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Virginia

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 Motor Fuel Taxes
What's this: Effective Date | Total - Non-light Duty Vehicles
  Gasoline Diesel  
Excise Tax Rate (cents/gallon) 16.2 20.2  
State Fees (cents/gallon) 0 0  
State Sales Taxes (cents/gallon) 7.6 7.7  
Other Taxes (cents/gallon) 0 0  
Local Taxes (cents/gallon) 0 0  
Total (cents/gallon) 23.8 27.9
Total - Non-light Duty Vehicles(cents/gallon) - 31.4  
Effective Date 1/1/2015 7/1/2013  
Histogram View state benchmarking data for 1992 to 2019 in graphical (histogram) format.
The excise tax on gasoline is 3.5% of the statewide average wholesale price per gallon, adjusted biannually. The excise tax on diesel is 6% of the statewide average wholesale price per gallon, adjusted biannually. A floor is set at the wholesale prices as of February 20, 2013. Effective 7/1/18, the 2.1% Virginia Motor Vehicle Fuels Sales Tax (Wholesale Sales Tax) applied to the retail dealer was converted to a cpg tax equal to 7.6 cpg for gasoline and 7.7 cpg for diesel for fuel sold in localities that are part of the Northern Virginia Transportation District or localities in a transportation district contiguous to that district and the Hampton Roads Transportation District. As of 7/1/19, several regions in Western VA were added. Vehicles weighting 26,000 pounds or more or having 3 or more axles pay an additional 3.5 cpg. Non-transportation purposes: 0.6 cpg petroleum storage tank fee on gasoline and diesel.

2016 Snapshot data is derived from the 2016 Transportation Governance and Finance.

1992-2019 data is derived from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FHWA Highway Statistics, American Petroleum Institute, state government websites (motor fuel tax data), and toll facility owner/operator websites.


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