Refund Rates of Excise Duty

Refund Rates Of Excise Duty, Valid For Trucks And Busses


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  • Complete management of you excise duty applications from deposit to refund.
  • Updates in excise duty on diesel oil regulations and rates.


Latest refund rates for trucks and buses

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Period Rate per litre diesel oil Trucks/Buses
01.01.24-31.03.24: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.01.24-31.03.24: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers
01.10.23-31.12.23: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.10.23-31.12.23: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers
01.07.23-30.09.23: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.07.23-30.09.23: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers
01.04.23-30.06.23: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.04.23-30.06.23: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers
01.01.23-31.03.23: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.01.23-31.03.23: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers
01.10.22-31.12.22: € 0.1570 carriage of goods
01.10.22-31.12.22: € 0.2170 transportation of passengers
01.07.22-30.09.22: € 0.1570 carriage of goods
01.07.22-30.09.22: € 0.2170 transportation of passengers
01.04.22-30.06.22: € 0.1570 carriage of goods
01.04.22-30.06.22: € 0.2170 transportation of passengers
01.01.22-31.03.22: € 0.1570 carriage of goods
01.01.22-31.03.22: € 0.2170 transportation of passengers
01.10.21-31.12.21: € 0.1571 carriage of goods
01.10.21-31.12.21: € 0.2171 transportation of passengers


  • For trucks of at least 7.5 tons
  • Buses: Please note that only diesel oil for transportation of passengers is refundable
  • Refund is granted to transport companies and coach operators from EU countries
  • The truck must be registered in an EU country
Period Rate per litre oil
01.01.24 - € 0,1935000
01.12.23 - 31.12.23: € 0,2050665
01.11.23 - 30.11.23: € 0,2050665
01.10.23 - 31.10.23: € 0,2050665
01.09.23 - 30.09.23: € 0,2050665
01.08.23 - 31.08.23: € 0,2050665
01.07.23 - 31.07.23: € 0,2050665
01.06.23 - 30.06.23: € 0,2050665
01.05.23 - 31.05.23: € 0,2050665
01.04.23 - 30.04.23: € 0,2050665
25.03.23 - 31.03.23: € 0,1677884
17.03.23 - 24.03.23: € 0,1578884
14.03.23 - 16.03.23: € 0,1273384
25.02.23 - 13.03.23: € 0,1174384
18.02.23 - 24.02.23: € 0,1067384
07.02.23 - 17.02.23: € 0,0963884
01.01.23 - 06.02.23: € 0,0604384
19.03.22 - 31.12.22: € 0,0823435
01.01.22 - 18.03.22: € 0,2269716
01.12.21 - 31.12.21: € 0,2476158
01.11.21 - 30.11.21: € 0,2476158
01.10.21 - 31.10.21: € 0,2476158
01.09.21 - 30.09.21: € 0,2476158
01.08.21 - 31.08.21: € 0,2476158
01.07.21 - 31.07.21: € 0,2476158
01.06.21 - 30.06.21: € 0,2476158
01.05.21 - 31.05.21: € 0,2476158
01.04.21 - 30.04.21: € 0,2476158
01.03.21 - 31.03.21: € 0,2476158


  • Trucks of at least 7.5 tons
  • For buses with a capacity to transport at least 9 persons (excl. driver)
  • Refund is granted to transport companies and coach operators from EU countries
Period Rate per litre diesel oil
01.01.24 - 31.03.24: € 0,21418000
01.10.23 - 31.12.23: € 0,21418000
01.07.23 - 30.09.23: € 0,21418000
01.04.23 - 30.06.23: € 0,21418000
01.01.23 - 31.03.23: € 0,21418000
01.12.22 - 31.12.22: € 0,06418000
19.11.22 - 30.11.22: € 0,00000000
18.10.22 - 18.11.22: € 0,00000000
21.09.22 - 17.10.22: € 0,00000000
09.07.22 - 20.09.22: € 0,00000000
01.04.22 - 08.07.22: € 0,00000000


  • EU hauliers carrying out transport of goods, can obtain refund of excise duty on diesel oil in Italy
  • For trucks of at least 7.5 tons and classified with at least euro class 5
  • Applications can only be submitted quarterly
  • The minimum amount for an application is € 30,00
As of 01.01.2019, the regional/refund rate for diesel tax in Spain will be the same in all regions.

This means that as of 01.01.2019 the excise duty on diesel oil will be refunded with EUR 0.048 + the main rate EUR 0.001 per litre in all regions. A total of EUR 0.049 per litre will be refunded.

Region 2019 2020
Andalucia 0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Aragón 0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Asturias
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Baleares
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Cantabria
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Castilla La Mancha
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Castilla Leon
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Cataluña
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Extremadura
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Galicia 0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Madrid 0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Murcia
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Navarra
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
La Rioja
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Valencia
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR
Pais Vasco
0,048 EUR 0,048 EUR


  • For trucks of at least 7.5 tons
  • The maximum refund per vehicle per year is 50.000 litres. The purchases must be paid with a "professional diesel card", as the data as regards the diesel purchases must be transferred directly from the supplier to the Spanish authorities
  • The refund is, however, only possible from the quarter from your company and vehicles have been registered with the Spanish authorities.
  • EU Companies can obtain refund of excise duty in diesel oil in Spain
Period Rate per litre diesel oil
01.03.24 - 31.03.24: € 0,08377
01.02.24 - 29.02.24: € 0,06267
01.01.24 - 31.01.24: € 0,06267


  • Slovenia does not require that the truck must be registered in an EU country
  • For trucks of at least 7.5 tons
  • For buses with a capacity to transport at least 9 persons (excl. driver)
  • The refund rate is fixed once a month valid for the previous month
  • Refund is granted to transport companies and coach operators from EU countries and EFTA countries (Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Iceland)
Period Rate per litre diesel oil
01.04.24 - 30.06.24: HUF 10
01.01.24 - 31.03.24: HUF 10
01.10.23 - 31.12.23: HUF 3,5
01.07.23 - 30.09.23: HUF 3,5
01.04.23 - 30.06.23: HUF 3,5
01.01.23 - 31.03.23: HUF 3,5
01.10.22 - 31.12.22: HUF 3,5
01.07.22 - 30.09.22: HUF 3,5
01.04.22 - 30.06.22: HUF 3,5
01.01.22 - 31.03.22: HUF 3,5
01.10.21 - 31.12.21: HUF 3,5
01.07.21 - 30.09.21: HUF 3,5
01.04.21 - 30.06.21: HUF 3,5
01.01.21 - 31.03.21: HUF 13,5
01.10.20 - 31.12.20: HUF 13,5


  • Refund is granted to transport companies and coach operators from EU countries and EFTA countries (Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Iceland)
  • For trucks with a gross weight of at least 7.5 tons
  • For buses in the categories M2 and M3