Fees
Prices
Joining fee
One-off payment plus the appropriate fees (see below)
£36
Service charge
Site revisit
£36
Site revisit cost
£36
Derogation/Exception requests
£36
Poultry
Pullets and turkeys
Up to 12,000 birds
£299
Additional multiple of 12,000 birds
£68.40
Laying hens
Up to 6,000 birds
£299
Additional multiples 6,000 birds
£68.40
Chickens and ducks
Up to 30,000 birds
£142.80
Additional multiples of 30,000 birds
£68.40
Poultry catching team(s)
Single
£299.00
Each additional team
£68.40
Ruminants
Dairy cattle
Up to 200 animals
£142.80
For 201 animals and over
£211.20
Beef cattle and sheep
Up to 200 animals
£142.80
For 201 animals and over
£211.20
Pigs
Pigs
Breeder or rearer or finisher
£299.00
Breeder, rearer (rearer, finisher)
£299.00
Breeder, rearer, finisher
£299.00
Aqua
Salmon and trout
Well boats and all sites, including hatcheries, tank units and abattoirs
£583.20
Other members
Haulier
First vehicle
£142.80
Each additional vehicle/trailer
£20.40
Helicopter transport
£486.00
Fish road hauliers
£142.80
Slaughterhouses, processor/packers and hatcheries
Per site
£454.80
Other costs
Service charge
Site revisit cost
£199.00
Derogation/exception requests
£125.00
Deadline extensions
£33.00
Reinstatement of certification/membership
£46.00
Report generation per hour
£43.00
Licence fees
Payment
Licence fees are paid by processors/packers selling RSPCA Assured produce.
Returns
Licence fee returns must be submitted on a monthly or quarterly basis, as appropriate.
Submitting returns
Returns must be submitted within 14 days of the end of the period.
Licence fees
Product
Meat, poultry and liquid egg
0.375% of value of product sold
Eggs (including boiled eggs)
5p per 30 dozen eggs sold
Milk
2.5p per 20 litres sold
Fish
0.875p of value of product sold per kilo (gutted weight)
Proudly independent
How we’re funded
Farms and businesses pay a membership fee, which covers the cost of carrying out assessments. We also charge companies a licence fee to use the RSPCA Assured label.
We don’t make a profit
RSPCA Assured is a not-for-profit charity, so all income is reinvested directly into improving the lives of more farmed animals. We receive no government or public funding.
How to support us
If you choose to eat meat, fish, eggs and dairy, you’re supporting higher farmed animal welfare every time you buy RSPCA Assured-labelled food.
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