Petrol Price Breakdown in Pakistan Today
A litre of petrol costs Rs 389.14 in Pakistan today. Rs 278.58 of that, 71.6%, is the ex-refinery or import price of the fuel itself. Government levies add Rs 85.00 (21.8%), and freight equalisation plus the oil company and dealer margins add Rs 25.56 (6.6%). No sales tax is charged on petrol at the moment.
- Fuel cost (ex-refinery)
- Rs 278.58
- 71.6%
- Freight and margins
- Rs 25.56
- 6.6%
- Government levies
- Rs 85.00
- 21.8%
- Sales tax
- Rs 0.00
- 0.0%
What You Are Paying For In A Litre
| Component | Rs / litre | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-Refinery/Import PriceCost of import also considered as price of refinery product. | 278.58 | 71.6% |
| IFEMInland Freight Equalization Margin (IFEM) represents the weighted average cost of transporting the product across the country. | 7.71 | 2.0% |
| OMC's MarginMargin of Oil Marketing Companies (PSO, Attock Petroleum,Wafi(Shell), Hascol etc) fixed by the Government | 7.87 | 2.0% |
| Dealer's MarginMargin of Petrol Pump dealers fixed by the Government. | 9.98 | 2.6% |
| Petroleum Levy (PL)Notified by Federal Government under Petroleum Product (Petroluem Levy) and Climate Support Levy Ordinance, 1961 | 80.00 | 20.6% |
| Climate Support Levy (CSL)Notified by Federal Government under Petroleum Product (Petroluem Levy) and Climate Support Levy Ordinance, 1961 | 5.00 | 1.3% |
| Sales Tax (ST)Notified by Federal Government under Sales Tax Act 1990. Currently, Petrol is exempted from Sales Tax. | — | — |
| Total per litre | 389.14 | 100% |
Figures are taken from the OGRA price notification for Sat, 19 Sept. Levies and sales tax are set by policy rather than by the market, which is why a fall in global prices reaches the pump smaller than the headlines suggest. See the source notification.
Petrol and diesel, component by component
The same components make up both prices, so the two columns can be compared line by line.
| Component | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-Refinery/Import Price | Rs 278.58 | Rs 317.13 |
| IFEM | Rs 7.71 | Rs 4.06 |
| OMC's Margin | Rs 7.87 | Rs 7.87 |
| Dealer's Margin | Rs 9.98 | Rs 9.98 |
| Petroleum Levy (PL) | Rs 80.00 | Rs 80.00 |
| Climate Support Levy (CSL) | Rs 5.00 | Rs 5.00 |
| Sales Tax (ST) | Rs 0.00 | Rs 0.00 |
| Total per litre | Rs 389.14 | Rs 424.04 |
Petrol price without levy and tax
Take away the petroleum levy, the climate support levy and sales tax, and a litre of petrol comes to Rs 304.14. That covers the fuel, the freight and the regulated margins. It is a calculation on the published components, not a price any station sells at, but it shows that 21.8%of today's rate is set by policy.
The ex-refinery price of petrol
The ex-refinery or import price is Rs 278.58 per litre today. It is the cost of the fuel before anything is added inside Pakistan, worked out from the international price of refined petrol and the rupee's exchange rate. How petrol price is calculated in Pakistan walks through that calculation step by step.
Which parts follow oil prices and which are set by government
Only one component follows the market: the ex-refinery price, which moves with the international petrol benchmark and the dollar rate.
The others are decided by government. The oil company and dealer margins and IFEM are fixed in the notification, and the petroleum levy and climate support levy are notified by the federal government. They stay in place until they are revised, which is why a fall in global prices reaches the pump as a smaller fall than the headlines suggest.
Common questions
- How much petroleum levy is charged on a litre of petrol today?
- Rs 80.00 per litre of petroleum levy, plus Rs 5.00 of climate support levy. Together the government levies come to Rs 85.00, which is 21.8% of the Rs 389.14 rate.
- What is the ex-refinery price of petrol in Pakistan today?
- Rs 278.58 per litre, which is 71.6% of the retail rate. It is the cost of the fuel before freight, margins, levies and tax are added in Pakistan.
- What would petrol cost without levy and tax?
- Rs 304.14 per litre. That is the published total minus the levies and sales tax: a calculation on the notified components, not a price any station sells at.
- Aik litre petrol mein kitna tax aur levy hai?
- Aaj aik litre petrol Rs 389.14 ka hai, jis mein Rs 85.00 levy hai (petroleum levy aur climate support levy mila kar). Is waqt petrol par sales tax nahi lagta.
- Tax ke baghair petrol kitne ka hai?
- Levy aur sales tax nikaal kar aik litre Rs 304.14 ka banta hai. Ye sirf hisab hai, kisi pump par is qeemat par petrol nahi milta.
More on today's rates
Today's petrol and diesel price in Pakistan has the current rate for every product. Petrol price history shows how the rate has moved day by day over the last year.