Trade Ministry Adjusts Jet Fuel Tariff

Jul 11 , 2021


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The Ministry of Trade & Industry has raised the price of jet fuel to 51.76 Br a litre from 48.22 Br a litre while prices for benzene, diesel and kerosene remain the same. The raise became effective on July 7, 2021. The Ministry has not altered the prices for benzene and diesel since earlier this year when The price of benzene jumped from 21.53 Br to 25.82 Br a litre over the first two months of 2021. The volume of petroleum product imports has increased significantly from 1.5 million litres a day on average last year to 2.9 million litres a day now.


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