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Excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates and allowances

Details of fuel duty payable on light oils, heavy oils, biofuels and road fuel gases.

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From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
1 January 2014
Last updated:
12 August 2026
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  1. The excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates have been updated.

  2. The excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates have been updated.

  3. Hydrocarbon oil rates for road fuel gasses have been updated.

  4. The Carbon Price Support rates of Fuel Duty have been updated.

  5. We have added guidance on excepted machines for Kerosene and Biodiesel blended with gas under the sections for 'Heavy oils' and 'Biofuels'.

  6. Rates updated effective from 6pm 23 March 2022.

  7. The from date in the 'Light oils' section has been updated.

  8. The rate for Avgas is increasing to £0.3820 per litre.

  9. First published.

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Excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates

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The attached document is classified by HMRC as guidance and contains information of fuel duty payable on:

  • light oils
  • heavy oils
  • biofuels
  • road fuel gases

It also contains the rates for Registered Dealers in Controlled Oils and Carbon Price Support rates of Fuel Duty.

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