Fuel prices and excise duties in Serbia: weekly caps and temporary cuts
In Serbia, the state publishes weekly maximum retail prices for eurodiesel and Europremium BMB 95 petrol, and filling stations must apply them immediately after publication. The government can separately cut excise duty temporarily; that is a tax measure, not a promise of the same percentage drop at the pump. As of July 13, 2026, the temporary excise cut was 10% and ran through July 19.
Updated: July 13, 2026 at 06:00 PMReviewed: July 13, 2026 at 06:00 PMEconomyEnergy
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What it is
Eurodiesel and Europremium BMB 95 are subject to a maximum-retail-price regime. The Ministry of Internal and Foreign Trade publishes the caps for a weekly period, from 15:00 on one Friday to 15:00 on the next. Its official notices say fuel retailers must apply the set price immediately after it is posted on the ministry website.
Why the figures can be confusing
News reports often place two different figures side by side. One is the weekly maximum retail price per litre that drivers see at the pump. The other is the excise-duty rate on petroleum products. Excise duty is part of the fuel price, but a temporary excise cut does not mean the pump price automatically falls in full by the same percentage. The next official weekly notice shows the actual maximum price.
Current status
On July 13, 2026, N1 and Danas reported an additional five-percentage-point excise reduction, taking the temporary cut to 10% for July 13–19. N1 gave temporary rates of RSD 68.90 per litre for leaded petrol, RSD 64.80 for unleaded petrol, and RSD 66.64 for diesel. The latest weekly price cap mentioned in the linked news applied only from July 3 to 10, so those prices should not be treated as current after that window ended.
Why it matters
For drivers, couriers, and carriers, the date and amount of the next weekly cap matter most: it sets the permitted maximum price for the two main fuels at filling stations. An excise decision shows how the government temporarily changes one tax component of the price; it can affect later caps, but it does not replace their publication.
What to watch next
After July 19, a new government decision will show whether the temporary excise cut continues. The ministry's next weekly notice will give the maximum prices for the following week.
From July 13 through 19, Serbia's government has temporarily cut excise duties on petroleum products by another five percentage points, bringing the total reduction to 10%. N1 reports temporary rates of RSD 68.90 per litre of leaded petrol, RSD 64.80 for unleaded petrol, and RSD 66.64 for diesel; the decision is linked to rising global crude-oil prices.
N1 and Danas report that from 15:00 on July 3 until 15:00 on July 10, a liter of eurodiesel in Serbia will cost up to 219 dinars and a liter of Europremium BMB petrol 195 dinars. N1, citing RTS, adds that both prices are 2 dinars higher.
Danas reports that from 15:00 on June 26 until 15:00 on July 3, a liter of eurodiesel in Serbia costs up to 217 dinars and a liter of Europremium BMB petrol 193 dinars. Diesel is unchanged from last week, while petrol is 2 dinars higher.
