India’s Finance Ministry has raised the Special Additional Excise Duty on exported petrol, diesel, and Aviation Turbine Fuel, effective May 16. The SAED rates will be Rs 3 per litre for petrol, Rs 16.50 per litre for diesel, and Rs 16 per litre for ATF. Crucially, domestic excise duties are left unchanged, and the Road and Infrastructure Cess on these products is reduced to nil. Officials say the targeted export-focused change aims to boost revenue without moving retail pump prices.
The government has imposed export duties for a fortnight beginning May 1, charging ₹23 per litre on diesel and ₹33 per litre on aviation turbine fuel (ATF). Petrol remains export duty-free. The move signals a targeted approach to regulating outbound fuel flows while keeping petrol exports unrestricted.
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