Public authority for food and nutrition
KUWAIT CITY, January 9: The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition has begun the process of implementing a new fee structure for its services, starting in May 2025, Al-Seyassah daily reports. This move comes in response to Government Resolution No. 956 of 2021, which aims to address the depletion of liquidity in the general reserve and find solutions to the government’s budget deficit.
The authority has started working with relevant authorities, including the licensing department, to finalize the new regulation and obtain the necessary approvals. This new regulation includes a list of prices for 82 services, with fees ranging from as low as 250 fils to as high as 500 dinars per service. The list, first published by Al-Seyassah in July, includes posts from five key departments within the General Authority for Food.
These departments are: imported food, inspection in the governorates, inspection in slaughterhouses, specifications and standards, special food control and administrative matters. food, as well as accreditation and survey services.
Destruction of imported food: 50 dinars for the first 100 kilos; 100 dinars for over 100 kg up to one ton, with an additional 50 dinars for each additional ton; a fee of 20 dinars for each day of delay beyond 30 days from the notification of destruction
Re-export imported food: 50 dinars per transaction
Accredit a representative: 20 dinars per representative per year for companies, institutions and clearing offices
Accreditation of an authorization from a clearance office: 20 dinars per authorization for a single company per year
Renew a computer number or importer’s file number: 15 dinars
Importing food for non-commercial purposes: 1 dinar per person and 20 dinars per company per request
