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

Article 72 Acquirers’ right of deduction

Artigo 72.º · Direito a dedução dos adquirentes

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. Where fuel acquired from resellers gives rise to a right of deduction under the general rules, the deduction shall be based on the tax contained in the selling price.

1 - Quando os combustíveis adquiridos a revendedores originarem direito a dedução nos termos gerais, esta tem como base o imposto contido no preço de venda.

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2. The right of deduction referred to in the preceding paragraph may be exercised only on the basis of invoices issued in due legal form; however, the particulars identifying the acquirer, other than the tax identification number, may be replaced simply by the registration number of the vehicle refuelled.

2 - O direito à dedução referido no número anterior só pode ser exercido com base em faturas passadas na forma legal, podendo, porém, os elementos relativos à identificação do adquirente, com exceção do número de identificação fiscal, ser substituídos pela simples indicação da matrícula do veículo abastecido.

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3. Invoices issued by resellers shall state the net price, the applicable rate and the corresponding amount of tax or, alternatively, the price inclusive of tax and the applicable rate.

3 - As faturas emitidas pelos revendedores devem conter a indicação do preço líquido, da taxa aplicável e do montante de imposto correspondente ou, em alternativa, a indicação do preço com inclusão do imposto e da taxa aplicável.

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4. In the case of deliveries made by resellers on behalf of distributors, the invoices issued by the resellers shall bear the wording ‘IVA - não confere direito à dedução’ (VAT - does not confer a right of deduction) or a similar expression.

4 - No caso de entregas efetuadas por revendedores por conta dos distribuidores, as faturas emitidas pelos revendedores devem conter a menção 'IVA - não confere direito à dedução' ou expressão similar.

What we checked in this article

Deduction is based on the tax contained in the selling price, the vehicle registration may replace the acquirer’s particulars other than the NIF, and deliveries on the distributor’s account bear the ‘IVA - não confere direito à dedução’ wording.

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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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