The market price mentioned in Paragraph Two of Article 53 of the Act shall be prescribed by the following methods:
1. For commodities to be imported or exported, the BSMI shall determine the market price by referring to the declared import or export prices, the export prices certified by a designated foreign exchange bank and the wholesale market prices;
2. For domestically manufactured commodities, the BSMI shall suggest proposed market prices by referring to their wholesale market prices and obtain approval from the competent authority before announcement. When prices are to be adjusted, the same procedure shall apply.
If a market price is not decided in accordance with the preceding paragraph to determine the inspection fee, the inspection fee shall be calculated based on the following prices:
1. The FOB of commodities to be exported;
2. The CIF or prices without customs duties of commodities to be imported; or
3. The retail prices of domestically manufactured commodities, before tax.
The inspection fees for batch-by-batch inspection and monitoring inspection shall be collected in accordance with the inspection fee rates and the minimum inspection fees as prescribed in Annex I, based on the prices mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs.
Commodities that are to be imported in bulk, under the same shipment, item name, and with the same specifications, that are not easily separated for sampling will be treated as one batch and the fees will be collected accordingly.