India has increased the special additional excise duty (SAED) on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) through two Central Excise notifications, raising the rates to INR 14 per litre and INR 12.50 per litre respectively from 16 June 2026. 

RF Report

India has increased the special additional excise duty (SAED) on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) through two notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance on 15 June 2026, with the revised rates taking effect from 16 June 2026.

The changes were introduced through Notification No. 30/2026-Central Excise and Notification No. 31/2026-Central Excise, both issued by the Department of Revenue and signed by Dheeraj Sharma, Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Under the revised rates, the SAED on diesel exports has been increased to INR 14 per litre from INR 13.50 per litre. The SAED on ATF exports has been raised to INR 12.50 per litre from INR 9 per litre.

Revised SAED Rates on Exports

Product

 Previous Rate Revised Rate (from 16 June 2026) Change
Diesel INR 13.50 per litre INR 14.00 per litre +INR 0.50 per litre
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) INR 9.00 per litre INR 12.50 per litre

+INR 3.50 per litre

Notification No. 30/2026-Central Excise amends principal Notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise, dated 26 March 2026. Issued under Section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, and Section 147 of the Finance Act, 2002, the notification substitutes the duty rate in serial number 2 of the relevant table with “Rs. 14 per litre”. The principal notification was last amended on 30 May 2026 through Notification No. 24/2026-Central Excise.

Notification No. 31/2026-Central Excise amends principal Notification No. 08/2026-Central Excise, also dated 26 March 2026. Issued under the same statutory provisions, it replaces the duty rate in serial number 1 of the table with “Rs. 12.5 per litre”. The principal notification was last amended on 30 May 2026 through Notification No. 25/2026-Central Excise.

India periodically reviews and revises the SAED applicable to exports of specified petroleum products. The latest adjustments increase the levy on both diesel and ATF exports while maintaining the government’s practice of regularly updating duty rates in response to market conditions.