HMRC updates hydrocarbon oils fuel duty rates
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HMRC has updated its published hydrocarbon oils excise duty rates, confirming diesel at £0.5295 per litre and setting out the temporary reduced rate of £0.0648 per litre for marked gas oil, kerosene for excepted machines and certain biodiesel uses.
HM Revenue & Customs updated its published excise duty rates for hydrocarbon oils on 12 August 2026. The table sets out the current duty per litre for light oils, heavy oils, biofuels and road fuel gases, and confirms diesel at £0.5295 per litre.
The page also confirms a temporary reduced rate of £0.0648 per litre, down from £0.1018, applying to marked gas oil, kerosene used in excepted machines and certain biodiesel uses, running from 15 June to 31 December 2026.
Fuel duty is a fixed pence-per-litre cost rather than a percentage, so it feeds straight into haulage rates for pallet collections, deliveries and network trunking, and into the yard plant used to move pallets on site. Operators checking their own cost models should read the rates directly from the HMRC page rather than relying on summaries, as it is updated in place.
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- HM Revenue & Customs
- Original date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Published by us
- 20 Sept 2026
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