The government has clarified that the reduced rates and value caps under the export support scheme RoDTEP will not apply to the export of agricultural and processed food products.
The government has halved the rate of duty benefits under the scheme, effective immediately.
The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme, launched in 2021, provides for a refund of taxes, duties and levies that exporters incur in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods, and not being reimbursed under any other mechanism at the Centre, state or local level.
Refunds under the scheme range from 0.3% to 3.9%. The scheme is valid till March this year.
”The reduced rates and value caps of RoDTEP benefits notified under Notification No 60 dated February 23, 2026, are not applicable for the export products falling under ITC HS Chapter 01 to 24,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Chapter 1- 24 deals with agri and processed food products. The budget allocation under the scheme for 2025-26 was Rs 18,232 crore. It was proposed to increase to Rs 21,709 crore in 2026-27. But the budget allocated was Rs 10,000 crore.
