Fuel makers that use Russian crude oil do not have to pay the levy for October 2026. The amount is €0, the Ministry of Economy and Industry said. The levy goes to cover consumers' transport costs.
The reason is data from the Customs Agency. In October, no oil products under code 27 10 of the Combined Nomenclature, made from crude of Russian origin or crude exported from Russia, left a tax warehouse.
Producers of oil products from such crude must pay the levy. The duty comes from Article 1 of the Law on Compensating Consumers' Transport Costs, which has been in force since November 2023.
The minister of economy, investment and industry sets the amount each month, using the formula in Article 4(1) of the law. It applies to oil products made in Bulgaria from such crude.
The minister must set the levy by the 15th of the current month.