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Fuel Levy Kit

Work out the levy to charge, show customers why it moved, and send them a letter and a levy schedule. Five steps, about five minutes.

Brisbane diesel today

262.1c a litre inc GST

Terminal gate price, Viva Energy, 31 Oct 2026. Updated every morning.

Used in your levy

Work out your levy

Put in your own numbers. The levy updates as you type.

Levy to charge13.0%

Diesel price when your rates were setThe base price in your rate card or contract, inc GST.c per litreDiesel price nowToday's Brisbane price. Use what you actually pay if it's different.c per litreFuel as a share of your running costsAbout 30% is typical for trucking. Annual fuel spend divided by total costs.%Example invoiceBase freight, before the levy.A$

Deduct fuel tax credits (heavy vehicles on public roads)

Fuel tax credit rateATO rate from 3 Aug 2026.c per litre

Prices are taken ex GST and, if ticked, less the credit you claim back, so the levy follows what fuel really costs you.

Fuel levy to charge

13.0%

of base freight. On a A$1,000 job that's A$130 extra.

Your cost per litre then: 151.4c
Your cost per litre now: 217.0c
Change in fuel cost: 43.3%

A guide only. Check the fuel clause in each customer's contract.

Show why it moved

Brisbane terminal gate price, recorded every morning. The dashed line is your base price. Show this to a customer who asks why the levy changed.

Put it in your contracts

The levy for each 5c band of diesel price, on your numbers. Paste it into a rate card or contract so the levy moves by an agreed rule.

Brisbane diesel (c a litre, inc GST)	Fuel levy
245.0 to 249.9	10.4%
250.0 to 254.9	11.3%
255.0 to 259.9	12.2%
260.0 to 264.9now	13.1%
265.0 to 269.9	14.0%
270.0 to 274.9	14.9%
275.0 to 279.9	15.8%

Tell your customers

Fill in the three details, then copy the letter into an email or download it as a PDF with the levy schedule attached.

Customer nameYour nameLevy starts

Hi [customer name], From [date], our fuel levy will be 13.0% of the base freight rate. When our rates were set, diesel was 190.0c a litre. It is now 262.1c (Brisbane terminal gate price, 31 Oct 2026). Fuel makes up about 30% of our running costs, so the levy only passes on the change in what fuel costs us, nothing more. The schedule below shows the levy at each diesel price, so you can see exactly how it moves. We review it every fortnight and it comes down when diesel does. Happy to walk you through the numbers. Thanks, [your name]

The highlighted parts still need filling in above.

Get a fortnightly levy alert

We'll do the sums for you every second Monday.

Is the levy actually on every invoice?

Setting the right levy is half the job. Our Fuel Levy and Rate Review Agent checks each invoice carried it, at the right rate, for every customer. Send a month of invoices and we'll check them free.

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