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An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 30 September 2026

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Luxembourg

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Dated source observation · 2026-09-21 · 9 days old
Last successful source refresh: 2026-09-30 07:40:43 UTC. A successful refresh does not mean a new price was published. Source status

Reported pump priceEUR 1.85per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes43.0%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+3.1%Price rank 16 of 21 on the same date

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Where your money goes

Derived breakdown
EUR per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.636 EUR per litre; Refining & distribution: 0.418 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.526 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.269 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.42/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.53/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.27/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6434.4% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.4222.6% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.5328.5% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.2714.5% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.4181
Excise & other duties0.5264
VAT / sales tax0.2687

· European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin
Crude uses Brent. Refining and distribution stay combined. Calculation and limitations

Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-29 to 2026-09-21. EUR per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.681.372.052025-09-29: EUR 1.49/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.49/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.47/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.47/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.47/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.48/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.50/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.51/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.47/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.45/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.45/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.39/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.39/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.41/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.41/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.43/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.43/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.43/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.46/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.46/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.46/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.48/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.57/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.65/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.73/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.70/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.76/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.72/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.72/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.76/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.80/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.79/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.82/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.81/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.70/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.72/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.73/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.65/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.65/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.65/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.70/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.73/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.76/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.76/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.62/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.73/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.73/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.75/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.87/L2026-09-14: EUR 1.79/L2026-09-21: EUR 1.85/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.491Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.345; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.217
2025-10-061.491Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.354; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.217
2025-10-131.473Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.351; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.214
2025-10-201.473Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.372; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.214
2025-10-271.473Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.346; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.214
2025-11-031.480Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.346; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.215
2025-11-101.496Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.377; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.217
2025-11-171.535Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.410; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.223
2025-11-241.508Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.377; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.219
2025-12-011.474Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.354; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.214
2025-12-081.449Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.338; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.211
2025-12-151.449Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.350; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.211
2025-12-221.392Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.297; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.202
2025-12-291.392Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.293; Excise & other duties 0.559; VAT / sales tax 0.202
2026-01-051.410Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.205
2026-01-121.410Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.284; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.205
2026-01-191.433Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.294; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.208
2026-01-261.433Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.208
2026-02-021.433Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.208
2026-02-091.457Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.299; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.212
2026-02-161.457Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.300; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.212
2026-02-231.457Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.292; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.212
2026-03-021.483Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.283; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.215
2026-03-091.567Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.257; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.228
2026-03-161.654Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.291; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.240
2026-03-231.727Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.344; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-03-301.700Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.216; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-04-061.758Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.237; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.255
2026-04-131.721Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.238; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.250
2026-04-201.721Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.349; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.250
2026-04-271.759Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.325; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-05-041.798Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.332; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-05-111.789Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.393; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-05-181.824Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.360; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.265
2026-05-251.814Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.404; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.264
2026-06-011.704Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.356; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.248
2026-06-081.720Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.370; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.250
2026-06-151.733Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.455; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.252
2026-06-221.648Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.419; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.239
2026-06-291.648Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.445; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.239
2026-07-061.646Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.454; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.239
2026-07-131.698Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.433; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-07-201.726Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.427; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-07-271.764Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.431; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-08-031.761Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.451; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-08-101.619Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.235
2026-08-171.727Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.405; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-08-241.727Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.407; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-08-311.748Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.438; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.254
2026-09-071.868Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.462; Excise & other duties 0.569; VAT / sales tax 0.271
2026-09-141.793Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.346; Excise & other duties 0.526; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-09-211.849Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.418; Excise & other duties 0.526; VAT / sales tax 0.269

EUR per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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