The Central government has notified revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel for the fortnight beginning 1 June 2026, reducing duties across major petroleum product exports while keeping domestic excise duty unchanged.
Under the latest notification, the export duty on petrol will be ₹1.5 per litre, comprising ₹1.5 as Special Additional Excise Duty and nil Road and Infrastructure Cess.
Diesel exports will attract ₹13.5 per litre as Special Additional Excise Duty, with nil Road and Infrastructure Cess, while aviation turbine fuel exports will attract ₹9.5 per litre as Special Additional Excise Duty.
The levies apply only to exports of petroleum products.
The government clarified that there is no change in the existing excise duty rates on petrol and diesel cleared for domestic consumption.
The export levy mechanism was introduced from 27 March 2026 through Special Additional Excise Duty and Road and Infrastructure Cess on exports of petrol, diesel and ATF.
The stated objective was to ensure domestic availability of petroleum products by discouraging exports in the backdrop of the West Asia crisis.
The rates are reviewed on a fortnightly basis and are prescribed on the basis of average international prices of crude oil, petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel prevailing since the previous review.
The last revision had taken effect from 16 May 2026.
Compared with the 16 May review, the latest rates mark a reduction across all three fuel categories. The earlier rates were reportedly ₹3 per litre on petrol exports, ₹16.5 per litre on diesel exports and ₹16 per litre on ATF exports.
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The latest revision also comes at a time when energy markets remain sensitive to developments in West Asia and the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route.
The new duties will be effective from 1 June and will continue to be reviewed every two weeks based on international price movements.
The reduction follows earlier upward revisions after the levy mechanism was introduced in late March.
Diesel export duty had reportedly reached ₹55.5 per litre in the 11 April review before being cut in later rounds, while ATF duty had also moved down from higher levels.
The government’s decision indicates that New Delhi is continuing to use the fortnightly export levy framework as a market-linked tool.
The mechanism allows duties to be adjusted in response to global crude and product prices, while also keeping focus on domestic fuel availability during periods of external supply uncertainty.
