Guidance

SAF Mandate compliance

How to comply with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate.

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Details

This guidance outlines how to comply with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate and gives practical instructions on how to submit the required information to the Administrator for the 2025 obligation period.

This guidance covers:

  • applying for and maintaining an account with the SAF Mandate Administrator
  • the obligation that the SAF Mandate puts on fuel suppliers and how it is met
  • applying for SAF certificates
  • how and when to submit fuel quantities to the SAF Mandate Administrator
  • civil penalties

Send queries or comments about the guidance to the Department for Transport鈥檚听Low Carbon Fuels聽Delivery Unit at saf-compliance@dft.gov.uk.

Additional compliance guidance

You should read this guidance in conjunction with:

Legislation

Suppliers covered by the聽SAF Mandate聽scheme need to be aware of .

Contact us

Send queries or comments about the guidance or the administration of the聽SAF 惭补苍诲补迟别听迟辞听DfT鈥檚听LCF聽Delivery Unit at聽saf-compliance@dft.gov.uk.

The general email address for the Low Carbon Fuels policy team is聽biofuels.transport@dft.gov.uk.

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Published 19 December 2024

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