Central Government notifies export levies on petrol, diesel and ATF for fortnight beginning 1 June 2026
Exporters of petrol, diesel and ATF must apply notified per-litre SAED rates on all export shipments from 1 June 2026 — rates are fortnightly and will be revised around 15 June 2026.
Change
For the fortnight beginning 1 June 2026, the Central Government notified per-litre export levies: petrol Rs 1.5/L (SAED), diesel Rs 13.5/L (SAED), ATF Rs 9.5/L (SAED). Rates are revised fortnightly based on international crude and product prices.
Why it matters
The SAED imposes a per-litre charge on exported petrol, diesel and ATF that raises the cash cost of export shipments and is intended to disincentivise exports to protect domestic availability. Rates are revised fortnightly, forcing exporters and pricing teams to incorporate the current levy into export contracts, invoicing, and remittance for each fortnight. Domestic consumption duty rates are unchanged.
Implications
- — Exporters of petrol, diesel and ATF must charge and remit the notified per-litre SAED on export shipments (petrol Rs 1.5/L; diesel Rs 13.5/L; ATF Rs 9.5/L) for the fortnight beginning 1 June 2026 — failure to apply the notified levy creates non-compliance with the export duty regime.
- — Refinery and downstream export-pricing teams must update export price schedules before shipping in the fortnight beginning 1 June 2026 to incorporate the per-litre levies — exporting at prices that do not cover the levy-inclusive cost basis erodes margin.
- — Export compliance and customs-clearance teams at exporters and freight forwarders must reflect the notified per-litre duty in export documentation and declarations — documentation not reflecting the levy creates non-conformity with the notified export charge.
Who is affected
- — Exporters of petrol, diesel and ATF (finance and export-pricing teams)
- — Refinery and downstream export-pricing teams
- — Export compliance and customs-clearance teams at exporters and freight forwarders
What to watch
- — 1 June 2026: notified per-litre export levies take effect for the current fortnight.
- — ~15 June 2026: next fortnightly revision due — exporters must monitor and update export pricing and declarations when revised rates are notified.