Businesses in Michigan are tax-exempt year-round for electric and natural gas used in industrial processing. Qualifying activities include:

  • Production
  • Patent, experimentation, development, engineering inspection, and quality control
  • Planning, scheduling, and production control
  • Design, construction, and maintenance of factory machinery, equipment, and tooling
  • Disposal of production scrap and waste
  • Production supervision
  • Production material handling

Send a Michigan Sales Tax Certificate (PDF) to UPPCO, 500 North Washington Street, Ishpeming, MI 49849, or fax it to (906) 485-2431.

Note: On the certificate, be sure to include the percentage of energy use claimed for industrial processing.