The petroleum products tax will be re-imposed beginning July 1, 2009.

The petroleum products tax was originally enacted by the Legislature in 1989 to finance a state pollution liability insurance program. The petroleum products tax is imposed on the first possessor of petroleum products in Washington as defined in Chapter 82.23A RCW. It is imposed in addition to all other taxes of an excise or property tax nature, including the hazardous substance tax, and is not in lieu of any other such taxes.

For more information, see our Special Notice, Petroleum Products Tax Re-imposed or our Petroleum Products Tax section.