Tax and duty refunds
Benefit from the fast and efficient recovery of VAT and fuel duty payments with support from an expert.
Improve your cashflow and optimize multi-country invoices with help from an expert in foreign VAT and Excise Duty refund. Your Tax Refund Partner will ensure a streamlined and hassle-free experience to maximise your refunds, so you can focus on your core business operations.
There are five different ways that bp can assist with Foreign VAT & Excise duty refunds:
- Net-invoicing VAT
- Fast Refund VAT
- Normal Refund VAT
- Normal Excise Duty Refund
- Fast* Excise Duty Refund
VAT is reimbursed on the bp invoice where it is charged
Your benefits with bp Tax Refund Partner:
- Support from an expert in VAT refunds from all EU Tax authorities
- Processing through a market expert for safe transactions
- Minimal effort
- Better liquidity position
- Optimized cashflow
Step 1 - bp/B2M
B2M sends invoices (fuel, toll, tunnel fees) to the customer and Tax Refund Partner.
Step 2 - Customer
The customer doesn’t pay VAT on the bp invoice. They only pay for diesel, toll, and a service fee for net invoicing, which is shown on the national bp invoice.
Customer sends 3rd party invoices to Tax Refund Partner via bp.invoices@alfatransportservice.com
Step 3 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner combines all invoices (bp and 3rd party) and submits the VAT claim on behalf of the customer to the Tax Authority.
Step 4 - Tax Authority
Tax Authority refunds Tax Refund partner.
Step 5 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax refund partner refunds B2M.
VAT is paid to the customer within 14 days after Tax Refund Partner has received the third-party invoices.*
Your benefits with bp Tax Refund Partner:
- Support from an expert in VAT refunds from all EU Tax authorities
- Processing through a market expert for safe transactions
- Less effort
- Better liquidity position
- Optimized cashflow
*Fast refunds are only available for third-party invoices, applicable to non-EU customers and foreign residents. There’s an exception for Polish cards, such as in the case of a Lithuanian company with a Polish card and Polish VAT, where net invoicing is possible.
Step 1 - 3rd Party
3rd party sends invoices (fuel, toll, tunnel
fees) to the customer.
Step 2 - Customer
Customer pays the bp invoice including VAT. Customer sends 3rd party invoices to Tax Refund Partner via bp.invoices@alfatransportservice.com
Step 3 - Customer
Customer receives VAT refund minus the agreed commission from Tax Refund Partner within 14 days after receiving the 3rd party invoices.
Step 4 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner combines all invoices and submits the VAT claim on behalf of the customer to the Tax Authority.
Step 5 - Tax Authority
Tax Authority pays the VAT to Tax Refund Partner.
Customer receives the amount after the authority refunds the VAT.
Your benefits with bp Tax Refund Partner:
- Support from an expert in VAT refunds from all EU Tax authorities
- Covers VAT refunds from bp and third party invoices
- Same price for VAT refunds from bp and third party invoices
- Processing through a market expert for safe transactions
- Less effort
- Our most cost-effective VAT refund service
Step 1 - bp/B2M
B2M sends invoices (fuel, toll, tunnel fees) to the customer and Tax Refund Partner.
Step 2 - Customer
Customer pays the bp invoice including VAT. Customer sends 3rd party invoices to Tax Refund Partner via bp.invoices@alfatransportservice.com
Step 3 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner combines all invoices (bp and 3rd party) and submits the VAT claim on behalf of the customer to the Tax Authority.
Step 4 - Tax Authority
VAT is refunded to Tax Refund Partner.
Step 5 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner pays the VAT to the customer minus the agreed commission.
Now available on HVO. Only available for refuelling in Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Slovenia. Applicable to EU-based companies and trucks weighing more than 7500kg.
Your benefits with bp Tax Refund Partner:
- Applicable on bp invoices and third-party invoices
- Possibility to pre-finance the Belgian excise duty leading to a better liquidity position and optimized cashflow
- Rebates vary by country and can fluctuate
- We work with top specialists to guarantee the maximum rebate
Step 1 - bp/B2M
B2M sends diesel and HVO invoice to the customer and Tax Refund Partner.
Step 2 - Customer
Customer pays bp the invoices. Customer sends 3rd party invoices to Tax Refund Partner via bp.invoices@alfatransportservice.com
Step 3 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner combines all invoices (bp and 3rd party) and submits the excise duty claim on behalf of the customer to customs.
Step 4 - Customs
Customs pays the excise duty to Tax Refund Partner.
Step 5 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner pays the excise duty minus the agreed commission to the customer.
Now available on HVO. The following countries offer rebates on HVO: Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Slovenia.
Your benefits with bp Tax Refund Partner:
- Support from top specialists to guarantee the maximum rebate
- Applicable on bp invoices and third-party invoices.
- Possibility to pre-finance the Belgian excise duty leading to a better liquidity position and optimized cashflow
- Rebates vary by country and can fluctuate
Step 1 - 3rd Party
3rd party sends invoices (diesel, HVO) to the customer.
Step 2 - Customer
Customer pays the invoices. Customer sends 3rd party invoices to Tax Refund Partner via bp.invoices@alfatransportservice.com
Step 3 - Customer
Customer receives Excise duty refund from Tax Partner.
Step 4 - Tax Refund Partner
Tax Refund Partner combines all invoices and submits the excise duty claim on behalf of the customer to customs.
Step 5 - Customs
Customs pays the excise duty to Tax Refund Partner.