Iran Fuel Company Clarifies Confusion Over Petrol Quota Changes
The company says existing quotas remain in place for most private passenger cars, while a higher value threshold for newly produced domestic vehicles is under review.
Iran’s National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said most eligible private passenger cars retain their existing monthly petrol allocations of 60 liters at 15,000 rials and 50 liters at 30,000 rials. It said the only implemented pricing change since 17 Shahrivar 1405 was an increase in the third rate from 50,000 to 100,000 rials per liter. A 10-billion-rial eligibility ceiling for newly produced domestic vehicles is being reviewed for a possible increase.
Tehran — Iran’s National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company has issued a clarification بشأن reports and questions surrounding the removal of petrol quotas priced at 30,000 and 50,000 rials for vehicles valued at more than 10 billion rials.
In a notice published on Sunday night, 22 Shahrivar 1405, the company said that all private passenger cars—except government vehicles, imported cars, vehicles in free-trade zones, and second or subsequent vehicles owned by people with multiple cars—remain eligible for their existing subsidized fuel allocations.
Under the company’s explanation, eligible vehicles continue to receive 60 liters of petrol at a price of 15,000 rials per liter and a further 50 liters at 30,000 rials per liter.
The notice also addressed newly produced domestic vehicles. A value ceiling of 10 billion rials had been set for assigning fuel quotas to these vehicles. The company said that, in light of changes in the market, the relevant working group is reviewing whether to raise that price ceiling.
The company emphasized that the only change to petrol pricing since 17 Shahrivar of the current year has been an increase in the third petrol rate, from 50,000 rials to 100,000 rials per liter. It said there had been no change in either the amount or the method of allocating the previously established quotas.
The clarification therefore distinguishes between the three petrol rates and the quota rules attached to the first two rates. According to the company, the existing 60-liter allocation at 15,000 rials and 50-liter allocation at 30,000 rials remain unchanged for the categories of private passenger cars that qualify. The stated change concerns only the third rate, which has doubled to 100,000 rials per liter.
The company’s statement also leaves the question of eligibility for some newly produced domestic vehicles open. Any change to the 10-billion-rial value ceiling remains under review by the relevant working group, and the notice does not announce a final decision on raising it.