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India Cuts Export Levies on Petrol, Diesel and ATF
The government charges special levies when companies export certain fuels.
It has lowered these levies for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel.
Petrol’s export levy is now Rs 0.50 per litre.
Diesel’s total export levy is now Rs 20 per litre.
The diesel change includes a lower special tax and the removal of a Rs 1 infrastructure cess.
Aviation fuel’s levy is now Rs 15 per litre.
The new rates apply from September 16 for two weeks.
These changes concern exports and do not directly change domestic petrol or diesel taxes.
The levies will be reviewed again using international fuel prices.
The government reduced export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel for the next fortnight.
The petrol levy fell to Rs 0.50 per litre from Rs 1.50.
The total diesel levy declined to Rs 20 per litre from Rs 25, including a reduction in SAED and withdrawal of the Rs 1 RIC.
The ATF export levy was reduced to Rs 15 per litre from Rs 19.
The revised rates took effect on September 16, while domestic petrol and diesel excise duties remained unchanged.
- Who
- The Central Government, through the Ministry of Finance.
- What
- Reduced export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel.
- Where
- India, covering exports of the specified petroleum products.
- When
- The revised rates took effect on September 16, 2026, for the next fortnight; the notifications were issued in September 2026.
- Why
- The levies were introduced to discourage exports and maintain adequate domestic supplies amid the West Asia crisis; rates are adjusted based on international prices.
Key facts
- Petrol export levy
- Rs 0.50 per litre, down from Rs 1.50.
- Diesel export levy
- Rs 20 per litre, down from Rs 25.
- Diesel SAED
- Reduced to Rs 20 per litre from Rs 24.
- Diesel RIC
- Reduced from Rs 1 per litre to nil.
- ATF export levy
- Rs 15 per litre, down from Rs 19.
- Effective date
- September 16, 2026.
- Review schedule
- Export levies are reviewed every fortnight based on average international prices.
- Domestic fuel duty
- Excise duty rates on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption were unchanged.
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