Fuel Tax Exemption for Bunkering of Certain Vessels and Motorised Watercraft (VNM)
Purpose: supporting businesses that use vessels requiring fuel. Beneficiaries indicated: commercial shipping, fishing, public authority, sea rescue and assistance vessels, pilot station boats, cruise ships and commercial yachts; tugs and push boats; vessels used for dredging waterways and building, extending and maintaining ports under a paid service contract; training boats specially designed to take people with disabilities on board. The financial information and availability must be checked against the current official source before use.
The “Tax exemption on fuel for supplying certain vessels and personal watercraft (VNM)” scheme concerns commercial shipping, fishing, public authority, sea rescue and assistance vessels, pilot station boats, cruise ships and commercial yachts; tugs and push boats. Its application depends on the legal and tax situation, the nature of the activity and the rules in force. Before using it, check the conditions with the relevant administration or body, especially if the catalogue parameters are old or incomplete.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: commercial shipping, fishing, public authority, sea rescue and assistance vessels, pilot station boats, cruise ships and commercial yachts; tugs and push boats; vessels used for dredging waterways and building, extending and maintaining ports under a paid service contract; training boats specially designed to take people with disabilities on board. Eligibility depends on the legal form, activity, area and legal conditions actually applicable.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions taken from the catalogue: users of pleasure boats (not commercial vessels registered for trade) and personal watercraft used exclusively to supervise regular commercial water-sports activities must apply to the Regional Council for approval. These must be compared with the current text, any local decisions and the applicable forms before concluding on eligibility.
What the scheme covers
Operation or benefit described: fuel purchase costs. For tax and social exemptions, check the base and the triggering event; for regional mechanisms, check the eligible costs or uses.
Amount and funding terms
Amount or benefit mentioned in the catalogue: the rate is 100% of the tax applied to the volume consumed. The maximum aid corresponds to the volume of fuel consumed multiplied by €0.28 for diesel vessels or €0.49 for petrol vessels. Do not equate a tax/social exemption with a grant paid out; confirm the cost base, caps and conditions for the year concerned.
How to apply
Recommended steps: 1) confirm the applicable text and official page; 2) check the area, legal form and criteria; 3) check the form, application date and documents; 4) keep the acknowledgement of submission and supporting documents. Find the operator’s current page and check the regulatory text, area, beneficiaries, base, rates/caps, exclusions and procedure. The regional page linked in the catalogue has not been directly validated; check the detailed rules with the Guadeloupe Region.
Timeline
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. Check the timetable and applicable conditions with the administration or operator.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Guadeloupe
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding rate
- 100%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Guadeloupe
Frequently asked questions
What benefit is this?
The catalogue describes the scheme as follows: supporting businesses that use vessels requiring fuel. It is a tax or social regime, an exemption or a relief mechanism; do not treat it as a grant paid out if that is not its legal nature.
Which fuels and uses can benefit from the exemption?
It depends on the scheme: fuel used by stationary engines, non-road diesel or specific regional professional uses. Check the Region’s page, the sector, the base, the volumes and the documents requested; do not apply the rate for one category to all businesses.
What amount or rate can be applied?
The catalogue indicates: the rate is 100% of the tax applied to the volume consumed. The maximum aid corresponds to the volume of fuel consumed multiplied by €0.28 for diesel vessels or €0.49 for petrol vessels. This parameter must be confirmed according to the year, the base and the beneficiary’s situation.
Which steps and dates should be checked?
No usable end date is recorded in the catalogue. Check the timetable and applicable conditions with the administration or operator. The source page has not been rechecked recently. The procedure and deadlines must be confirmed before taking any action.
Official source
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