The Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1
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NEW DELHI — The Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1.
The duty has been set at INR 1.5 per litre on petrol exports, INR 13.5 per litre on diesel exports and INR 9.5 per litre on ATF exports, as per an official notification.
However, the Centre has left excise duty rates on petrol and diesel sold in the domestic market unchanged.
According to the notification, the revised rates have been prescribed based on the average international prices of crude oil, petrol, diesel and ATF prevailing during the period since the last review.
The export levies were introduced on March 27, 2026, to ensure domestic availability of petroleum products by discouraging exports in the backdrop of the West Asia crisis. The last revision came into effect on May 16, 2026.
On May 16, the government revised export taxes on petroleum products, imposing a special additional excise duty (SAED) of INR 3 per litre on petrol exports while reducing the duty on diesel to INR 16.5 per litre.
The notification by the Ministry of Finance stated that the entry of INR 3 per litre shall be substituted for petrol exports, while diesel has been revised to INR 16.5 per litre. It further said the road and infrastructure cess has been reduced to zero on petrol and diesel exports. Domestic fuel tax rates remained unchanged.
Earlier, export duty on diesel was revised multiple times. It was first set at INR 21.50 per litre on March 26, then raised to INR 55.5 per litre on April 11. Later, it was cut to INR 23 per litre on April 30, and has now been further reduced to INR 16.5 per litre.
Similarly, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) followed a similar pattern. The duty was first INR 29.5 per litre, then increased to INR 42 per litre. It was later reduced to INR 33 per litre and has now been brought down to INR 16 per litre.
The windfall tax framework was introduced to ensure adequate domestic fuel availability and curb exports amid volatile global oil markets triggered by the West Asia crisis.