Excise duty from France

Transport and bus companies can get partial refund of their excise duty on diesel bought in France.

Refund of this excise duty requires a special application form and is not part of the VAT refund procedure. bhi can assist you with this procedure. Please contact us for further information.

Who can submit a claim?
Companies registered within the EU having transport vehicles with a gross weight of minimum 7,5 ton and bus companies registered within the EU having busses with 9 seats or more

Application periods

Until 31.12.2019: Half-yearly claims.

As of 01.01.2020: only quarterly claims

Refund rates per liter

3rd. quarter 2021: 0,1571 EUR
2nd. quarter 2021: 0,1571 EUR
1st. quarter 2021: 0,1571 EUR
4th. quarter 2020: 0,1571 EUR
3rd. quarter 2020: 0,1571 EUR
2nd. quarter 2020: 0,1572 EUR
1st. quarter 2020: 0,1572 EUR
2nd. half-year 2019: 0,1771 EUR
1st. half-year 2019: 0,1771 EUR
2nd. half-year 2018: 0,1775 EUR