UK Red Diesel , Duty Collection from 1st November 08
HRMC clarified the way in which additional fuel duty is to becollected from the 1st November 2008, at the Southampton Boat Show. Itwill affect private pleasure craft owners when purchasing red dieselfor propulsion and to a lesser extent when purchasing red diesel forheating.
How will it work?Private pleasure craft owners will be able to continue to use marine red dieselfor propulsion use, but at a modified duty rate. They will have todeclare the percentage of fuel to be used for propulsion and domesticuse respectively at time of purchase.
HMRC say "It is for the purchaser to declare the percentage of fuelused for propulsion. However, analysis by both the industry and HMRCsuggests that a split of 60% for propulsion and 40% for domestic use(heating, cooking etc) probably reflects most people's use and it istherefore likely that many users will declare such an apportionment."
Example: 100 litres of marine fuel purchased by a pleasure craft owner.
40 litres subject to the current rate of duty - 9.69 pence per litre (ppl) at 5% VAT 60 litres subject to full duty - 50.35ppl at 17.5% VATThe combined effect could well raise the cost of the fuel from 70p a litre to about £1.27 for propulsionRegistered Dealers in Controlled Oils (RCDO) will need to account toHMRC for any additional duty they receive from recreational boaters. RCDOs already owe a general duty of care to ensure that they only makesupplies of controlled oil for legitimate uses.
Residential Boat OwnersResidential boat owners whose primary residence is their boat andhold certain documentation, such as a Houseboat Licence, ResidentialMooring Licence, Council Tax Bill in respect of the mooring, or otherperipheral documentation, invoices or bills which provides proof ofpermanent residency, they may purchase all their fuel at the rebatedrate
Effect on the IndustryAvailability and supply facilities remain unchanged at present. Theincrease in fuel costs over the last year will undoubtedly hit someareas of leisure boating. However from the 1st November withresourceful boat owners adapting to new marine fuelduty legislation and perhaps using their boats slightly less than thecurrent average of 50hrs per year, against a backdrop of possiblerecession it will be difficult to measure alone the effect this changein legislation will have on the U.K. boating industry.
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