In their latest fortnightly review, the government further reduced the export levy on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) whilst keeping the levy on petrol unchanged. Excise duty levied on the fuels domestically remains unchanged.

For the next fortnight commencing October 1, export of diesel would draw an export duty of ₹16 per litre and aviation turbine fuel ₹10.5 on every litre.

Petrol would draw a levy of ₹0.5 per litre.

Following the previous fortnightly review, the export levy on diesel stood at ₹20 per litre and ATF ₹15 per litre.

The government has been conducting a fortnightly review of export levies since March 27, in the backdrop of the conflict in West Asia. This is to ensure the domestic availability of retail fuels by disincentivising exports.

In their latest fortnightly review, the government cut the export duty on petrol to nil, whilst reducing the levy on export of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to ₹24 for every litre and ₹19.5 for every litre respectively.

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There is no change in excise duty rates for petrol and diesel towards domestic consumption.

Since the peak of the conflict in West Asia earlier this year, the government has been fortnightly reviewing export levies since March 27 to ensure domestic availability of the retails fuel by disincentivising exports.

In the previous fortnightly review, the government had increased the export levy on petrol to ₹3.5 per litre, diesel to ₹25.5 per litre and that on ATF to ₹22 per litre.