U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center

VIF (VESSEL INSPECTION USER FEES)

Important information regarding VESSEL INSPECTION USER FEE NOTIFICATION AND BILLING

Please use the following links to the online forms:

COI - Annual Vessel Inspection Fee: COI form on PAY.gov
COC - Vessel Examination Fee: COC form on PAY.gov
Overseas Fee ($4585) - Overseas Inspection & Examination: Overseas Fee form on PAY.gov
Inspector Travel - Overseas Travel Expense: Overseas Travel Expense on PAY.gov

Online Payments (through www.PAY.gov)
To pay by Credit Card, PayPal, Dwolla or ACH (check/bank account transfer)

Check Payments

When paying by check from a US Bank please:

Make check payable to US Treasury, and include
- the invoice number (if applicable)
- Vessel Identification (e.g. VIN, IMO, ON)
- Additionally, for Overseas inspections include USCG Unit Name
Mail to address as shown below:

Fee	Postal Address	Street Address (Overnight Courier)
COI & COC: Annual fees (Certificate of Inspection & Certificate of Compliance):	US Coast Guard Vessel Inspection P.O. Box 979118 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000	U. S. Bank Gov’t Lockbox Lockbox Number 979118 (COI) 3180 Rider Trail S. ATTN: Gov’t Lockbox, SL-MOC1 GL Earth City, MO 63045
Overseas Inspection ($4585):	Coast Guard User Fees P.O. Box 979125 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000	U. S. Bank Gov’t Lockbox Lockbox Number 979125 (COI) 3180 Rider Trail S. ATTN: Gov’t Lockbox, SL-MOC1 GL Earth City, MO 63045
Overseas Travel Vessel Inspector Travel:	USCG Accounts Receivable P.O. Box 979119 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 Formerly USCG Art/Others	U. S. Bank Gov’t Lockbox Lockbox Number 979119 (COI) 3180 Rider Trail S. ATTN: Gov’t Lockbox, SL-MOC1 GL Earth City, MO 63045
Inspector Overtime Civilian:	USCG Accounts Receivable P.O. Box 979119 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 Formerly USCG Art/Others	U. S. Bank Gov’t Lockbox Lockbox Number 979119 (COI) 3180 Rider Trail S. ATTN: Gov’t Lockbox, SL-MOC1 GL Earth City, MO 63045

Wire Payments

When paying by Bank/Wire Transfer recommend use of the "Instructions to the Bank" linked below.

To ensure proper credit for the payment please include in your Instructions to the Bank:

Name and Contact Information in the Originator Information
Vessel or Invoice information in the Beneficiary Information

After the bank processes the wire transfer please send the following information to the email listed below:

Bank Receipt and Instructions sent to Bank
Identifying information (Vessel name and number or Invoice number)

Email Receipt to: FIN-SMB-fedwires@uscg.mil
Instructions to the Bank: VIF Wire/Bank Transfer Information

Customer Service

Phone: 206-815-6524
Email: FIN-SMB-CustomerService@uscg.mil

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