24 published fees · grocery · newest source document 2026
Quoted from H-E-B, LP's own publicly posted vendor documents. Where a figure is not published, it says so rather than guessing.
| Violation | Published fee | Effective / version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipping outside H-E-B's consolidated China ports (Section 4 item 14) | $1,000 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Item accuracy — wrong UPC, pack, pre-price, carton marking or factory information (Section 4 item 16) | $1,000 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Late shipment of a PO (Section 4 item 7) | $500 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Failure to meet FCL minimum cube and weight requirements (Section 4 item 10) | $500 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Failure to use H-E-B's designated forwarder (Section 4 item 1) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Documents not delivered to the forwarder within 3 days of sailing (Section 4 item 2) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Commercial documents not compliant with H-E-B requirements (Section 4 item 3) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| No manifest in container tail, or no ASN or Packing List (Section 4 item 4) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Missing booking window (Section 4 item 5) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Failure to use OCM's online booking system (Section 4 item 6) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Incorrect cube, weight or shipping port on the Sales Confirmation (Section 4 item 8) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| FCL Container Load Plan not emailed four weeks before ship date (Section 4 item 9) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Over or short shipment against the PO (Section 4 item 11) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Sales Confirmation Form not emailed within five days of the PO (Section 4 item 12) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Storage or demurrage charges (Section 4 item 13) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Vendor-requested PO changes after the PO is created (Section 4 item 15) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Missing an item inspection date (Section 4 item 17) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Failure to adhere to the SRA policy (Section 4 item 18) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Vendor changes a shipment from CFS to FCL (Section 4 item 19) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Failure to adhere to any requirement in the manual (Section 4 item 20) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| No new quote submitted when an item change is made (Section 4 item 21) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| PO changes not communicated on the PO Maintenance Tracking Spreadsheet (Section 4 item 22) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Cargo not evenly distributed inside the container (Section 4 item 23) | $250 | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Returned Goods Center handling charge (Section 2.7(A)) | $0.35 per unit | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Factory-loaded container not secured with adequate packing material (Section 4 item 24) | not published as a figure | 2025-10-01 | source |
| Pallet not an approved type or not four-way GMA Grade-A | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet not 48" x 40" (or an approved exception) | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet exceeding the 2,500 lb weight capacity | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet exceeding the 96" delivery height | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet not clean, dry or free of contaminants | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet boards missing, broken or improperly secured | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Pallet blocks split, cracked or partially missing | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Protruding nails on the pallet | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Cases crushed, bulging, banded or unsecured | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Product overhang exceeding 60mm | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Chimney stacking, glued layers or prohibited pallet coverings | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Stretch wrap not meeting the published specification | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Slip sheets not meeting the published specification | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Corner boards not constructed of cardboard | not published as a figure | 2025-07-14 | source |
| Case label barcode not GS1-128 or ITF-14 | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| Case label misplaced on the case | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| Case barcode below the 32mm minimum height | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| Case barcode human-readable text below 3mm | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| FSMA lot number exceeding 20 characters | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| Label data not matching the ASN | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| FSMA labels not on all visible sides | not published as a figure | 2026-04-01 | source |
| Logistic unit without a GS1-128 SSCC pallet label | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| SSCC barcode not meeting the published format | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| SSCC reused within 12 months | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| Pallet label misplaced on the pallet | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| Stacked pallets without independent SSCCs | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| Pallet label human-readable text below 7mm | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| Multi-item pallet not marked in Zone E | not published as a figure | 2023-07-01 | source |
| Real-time temperature monitor missing on a covered shipment | not published as a figure | no version or date stated in the document | source |
| Temperature monitor not from an approved supplier | not published as a figure | no version or date stated in the document | source |
| Temperature monitor not serialised on the BOL or wrongly placed | not published as a figure | no version or date stated in the document | source |
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