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Reclaim excise duty on oils or biofuels used to generate electricity

Use the online service or postal form EX55 to claim repayment of duty on oils or biofuels used to generate electricity.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 4 April 2014
• Last updated: 24 May 2023 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Documents

Ref: EX55

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/digital-forms/form/claim-form-for-fuel-used-to-generate-electricity/draft/guide

Ref: EX55

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/Excise/1.0/EX55&template=EX55.xdp

Details

To claim repayment of duty on oils or biofuels used to generate electricity, you can either:

• use the online service
• fill in the form on-screen, print and post it to HMRC

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Email HMRC to ask for this form in Welsh (Cymraeg).

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Biofuel traders and producers

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Related forms and guidance

Motor and heating fuels used to generate electricity 바카라 사이트� relief from Excise Duty (Excise Notice 175)
Guidance on the relief from excise duty available for users of fuel used to generate electricity. It also explains your roles and responsibilities if you qualify for a claim.

Biofuels and other fuel substitutes (Excise Notice 179e) before 1 April 2022
Guidance on the legal definitions of biofuel products, excise duty rates and the roles and responsibilities of producers (and in some cases, users) of these products.

Report Excise Duty on biofuels and other fuel substitutes (HO930)
Use form as a biofuels producer to declare your excise duty if you use or set aside more than 2,500 litres a year.

Published 4 April 2014

Last updated 24 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 24 May 2023

   Information about delays in processing Fuel Duty relief claims of up to 3 months has been added.

2. 4 April 2014

   First published.