I don’t have real-time access right now, but here’s the latest I can share based on recent official updates.
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UK Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin (HMRC): Provisional data for April–June 2025 shows the continued effect of the 5p per litre cut introduced in March 2022, with receipts and clearances affected since then. The bulletin notes that total hydrocarbon oil receipts for 2024 fell slightly year-on-year, driven mainly by diesel receipts, while petrol receipts rose. These figures reflect trends in duty liabilities and trader activity up to June 2025. If you need, I can pull the exact figures from the latest HMRC bulletin and summarize the key changes for 2024 and the latest quarter. [Source: HMRC Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin commentary April to June 2025]
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UK policy context: The temporary 5p per litre cut in hydrocarbon duties has been extended multiple times since its introduction in 2022, and the policy has been reflected in subsequent Orders extending the temporary relief for another year (most recently in 2024 and 2025 statutory instruments). These instruments explain that the continuation aims to support consumers and businesses, though they don’t always isolate the impact of the relief from other factors affecting receipts. If you’d like, I can outline the specific legislative instruments and their effective dates. [Sources: The Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) Orders, UK Statutory Instruments 2024/300 and 2025/228]
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Practical implications in 2025–2026: The ongoing relief reduces fuel duty per litre, influencing prices at the pump and receipts to HM Treasury. Businesses that handle hydrocarbon oil products should monitor HMRC’s quarterly bulletins and accompanying tables for updates on clearances and receipts, plus any definitional changes in the HODA regime. If you’re evaluating budget scenarios, I can整理 a simple model using the latest quarterly data once you confirm you want a quick numeric snapshot.
Would you like me to fetch and summarize the exact figures from the most recent HMRC Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin (April–June 2025) and the corresponding 2024 annual totals, with a short table of key takeaways? I can also compile a brief list of the relevant statutory instruments and their dates if that would help your understanding or reporting.
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(Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) Order 2022 (Continuation) Order 2024 (“the 2024 Order”) for a further year. This provides support to people and businesses. What was the previous policy, how is this different? 5.2 The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (“HODA”) currently requires the payment of … used for heating. 5.3 The 2022 Order temporarily lowered the fuel duty rates payable by importers and producers of hydrocarbon oil products intended for the UK market for a period of one year. 5.4 The 2022 Order...
www.legislation.gov.ukThis Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin has been updated with provisional data from April to June 2025. From 23 March 2022, a 5p reduction was introduced to fuel duties. Initially this was intended to last for 12 months but has been extended a further three times*. The 5p cut impacts receipts and clearances from April 2022 onwards. It is not possible to disaggregate impacts from this policy and other factors potentially impacting hydrocarbon oils. … total hydrocarbon oil receipts for 2024 decreased by...
www.gov.ukproducers of hydrocarbon oil products intended for the UK market for a period of one year. 5.4 The 2022 Order cut duty rates in HODA by 5 pence per litre or kilogram (as appropriate), or by 8.63% if this would result in a duty decrease in excess of 10% (the … 11. Matters of special interest to Parliament 11.1 The instrument comes into force less than 21 days after it was laid. It extends for another year the existing temporary cut in the rates of excise duty on products within scope of HODA....
www.legislation.gov.ukIndia's elimination of the excise duty on high-flash high-speed diesel and marine gas oil supplied to foreign ships, effective Dec. 3, is expected
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