In your particular case, please enclose the following documents with the informal application:

If you wish to manufacture energy products under duty suspension:

• a description of the manufacturing facilities, the storage sites, the tapping points and the rooms connected or adjacent to them
• a layout and piping plan (in duplicate)
• a declaration of operation with description
  • the manufacturing process
  • the raw materials to be processed
  • the products to be manufactured and their tax-determining characteristics and
  • the by-products and waste.

(Supplement the operating declaration with a schematic representation if this is necessary for understanding).

• a description of the quantity determination and the production accounting
• Companies that are entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: a current extract from the register

If you wish to store or supply energy products under duty suspension:

• a description of the production facilities, storage sites, tapping points and the rooms connected or adjacent to them
• a layout and piping plan (in duplicate)
• a description of the quantity determination and the bookkeeping
• Companies that are entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: a current extract from the register

If you are an authorized representative of a mail order company:

• Companies entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: a current extract from the register

If you are the owner of a coal company or a coal supplier and wish to purchase coal without paying tax:

• a description of the operating and storage premises and the rooms connected or adjacent to them
• a plan of the premises showing the facilities for the storage of untaxed coal (in duplicate)
• a description of the accounting for the purchase and delivery of coal
• a description of the quantity determination
• Companies entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: an excerpt from the latest version of the register
• if applicable, a declaration of the appointment of an authorized representative in which the latter has declared his consent

If you wish to use coal tax-free:

• a description of the operating and storage premises and the rooms connected or adjacent to them
• a plan of the business premises showing the facilities for the storage of tax-free coal (in duplicate)
• a declaration of operation in which the use of the coal is described in detail
• a description of the economic activities of your company on an officially prescribed form, according to the law, coal is to be used tax-free for certain processes and procedures. (The description must enable the main customs office to classify your company as a producer).
• a description of the accounting for the purchase and use of tax-free coal
• Companies that are entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: an up-to-date extract from the register
• if applicable, a declaration of the appointment of an authorized representative or a company management in which they declare their consent

If you wish to use or distribute liquefied natural gas:

• a description of the operating and storage premises and the premises connected or adjacent to them
• a plan of the operating facility in which the storage site for the liquefied natural gas is identified (in duplicate)
• a declaration of operation in which the use of the natural gas is described in detail
• a presentation of the accounts on the use or distribution of the tax-free natural gas
• Companies that are entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: an up-to-date extract from the register
• if applicable, a declaration of the appointment of an authorized representative or management

If you use or distribute energy products other than coal and natural gas:

• a description of the operating and storage rooms and the rooms connected or adjacent to them
• a plan of the premises showing the storage site for the energy products (in duplicate)
• a declaration of operation in which the use of the energy products is described in detail; in this declaration you must state
  • whether and how energy products not consumed during use are to be used further and
  • whether energy products will be extracted or recovered during use and how they are to be used
• an account of the use or distribution of the exempt energy products

If you use or distribute the energy products in the context of commercial aviation:

• If you transport persons or goods commercially:
  • Authorization as an air carrier and a citation of all subsequent changes and all rulings of the aviation authority relating to the business
  • in other cases: a description of the object of the service operation and proof of commerciality
  • a declaration with details of the aircraft, broken down by aircraft type and registration number
  • Proof of authorization of use
  • proof of the airworthiness certificates of the aircraft
• If you use energy products to maintain aircraft or in the development and manufacture of aircraft:
  • Approval from the Federal Aviation Office, the responsible European Aviation Safety Agency or the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement
• Companies that are entered in the commercial, cooperative or association register: an up-to-date extract from the register
• if applicable, a declaration of the appointment of an authorized representative or a company management in which they declare their consent