Chapter V · Charging and payment of the tax · Section IV · Special schemes · Subsection IV · Taxation scheme for liquid fuels applicable to resellers

Article 71 Resellers’ right of deduction

Artigo 71.º · Direito a dedução dos revendedores

Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado · republished by Decree-Law No. 102/2008 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Resellers of the fuels referred to in Article 69 may not deduct the tax due or paid on purchases on the domestic market, intra-Community acquisitions and importations of those goods.

1 - Os revendedores dos combustíveis referidos no artigo 69.º não podem deduzir o imposto devido ou pago nas aquisições no mercado nacional, aquisições intracomunitárias e importações desses bens.

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2. The tax incurred on investments and other marketing expenses is deductible under the general rules of Article 19 et seq.

2 - O imposto suportado em investimentos e demais despesas de comercialização é dedutível nos termos gerais dos artigos 19.º e seguintes.

What we checked in this article

No deduction of VAT on domestic purchases, intra-Community acquisitions and importations of the fuels, while VAT on investment and other marketing expenses remains deductible under Article 19 et seq.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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