Saloni Kumari | Jun 11, 2026 |
CBIC Waives Excise Duty on Petrol Containing 22% to 30% Ethanol
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has exempted excise duty on petrol containing 22% to 30% ethanol. This action has been officially announced vide a Notification No. 26/2026-Central Excise, dated June 10, 2026.
The Central Government of India has taken this decision in exercise of the powers granted under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), by further amending the earlier Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 11/2017-Central Excise, dated June 30, 2017.
In the said notification, in the TABLE, after Sl. No. 5D and the entries relating thereto, certain extra serial numbers and entries have been added. The following are those newly added serial numbers and entries:
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| “5E | 2710 12 | 22% ethanol-blended petrol that is a blend, – (i) consisting, by volume, of 78% motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 22% ethanol on which the appropriate Central tax, State tax, Union territory tax or Integrated tax, as the case may be, have been paid; and (ii) conforming to the Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850. | Nil |
| 5F. | 2710 12 | 25% ethanol-blended petrol that is a blend, – (i) consisting, by volume, of 75% motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 25% ethanol on which the appropriate Central tax, State tax, Union territory tax or Integrated tax, as the case may be, have been paid; and (ii) conforming to the Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850. | Nil |
| 5G. | 2710 12 | 27% ethanol-blended petrol that is a blend, – (i) consisting, by volume, of 73% motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 27% ethanol on which the appropriate Central tax, State tax, Union territory tax or Integrated tax, as the case may be, have been paid; and (ii) conforming to the Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850 | Nil |
| 5H. | 2710 12 | 30% ethanol-blended petrol that is a blend, – (i) consisting, by volume, of 70% motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 30% ethanol on which the appropriate Central tax, State tax, Union territory tax or Integrated tax, as the case may be, have been paid; and (ii) conforming to the Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850. | Nil |
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