Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01

Fuel levy and price breakdown: R6.54 per litre in levies

What makes up a litre of 95 in Gauteng, line by line, from the DMPR structure tables.

Price structure · 95 unleaded, Gautengc/l

Component	Sep 2026	Oct (derived)
Basic fuel price (BFP)	1,414.89	1,743.79
General fuel levy	429.00	429.00
Customs and excise duty	4.00	4.00
Equalisation Fund levy	0.00	0.00
Road Accident Fund levy	225.00	225.00
Zone differential (transport, Gauteng)	91.10	91.10
Petroleum Products levy	0.33	0.33
Wholesale margin	66.50	66.50
Secondary storage	39.00	39.00
Secondary distribution	19.10	19.10
Retail margin	320.00	320.00
Slate levy	83.28	87.66
Delivery cost	0.00	0.00
Total (c/l)	2,692.20	3,025.48

Source: DMPR media statement of 5 October 2026. Zone prices = September zone schedule + the national adjustment, until the DMPR zone table appears (Tuesday 6 October). Built 6 October 2026, 02:27 SAST.

What is in a litre

In Sep 2026 a litre of 95 in Gauteng was made up of 1,414.89 c/l of basic fuel price – the import parity cost of the product – and 1,277.31 c/l of everything else. The two big state items are the general fuel levy (429 c/l) and the Road Accident Fund levy (225 c/l): together R6.54 of every litre.

The rest pays for getting the fuel to the forecourt and running it: transport to the zone, wholesale and secondary storage and distribution margins, the retail margin of 320 c/l and the slate levy, which recovers money the fuel price stabilisation account paid out when prices were held back.

From Wednesday 7 October, the international-price contribution adds 329.07 c/l to the basic fuel price of petrol and the slate levy goes to 87.66 c/l. The derived column shows what that does to the structure; it lands on 3,025.48 c/l, which the regulations round to R30.25.

The 2026 levy rollercoaster

2026 has been the year of the moving levy. The table shows the general fuel levy per month as published by the department: petrol 415 c/l in January, cut to 129 c/l at the height of the oil shock, and back at 429 c/l by Sep. Diesel followed a similar path.

The Road Accident Fund levy went from 218 to 225 c/l in April, which the margin tables also show.

General fuel levy in 2026c/l

Month	Petrol	Diesel
Jan 2026	415	402
Feb 2026	415	402
Mar 2026	415	402
Apr 2026	129	116
May 2026	129	23
Jun 2026	279	219
Jul 2026	429	416
Aug 2026	429	416
Sep 2026	429	416

Questions people ask

How much fuel levy is in a litre of petrol?

429 c/l of general fuel levy and 225 c/l of Road Accident Fund levy in Sep 2026, according to the DMPR price structure for 95 in Gauteng.

What is the basic fuel price?

The import parity price of the refined product: international spot prices plus freight, insurance and other import costs, converted to rand. It is the part of the price that moves every month.

What is the slate levy?

A levy that recovers the balance of the fuel price slate, an account that absorbs differences between the basic fuel price and actual import costs. A negative slate balance means the levy rises.