Tech Trends
FET on export sales, including U.S. territories
NTEA receives questions regarding Federal Excise Tax (FET) on vehicles exported from the U.S to foreign countries and U.S. territories.
August 20, 2021
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About the Industry
What are commercial vehicles and what does the work truck industry represent? Unlike mass-produced assembly-line passenger cars and trucks, commercial vehicles are primarily designed and produced individually, on a...
April 19, 2024
Whitepaper
Are you a manufacturer? Your federal safety certification responsibilities
Even if you aren't a vehicle OEM, federal motor vehicle safety regulations may affect your business. This whitepaper delves into federal safety certification responsibilities for truck dealers, vehicle upfitters and...
March 19, 2021
Excise Tax Enquirer
Is FET due on the resale of a tax-paid trailer within the first six months?
We are a distributor that just bought a taxable trailer from a manufacturer on a tax-paid basis. (We did not provide the manufacturer with a resale certificate, and the manufacturer’s invoice included the amount of FET...
December 10, 2014
Tech Connections
What is the make inoperative prohibition on used vehicles?
We are an upfitter, and one of our local dealers sold some used pickup trucks to a customer and sent them to our business for service body installations without consulting us or the OEM for pickup box removal guidance...
November 6, 2023
Tech Trends
Body and equipment installations on glider kit-based trucks
For some body and equipment installers, glider kits represent an area of caution and confusion. Before agreeing to install a body and equipment on a glider kit-based truck, you need to know if the vehicle is new or used...
October 10, 2014
Excise Tax Enquirer
Can I avoid FET by buying a vehicle directly from a foreign manufacturer?
If an individual end-user rather than a dealership imports a new, Canadian-manufactured taxable truck chassis to the U.S., is the individual able to avoid paying FET under Internal Revenue Code 4051?
March 13, 2023
Tech Trends
FET exemption certificates
There are two primary situations — sales for resale and to government agencies — where a form of FET exemption certificate is used as part of conducting heavy vehicle sales on a tax-free basis.
December 28, 2023
Cree & Cree Inc
May 15, 2025
Excise Tax Enquirer
Consider tax liability due date on buy-now, pay-later promotions
We are a truck body manufacturer. As a promotion to sell certain bodies, we are offering customers an opportunity to buy a body with no money down for 60 days. On the 61st day, the entire sale price is due. On day one...
May 1, 2000