Legislative compliance
min.-met.
mineralogical and metallurgical ccl exemption
Climate Change Levy (CCL) charges are applied to energy used per unit and are directly applied to energy bills. As shown in the table below, the CCL charges significantly increased in April 2019.
For many companies current CCL charges and the impending rise in charges from next month represents a significant cost and challenges competitiveness in the market place.
The good news is that for certain eligible mineralogical and metallurgical processors, these charges can be significantly reduced, and importantly savings can be back dated for up to four years under the min.-met. scheme. The other great thing about this scheme is that it doesn’t have any reduction targets to meet or sector association fees (as with a Climate Change Agreement).
Qualifying sites are eligible for 100% CCL relief on energy units used in specified eligible processes, but not on any other activity conducted at the same site. As a result, sites can in some cases have full CCL exemption on energy supplies or may have partial exemption depending on processes on site.
Some sites may hold a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) whereby some CCL savings are being avoided. It is important to note that if you hold a CCA then you may be able to leave the scheme and realise CCL savings at the same rate or higher in this scheme and can avoid CCA targets and Sector fees. In some cases, you can run both schemes in parallel to maximise savings where multiple eligible and ineligible processes on site occur.
NEXT STEPS:
Obtaining this valuable exemption is complex and requires full assessment of eligible processes on site, and energy mapping. Full evidential records must be in place and the exemption needs to be applied for via HMRC, as a result it must be done correctly and be audit ready.
Important information for CCA holders:
If a CCA is already in place, then a full cost benefit analysis should be conducted to review if the CCA should be exited or retained. Importantly as we are at the end of a CCA target period and target carbon fines need to be paid by summer, it is apt time to review this now as these charges could be avoided, if you are best placed in the Min.-met. scheme by leaving the CCA before the payment date.
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