RFS RIN Transaction Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 06/17/2009

Report Form ID: RFS0200

Any party that delivers, acquires, or retires RINs during a reporting period must submit a separate RIN
Transaction Report for each RIN transaction it conducts during a given quarter per Sec. 80.1152(c)(1).
Under Sec. 80.1152(a)(1)(x) obligated parties and renewable fuel exporters must provide a list of RINs
used for compliance. Obligated parties must use a RIN Transaction report to list each continuous
sequence of gallon-RIN in a batch-RIN used for compliance in the reporting year. These parties shall use
the field 10 transaction type “RET” and the field 11 retired RIN code “USE” to note that the RIN was used
for compliance purposes.
This report is due quarterly: First quarter (January – March) reports are due May 31; Second quarter
(April – June) reports are due August 31; Third quarter (July – September) reports are due November 30;
Fourth quarter (October – December) reports are due February 28.
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
http://epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfsforms.htm
For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
http://epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/cdxinfo.htm

Field
No.

Field Name

1.

Report Form ID

2.

Report Type

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0200: Form ID for the RFS RIN Transaction Report
A; Character. Indicate whether this is the original report or
a resubmission. Submit only one Original report, submit
any corrections or updates as Resubmission(s). For
resubmissions involving RINs, Company Information, or
Transaction dates, in addition to the corrected
resubmission, resubmit the original row but with X in this
column:
O: Original
R: Resubmission
X: Delete Resubmission

3.

CBI

A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report is being claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B:
Y: Confidential Business Information
N: Non-Confidential Business Information

4.

Report Date

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date the original or
resubmitted report is submitted.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 06/17/2009

Report Form ID: RFS0200
5.

Report Year

YYYY; Character. Indicate the compliance period (year)
of the report.

6.

Company/Entity ID

AAAA; Character. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned
company/entity ID.

7.

Company Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The reporting
party’s name (Your company name).

8.

Compliance Period
Code

AA; Character. Indicate the compliance period for which
the information is being reported. Month ranges are
provided below to assist in labeling quarters:
Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:
A1:

9.

Compliance Basis/
Facility ID

First Quarter (January – March)
Second Quarter (April – June)
Third Quarter (July – September)
Fourth Quarter (October – December)
(Obligated Parties and Exporters Only) Annual
list of RINs used for compliance

AAAAA; Character. Obligated parties indicate the
compliance basis if aggregating or submit separate facility
reports referencing individual facility ID numbers. Please
include all preceding zeros in five digit facility ID numbers.
Non-Obligated Parties, including producers of renewable
fuels and other RIN Owners use “NOTOP.”
AGIMP: Aggregated Importer Compliance (Obligated
Parties)
AGREF: Aggregated Refiner Compliance (Obligated
Parties)
##### : The five-digit, EPA-assigned facility ID
(Obligated Parties)
EXPRT: Aggregated Exporter Compliance (Obligated
Parties (Exporters of renewable fuel))
NOTOP: Non Obligated Party (RIN Generator or Owner)

10.

Transaction Type

AA; Character. Specify whether this report is for RINs
acquired from or RINs delivered to the identified partner,
or if this report is documenting retired RINs.
BUY:
SEL:
RET:

Purchased or acquired RIN
Sold or delivered RIN
Retired RIN

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 06/17/2009

Report Form ID: RFS0200
11.

Retired RIN Code

AAA; Character. Categorize Retired RINs or enter NA if
not applicable.
NA:
RSP:
RCF:
RIV:
RBH:
RNR:
RIR:
RVC:
REX:
REO:
USE:

Retirement Code Not Applicable (If transaction is a
BUY or SEL)
Reportable Spill under § 80.1132
Contaminated or spoiled fuel that is not usable
Import Volume correction under § 80.1166(k)
Renewable fuel used in Boiler or Heater under
§ 80.1129(e)
Renewable fuel designated for non-road use
Invalid RIN per §80.1131
Retired volume error correction per §80.1131
Retired exported renewable fuel per §80.1130
Retired due to an Enforcement Obligation as
defined by the federal government.
RIN used to demonstrate Annual Compliance

12.

Transaction Date

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date that the RIN
transaction was completed.
AAAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the name of the
entity you conducted the transaction with. In the case of a
retired RIN enter NA.

13.

Transaction
Partner Name

14.

Transaction
Partner Company
ID

AAAA; Character. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned ID
for your transaction partner. In the case of a retired RIN
enter NA.

15.

RIN

KYYYYCCCCFFFFFBBBBBRRDSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE
; Number (38 Digits). Renewable Identification Number
(RIN). Refer to § 80.1125.
Create one report for each batch and complete
continuous sequence of RINS within a batch transferred
to a trading partner.
Example 1, Gallon-RINs 1-100 from one batch are traded,
therefore the batch RIN would look like this:
12007999979999000011020000000100000100.
Example 2, Gallon-RINs 1-50 and 75-125 from one batch
have been traded, therefore two reports should be
submitted for the transaction and the two batch RINs
would look like this:
12007999979999000021020000000100000050
12007999979999000021020000007500000125

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Transaction Report
Report Form ID: RFS0200

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 06/17/2009

Sample report line (single RIN transaction):
RFS0200,O,Y,11/21/2007,2007,1234,”Sample Company Inc”,Q3,98765,BUY,NA,09/14/2007,
”Seller Name”,9999, 12007999979999000021020000000100000050

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