their fees and the bond is never touched; it is a financial backstop for the program, and we issue it from $100 with no credit information collected on the application.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount NOAA required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Seafood Inspection Program.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount NOAA required and file the same day.