Government raises excise duties on fuels, new rates valid until November 16

The Government of the Republic of Croatia has increased the excise duty on motor fuels via the Decree on the Amendment of the Decree on the Amount of Excise Duty on Energy Products and Electrical Energy, which was published in the Official Gazette (Narodne novine) No. 129/2026 of November 9, 2026, under official act 1529. The new rates apply from November 10, 2026, and are determined for the period until November 16, 2026, meaning they will be decided upon again at the end of next week.

The Government adopted the Decree at a session held on November 9, 2026, based on Article 97, paragraph 2 of the Excise Duty Act (“Official Gazette” No. 106/18, 121/19, and 144/21), and it was signed by the Prime Minister mr. sc. Andrej Plenković. This is an amendment to Article 3 of the basic Decree on the Amount of Excise Duty on Energy Products and Electrical Energy (“Official Gazette” No. 156/22 and a series of subsequent amendments, up to No. 125/26), a document through which the amount of excise duty on energy products in Croatia is aligned in weekly cycles.

New Excise Rates

• Unleaded motor gasoline: 447.31 EUR/1000 l (previously 427.31 EUR/1000 l, an increase of 20 euros or approximately 4.7 percent).
• Diesel fuel: 270.00 EUR/1000 l (previously 250.00 EUR/1000 l, an increase of 20 euros or 8 percent).

The previous rates, 427.31 and 250.00 euros per 1000 liters, were established by an amendment to the same decree published in “Official Gazette” No. 122/2026 of October 26, 2026, applying from October 27 to November 2, 2026. The amendment published on November 9 covers only these two types of taxation from Article 3 of the basic decree, while other categories (for example, blue diesel and liquefied petroleum gas) were not affected by this amendment.

Retail Prices Also Limited on the Same Day

Along with the excise decree, the Decree on Determining the Maximum Retail Prices of Petroleum Derivatives was published in the same issue, act 1528, adopted based on Article 9, paragraph 2 of the Petroleum and Petroleum Derivatives Market Act (“Official Gazette” No. 19/14, 73/17, and 96/19). It refers to motor gasolines, diesel fuel, blue diesel, and propane-butane mixtures for tanks and cylinders of 7.5 kg and more.

The maximum retail price is obtained by increasing the maximum unit price by the excise duty and value added tax, and the calculation is linked to the Platt’s exchange quotations (CIF Med, Genoa/Lavera) and the average daily exchange rate of the Croatian National Bank. For motor fuels, a density of 0.755 kg/l is used in the formula, and for diesel fuels, 0.845 kg/l. The prices, like the excise duties, are determined for a continuous period of seven days, from November 10 to 16, 2026.

Premiums by Station Type and Prohibition of Additional Surcharges

• Maximum premium for an energy entity outside motorways: 0.1535 EUR/l for motor gasoline, 0.1245 EUR/l for diesel fuels, 0.0536 EUR/l for blue diesel, 0.4416 EUR/kg for propane-butane mixtures in tanks, and 0.9037 EUR/kg for cylinders of 7.5 kg and more.
• At gas stations on motorways, the premium amount is determined freely, as are the prices of petroleum derivatives with added multifunctional additives.

It is not permitted to charge fees or costs that are not prescribed by regulation or special legislation on top of the maximum retail price. The energy entity is obliged to enable the purchase of derivatives without added multifunctional additives at every station outside motorways, and if that option does not exist, it must apply a price equal to or lower than the prescribed maximum.

What this means for drivers and the budget

The excise duty is a fiscal component that flows directly into the price per liter of fuel, and value-added tax is additionally calculated on it, so every increase in excise duty also increases the final price at the station. For the budget, this represents a stable income from fuel consumption, while trader margins are simultaneously limited, especially outside motorways. Since both the excise regulation and the regulation on maximum prices expire on November 16, 2026, new Government decisions on both parameters are expected by that date at the latest.

Source: »Narodne novine«, no. 129/2026, Zagreb, November 9, 2026 — act 1529, Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Amount of Excise Duty on Energy Products and Electrical Energy (Class: 022-03/26-03/89, Reg. No: 50301-05/31-26-2) and act 1528, Regulation on the Determination of Maximum Retail Prices of Petroleum Derivatives (Class: 022-03/26-03/88, Reg. No: 50301-05/31-26-2).