{"id":6703,"date":"2026-10-03T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6703"},"modified":"2026-10-03T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:36:04","slug":"remission-of-duties-and-taxes-on-exported-products-rodtep-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/remission-of-duties-and-taxes-on-exported-products-rodtep-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Department of Commerce extended the continuation of Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme upto 31st December 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was introduced through an amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, and it became <\/span><b>effective for exports starting January 1, 2021.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primary aim of this <\/span><b>scheme is to offset the taxes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>duties incurred on exported goods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that wouldn\u2019t otherwise be credited, reimbursed, or refunded in any way, and are integrated into the exported goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was enforced to repeal and reduce taxes on exported products, thereby encouraging exports and increasing the number of exports in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>compliant with <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-trade-organisation\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Trade Organization<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-trade-organisation\/\" target=\"_blank\"> (WTO<\/a>) norms and is implemented via a comprehensive end-to-end digital platform to ensure transparency and efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It refunds <\/span><b>embedded, un-rebated Central, State and local duties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, taxes and levies borne on exported products \u2014 including prior-stage cumulative indirect taxes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme is administered by the <\/span><b>Department of<\/b> <b>Revenue, Ministry of Finance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It replaced the <\/span><b>Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MEIS).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Eligibility Criteria for RoDTEP Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>All sectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are covered under the scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both <\/span><b>manufacturer exporters and merchant exporters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (traders) are eligible for the scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exported products should have India as their country of origin to be eligible for benefits under the scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Special Economic Zone Units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Export Oriented Units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme also applies to goods that have been exported via <\/span><b>courier through e-commerce platforms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Re-exported products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>not eligible under<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2318052&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme became effective for exports starting January 1, 2021. 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