Government prescribed maximum retail fuel prices for a peri…

The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted, at its session held on November 9, 2026, the Decree on Determining the Maximum Retail Prices of Petroleum Derivatives, published in Narodne novine (Official Gazette) No. 129/2026 under act 1528. The Decree enters into force on the first day following the date of publication, so the first new prices apply on November 10, 2026, at 0:00 hours, and are determined for a continuous period of seven days.

Legal Basis and Obligors of Application

The Government adopted the Decree based on Article 9, paragraph 2 of the Act on the Oil and Petroleum Derivatives Market (“Narodne novine”, No. 19/14, 73/17, and 96/19), and it was signed by the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The document bears the designation Class: 022-03/26-03/88 and Registry Number: 50301-05/31-26-2.

The obligors are energy entities engaged in the wholesale and/or retail trade of petroleum derivatives, as well as wholesalers and/or retailers of liquefied petroleum gas. Maximum prices are determined per liter or per kilogram, and it is not permitted to charge any fees or costs that are not prescribed by this Decree or other special regulations.

What is Included in the Price Limit

The Decree covers five categories of products:

motor gasolines,
diesel fuel,
blue diesel,
propane-butane mixture for tanks LPG PB,
propane-butane mixture for cylinders with a content of 7.5 kg and more LPG PB.

The quality and labeling of these derivatives are regulated by the Decree on the Quality of Liquid Petroleum Fuels (“Narodne novine”, No. 131/21 and 83/25).

Formulas Instead of Fixed Amounts

The maximum unit prices for motor gasolines, diesel fuel, and blue diesel are calculated using a formula that takes the base price of fossil fuel in the accounting period, the surcharge for the bio-component, the energy entity’s premium, and the average daily exchange prices from Platt’s European Marketscan (Mediterranean Cargoes CIF Med, Genova/Lavera) for Eurosuper 95 and Eurodiesel, along with the prices of biodiesel and bioethanol from Platt’s European Biofuelscan. Bio-component shares are set at 7% v/v for biodiesel and 5% v/v for bioethanol, and fixed transport and handling costs amount to 0.0618 EUR/l for biodiesel and 0.0549 EUR/l for bioethanol.

For liquefied petroleum gas, the formula is linked to the average daily exchange prices of propane and butane from Platt’s LPGaswire (West Mediterranean). The USD/EUR exchange rate is taken according to the average daily exchange rate published by the Croatian National Bank for HNB clients. The accounting period is seven days, from Monday to Sunday.

Premiums Limited Outside Motorways, Additives Exempted

At gas stations that are not located on motorways from point II of the Decision on the Classification of Public Roads (“Narodne novine”, No. 109/25 and 118/25), the maximum amount of the energy entity’s premium is limited to:

0.1535 EUR/l for motor gasolines,
0.1245 EUR/l for diesel fuels,
0.0536 EUR/l for blue diesel,
0.4416 EUR/kg for propane-butane mixture for tanks,
0.9037 EUR/kg for propane-butane mixture for cylinders of 7.5 kg and more.

On motorways, the premium amount is free. The retail price is obtained by increasing the maximum unit price by the excise duty and value added tax, rounded to two decimal places. Prices for petroleum derivatives with added multifunctional additives are determined freely, but the energy entity is obliged to enable the purchase of fuel without these additives at every station off motorways, and if that is not possible, to apply a price equal to or lower than the prescribed one.

Excise duties confirmed until November 16

On the same day, the Government, by act 1529, also adopted the Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Amount of Excise Duty on Energy Sources and Electrical Energy, according to which the excise duty amounts to 447.31 EUR/1000 l for unleaded motor gasoline and 270.00 EUR/1000 l for diesel fuel. These amounts apply from the entry into force of the Regulation and are determined for the period until November 16, 2026, thereby coinciding with the period of application of the maximum retail prices. The signatory is also Andrej Plenković, with the markings Klasa: 022-03/26-03/89 and Urbroj: 50301-05/31-26-2.

The new regime directly determines the amount of the price at every gas station in the country over the next seven days, so the burden on households and carriers is limited in advance until Sunday, November 16, 2026. Since the amounts are derived from exchange quotations and rates, each new seven-day period brings a new calculation, while traders on motorways and for additive-enhanced fuels retain price freedom.

Source: Narodne novine, no. 129/2026, Zagreb, November 9, 2026. — Regulation on the Determination of Maximum Retail Prices of Petroleum Derivatives, act 1528, Klasa: 022-03/26-03/88, Urbroj: 50301-05/31-26-2; and act 1529, Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Amount of Excise Duty on Energy Sources and Electrical Energy, Klasa: 022-03/26-03/89.