Originally Posted by
43Inches
Heavy vehicle operators, farmers and some other commercial entities can claim back excise depending on use, some to the point they dont pay it, so I would say millions of litres of diesel and petrol are used free of excise probably each month, if not weekly. So going back to the $18 billion of excise collected, a lot of it is returned via BAS lodgements.
So for an example, in my semi I put 5000 litres last month, I can claim back 21 cpl excise in my BAS, which is just over $1000.
Your semi I presume is off public roads to claim a rebate of excise like farmers, miners and fishermen can.