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PRICES UPDATED 14 NOVEMBER 2026

How are fuel prices made up in Romania?

The pump price includes the cost of the refined product, excise duty (a fixed amount per litre set by the Fiscal Code), transport and running costs, the retail margin and 21% VAT, applied last. At today's average petrol price (9.52 RON/litre), excise and VAT add up to 4.71 RON, or 49% of the price; for diesel (10.70 RON/litre) they add up to 3.96 RON, or 37%.

The parts of the price

  • The refined product: follows international petrol and diesel quotes and the leu–dollar rate.
  • Excise duty: a fixed amount per litre set by the Fiscal Code. In 2026 it is 3.06 RON per litre for unleaded petrol and 2.80 RON per litre for diesel.
  • Standard diesel temporarily carries excise cut by 25%, 2.10 RON per litre, for 1–15 November 2026 (Law 162/2026). The Ministry of Finance sets the cut for 15 days at a time.
  • Transport, storage and station running costs.
  • The network's retail margin.
  • 21% VAT, charged on the price including excise.

Why pump prices lag behind oil

Excise is a fixed amount per litre that does not follow the quotes from day to day, and VAT is charged on top of it. So a fall in oil prices only partly reaches the pump, and with a delay: a large part of the price does not depend on the quotes.

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