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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79927</law_id><section_number>58.1-2218</section_number><catch_line>Point of imposition of motor fuels tax</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Taxes Administered by Other Agencies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Virginia Fuels Tax Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Motor Fuel Tax; Liability</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The tax levied pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Taxes levied; rate" href="/58.1-2217/">58.1-2217</a> is imposed at the point that the <span class="dictionary">motor fuel</span> is:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Removed from a <span class="dictionary">refinery</span> or a <span class="dictionary">terminal</span> and, upon <span class="dictionary">removal</span>, is subject to the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4081; <a id="paragraph-286258" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Imported by a <span class="dictionary">system transfer</span> to a <span class="dictionary">refinery</span> or a <span class="dictionary">terminal</span> and, upon importation, is subject to the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4081; <a id="paragraph-286259" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Imported by a means of transfer outside the <span class="dictionary">terminal transfer system</span> for sale, <span class="dictionary">use</span>, or storage in Virginia and would have been subject to the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4081 if it had been removed at a terminal or <span class="dictionary">bulk plant</span> <span class="dictionary">rack</span> in Virginia instead of being imported; <a id="paragraph-286260" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">motor fuel</span> is <span class="dictionary">gasohol</span>, (i) removed from a terminal or distribution facility, unless the removed fuel is received by a <span class="dictionary">supplier</span> for subsequent sale or (ii) imported into Virginia outside the <span class="dictionary">terminal transfer system</span> by a means other than a marine vessel, a <span class="dictionary">transport truck</span>, or a railroad tank car; <a id="paragraph-286261" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">motor fuel</span> is <span class="dictionary">blended fuel</span>, made within Virginia or imported into Virginia; or <a id="paragraph-286262" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Transferred within the <span class="dictionary">terminal transfer system</span> and, upon transfer, is subject to the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4081. <a id="paragraph-286263" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2218/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 729, 758; 2003, c. 781.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
