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Duties, Taxes and Direct Levies on Motor Fuels in NZ cents/litre (excluding GST)

[ Last Updated 4 April 2007 ]

From 1 July 2008.

a b c d e f g
Unleaded 91 RON 0 42.524 42.524 9.34 0.025 0.66 52.549
Unleaded 95 RON 0 42.524 42.524 9.34 0.025 0.66 52.549
Automotive Diesel 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.33 0.355
Methanol 30.2 0 30.2 0 0 0.66 30.86
LPG 0 10.4 10.4 0 0 0 10.4
CNG 0 10.5 10.5 0 0 0 10.5

Legend

a. Crown Bank Account
b. National Land Transport Management Fund
c. Total excise (a+b)
d. Accident Compensation Corporation Levy
e Petroleum Fuels Monitoring Levy
f. Local Authorities Petroleum Tax
g. Total of volume-based duties and taxes (c+d+e+f)

Notes

RON = Research Octane Number

Diesel is not subject to excise because diesel vehicles are all subject to road user taxes, which help to fund Transit New Zealand.

Indirect charges such as Energy Resources Levy (ERL) which only apply on LPG and CNG produced from certain oil and gas fields are not included here.

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