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Road-use fuel duty resumes from 1 September
The temporary zero rates have ended. Petrol returns to NOK 3.77 per litre and road diesel to NOK 2.28, with separate rates for other fuels.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 1 September 2026
Norway's temporary zero rates for road-use fuel duty ended on 1 September 2026.Lovdata The restored rates are NOK 3.77 per litre for petrol
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Lovdata. The same annual duty decision also restores positive rates for natural gas, LPG and biofuels.
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Natural gas is charged at NOK 3.12 per standard cubic metreLovdata and LPG at NOK 4.07 per kilogram
Lovdata. Bioethanol is charged at NOK 2.17 per litre
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Lovdata. The units therefore differ between the liquid fuels, natural gas and LPG and must be reflected in the duty calculation.
The operative September change is the reversal of the temporary reduction made by the March amendment.Lovdata The earlier text set the covered rates to zero for a period ending on 1 September.
Lovdata The consolidated decision once again displays its ordinary annual wording, beginning “Fra 1. januar 2026”
Lovdata, but its amendment notes expressly identify the reversal as taking effect on 1 September 2026
Lovdata. The temporary zero-rate period must remain distinguishable from the restored-rate period.
The duty is imposed on import and domestic production of the specified fuels.Lovdata It is additional to CO2 duty and sulphur duty on mineral products.
Lovdata A road-use duty amount is therefore one component of the applicable fuel taxation, rather than the complete tax burden on a delivery.
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The decision preserves the exclusion of biogas blended into natural gas or LPG from the corresponding road-use duty base.Lovdata It also provides that oil marked in accordance with the ministry's rules is not charged under the road-diesel and biodiesel provisions.
Lovdata Other exemptions remain subject to the conditions laid down for the relevant use or recipient, including the provisions on exports, diplomatic and specified institutional supplies, and particular non-road uses.
The applicable rates and exemptions are set out in FOR-2025-12-18-2759 §§ 1–6, with the temporary change under FOR-2026-03-26-486 reversed from 1 September 2026Lovdata.
Apply the restored road-use duty rates from 1 September 2026, keeping the temporary zero-rate period separate. Check the product unit and any applicable exemption.