The B.C. Ministry of Small Business and Revenue defines coloured fuel as gasoline and diesel fuel that is taxed at a lower rate and is coloured (also referred to as dyed or marked) to distinguish it from higher-taxed fuels. Coloured fuel may be used only for the purposes authorized under the Motor Fuel Tax Act.

Authorized uses of coloured fuel include:

• in a ship (e.g. yachts, boats)

• in an industrial machine (e.g. bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders) when not used on public roads or highways

• in a stationary engine or portable engine (e.g. generators or portable sawmills)

• in the following motor vehicles used for the logging or mining industry and when they are not used on a public road or highway:

• trucks used to haul logs, lumber or transport minerals
• crew crummies or buses used for the transportation of company employees, contractors or agents of the company, or employees of the contractors and agents
• in fire trucks and ambulances when used for that purpose

• in road-building machinery (for example, asphalt paving machines,
  self-propelled compressors), used within a highway project area, or used by or for the government for constructing or repairing government-maintained roads, including forestry and mining roads on Crown Land

• in a tractor when not used on a public road or highway

• in a tractor when used on a highway by or for a farmer for the purposes of their farm

• in a farm truck licensed as a farm vehicle under the Commercial Transport Act, and being used by a farmer or other person in the operation of the farm

• in a motor vehicle not licensed to operate on a highway, including unlicensed snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles (ATVs)

For more information please look at The Motor Fuel Tax Act and the Regulations on authorized uses of coloured fuel.

To purchase Coloured Fuels from United Petroleum Products the BC Ministry of Provincial Revenue requires that Coloured Fuel Account Certification must be completed. Click below to download a PDF version. You will also need to download a Credit application and fax both in to our Burnaby head office.

Fax: (604) 298-2799

UPP Credit Application Form

B.C. Coloured Fuel Account Certification Form

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