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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 729<\/a> and 758<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":371188,"section_number":"58.1-2217","catch_line":"Taxes levied; rate","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2217\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1482435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":371191,"identifier":"58.1-2220","token":"58.1\/II\/22\/3\/58.1-2220","url":"\/58.1-2220\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-2220\/","token":"58.1\/II\/22\/3\/58.1-2220","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability for tax on imports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-2220","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The tax imposed pursuant to § 58.1-2217<\/a> at the point that motor fuel<\/span> is imported by a system transfer<\/span> (i) to a refinery<\/span> shall be payable by the refiner<\/span> or (ii) to a terminal shall be jointly and severally payable by the person<\/span> importing the fuel and by the terminal operator<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The tax imposed pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-2217<\/a> at the point that motor fuel<\/span> is removed from a terminal rack<\/span> located in another state and has Virginia as its destination state<\/span> shall be payable: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If the importer<\/span> of the fuel is a licensed supplier<\/span> in Virginia and the fuel is removed for the supplier<\/span>’s own account for use<\/span> in Virginia, by the supplier<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the supplier of the fuel is licensed in Virginia as an elective supplier<\/span> or a permissive supplier<\/span>, by the importer<\/span> of the fuel to the supplier as trustee<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply, by the importer<\/span> of the fuel when filing a return with the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The tax imposed pursuant to § 58.1-2217<\/a> at the point that motor fuel<\/span> is removed from a bulk plant<\/span> located in another state shall be payable by the person<\/span> that imports<\/span> the fuel. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY FOR TAX ON IMPORTS (\u00a7 58.1-2220)\n\nA. The tax imposed pursuant to § 58.1-2217 at the point that motor fuel is\nimported by a system transfer (i) to a refinery shall be payable by the refiner\nor (ii) to a terminal shall be jointly and severally payable by the person\nimporting the fuel and by the terminal operator.\n\nB. The tax imposed pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-2217 at the point that motor fuel is\nremoved from a terminal rack located in another state and has Virginia as its\ndestination state shall be payable:\n\n 1. If the importer of the fuel is a licensed supplier in Virginia and the fuel\n is removed for the supplier’s own account for use in Virginia, by the\n supplier;\n\n 2. If the supplier of the fuel is licensed in Virginia as an elective supplier\n or a permissive supplier, by the importer of the fuel to the supplier as\n trustee; or\n\n 3. If subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply, by the importer of the fuel when\n filing a return with the Commissioner.\n\nC. The tax imposed pursuant to § 58.1-2217 at the point that motor fuel is\nremoved from a bulk plant located in another state shall be payable by the\nperson that imports the fuel.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 729, 758.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}