We buy and sell AI-92 cheaply, and AI-95 cheaply
During the first 3 months of this year, 50,442.6 tons of AI-92 imported from abroad to Azerbaijan gasoline was imported. The customs value of imported gasoline is 52 million 389.9 thousand dollars was.
If we take into account that 1 ton of gasoline is 1,310 liters, then the customs value of 1 liter of gasoline imported into the country is 79 cents or the current exchange rate (1 dollars/ 1,7 azn) is equal to 1,34 manats.
It should be noted that the amount of AI-92 gasoline imported into the country compared to the same period last year 10 times, and the customs value increased 22 times.
Thus, during the first 3 months of last year, the country received 2 million 387.04 thousand dollars 4,995.64 tons of “AI-92” brand worth gasoline was imported.
As a result, in the first three months of last year, the customs value of 1 liter of gasoline imported into the country was 36 cents or 62 kopecks.
A sharp increase in imports of AI-92 gasoline was recorded in March this year:
| Quantity (tons) | Customs value of 1 liter (azn) | |||||
| January | February | March | January | February | March | |
| 2021 | – | – | 4,995.64 | – | – | 0.62 |
| 2022 | 4 836.46 | 2,296.08 | 43 310.07 | 1.08 | 1.53 | 1.37 |
In the first 3 months of this year in the country gasoline Production was 329.1 thousand tons, which is an increase of 33% compared to the same period last year.
| Quantity (thousand tons) | |||
| January | February | March | |
| 2021 | 86.2 | 62.7 | 98.5 |
| 2022 | 121.4 | 103.7 | 104 |
It should be noted that the cost of gasoline in Azerbaijan is not officially announced. Only from the manufacturer (SOCAR) the exit price (intra-company tariff) is indicated. At present, the domestic price of 1 liter of AI-92 gasoline is 53 kopecks.
It should also be noted that before the AI-92 gasoline entered the retail market, the price within the company was different. tax and fees are added.
At present, 42% excise tax (22.3 kopecks) and 1.3 kopecks supply (transportation) tariff are added to the domestic price of AI-92 gasoline.
As a result, the intra-company price of 1 liter of gasoline for sale, including duties and supply costs, is 76.6 kopecks.
At the wholesale point, AI-92 gasoline is sold for 90.4 kopecks after adding VAT (13.8 kopecks) to the price of 1 liter. After that, 2 kopecks per liter is added to the wholesale price and sold at retail. At retail, 1 liter of AI-92 gasoline costs 1 manat.
One of the noteworthy aspects of imported gasoline is that the customs value of AI-95 gasoline was lower.
Thus, in the first three months of this year, Azerbaijan imported 23,229.35 tons of AI-95 gasoline worth $ 22,322.97 thousand. The customs value of 1 liter of imported AI-95 gasoline was 73 cents or 1.25 manat.
As can be seen from the figures, AI-92 gasoline was bought cheaply (1.34 azn) from abroad (1 azn), and AI-92 gasoline was bought cheaply (1.25 azn) and expensive (1.6 azn). ) sell.