Kerosene fuel duty

[Steevo]

All this talk on the budget tomorrow, I decided to fill up the red tank last week and also top up the kerosene for the house too while prices were good and to mitigate the risk of the government doing something silly on fuel duty.

It got me thinking about the duty on kerosene vs. red. Govt website duty rates are shown below.

White is 57.95ppl
Red is 11.14ppl

Am I correct to interpret it that kerosene is 10.70ppl?


Fuel Duty rates
The rate you pay depends on the type of fuel.

Type of fuel	Rate
Petrol, diesel, biodiesel and bioethanol	57.95 pence per litre
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)	31.61 pence per kg
Natural gas used as fuel in vehicles, for example biogas	24.70 pence per kg
‘Fuel oil’ burned in a furnace or used for heating	10.70 pence per litre

Tax on shopping and services

VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.

www.gov.uk

Light oils

Fuel Duty - pound per litre (unless stated)	From 6 pm on 23 March 2011
Unleaded petrol	0.5795
Light oil (other than unleaded petrol or aviation gasoline)	0.6767
Aviation gasoline (Avgas)	0.3770
Light oil delivered to an approved person for use as furnace fuel	0.1070

Heavy oils

Fuel Duty - pound per litre (unless stated)	From 6 pm on 23 March 2011
Heavy oil (diesel)	0.5795
Marked gas oil	0.1114
Fuel oil	0.1070
Heavy oil other than fuel oil, gas oil or kerosene used as fuel	0.1070
Kerosene to be used as fuel in an engine, other than in a road vehicle or for heating	0.1114

Excise Duty hydrocarbon oils rates

www.gov.uk

 

[spin cycle]

not kero for heating though

 

[Steevo]

not kero for heating though

Sure you don't mean not "Kerosene to be used as fuel in an engine, other than in a road vehicle or for heating" which appears subject to the same 11.14ppl as red.

 

[spin cycle]

Sure you don't mean not "Kerosene to be used as fuel in an engine, other than in a road vehicle or for heating" which appears subject to the same 11.14ppl as red.

i read it as kero thats used in an engine......not a road vehicle which would use derv or red....and heating oil nil

 

[Steevo]

Bit more googling revealed:
"Kerosene is rebated fuel which currently carries no excise duty (Current duty rates) and is marked with a yellow dye and a euro marker chemical in accordance with HMRC requirements as it is a criminal offence to use as a road fuel. "

Kerosene, Gas Oil, Derv, ULSD, Red Diesel, 28 sec, Domestic, Heating, Commercial Fuels, Oil, Anglesey, Gwynedd

G. D. Jones & Son supply domestic heating fuels, agricultural and off-road fuels and road fuels across Anglesey and Gwynedd. Information and safety sheets for kerosene, gas oil and uls derv.

www.gdjones.co.uk

Clicking the duty rates link also then shows "No change to kerosene for heating (still nil)".

 

[Steevo]

I notice also that "Industrial Heating Oil" has no duty on it and is identical to red from what this link says.

Industrial Heating Oil Supplier

Looking for an Industrial Heating Oil (IHO) Supplier? Commercial heating oil for businesses delivered nationwide. Click to learn more

www.crownoil.co.uk

 

[bravheart]

It’s jet engine fuel.

but their all grounded atm. Or at least going nowhere near Italy

 

[Steevo]

It’s jet engine fuel.

but their all grounded atm. Or at least going nowhere near Italy

It is....but it’s not necessarily taxed as such.