{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Energy tax","description":"The energy tax (Energiesteuer) is a German excise duty on fuels such as diesel, gasoline, heating oil, or natural gas, levied by the federal government at the point of sale. It makes up a significant share of the pump price and is itself subject to value-added tax. The federal government can temporarily reduce the energy tax to relieve consumers and businesses during periods of high fuel prices, though such a measure does not affect the other price components — crude oil cost, refining margin, a","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/energy-tax","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-29T16:13:49.920661","citation":"https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Steuern/Energie/energie_node.html","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/energy-tax","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Energy tax · The energy tax (Energiesteuer) is a German excise duty on fuels such as diesel, gasoline, heating oil, or natural gas, levied by the federal government at the point of sale. · Quelle: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Steuern/Energie/energie_node.html"}