Extension of Filing Annual RoDTEP Returns
DGFT public notice Public Notice No. 46 /2025-2026 · 05 Feb 2026
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Extension of Filling Annual RoDTEP Returns-reg
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade extends the deadline for filing the Annual RoDTEP Return for the financial year 2023-24. Exporters must file the return by 31 March 2026. Exporters must pay a composition fee of 15,000 rupees to use this extension. Failure to file the return by the new date results in the denial of RoDTEP benefits. The authority also stops the scroll-out of scrips for non-compliant exporters. This measure supports export promotion and ease of doing business.
What you must do
- File the Annual RoDTEP Return for the financial year 2023-24 by 31 March 2026.
- Pay a composition fee of 15,000 rupees.
Key dates
- Effective from
- 05 Feb 2026
Document text
(To Be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I) Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.
Public Notice No. 46 /2025-2026 New Delhi Dated 05.02.2026
Subject: - Extension of filing Annual RoDTEP Returns-reg.
In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 & 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the period for filing Annual RoDTEP Returns for Financial Year 2023-24 is further extended till 31.03.2026 with payment of a composition fee of Rs 15,000/-, effective from the date of publication of this Public Notice.
- In case of non-filing of ARR by the extended date, measures will be taken in accordance with para 4.94 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), 2023, including denial of RoDTEP benefits and scroll-out of scrips.
Effect of this Public Notice: The period for filing of Annual RoDTEP Return (ARR) for FY 2023-24 has been extended from 30.11.2025 to 31.03.2026 with composition fee of Rs 15,000/- in the interest of ease of doing business and export promotion.
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(Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/166/AM24/PC-3)
Source details
- Source
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Type
- public notice
- Published by source
- 05 Feb 2026
- Document number
- Public Notice No. 46 /2025-2026
- Issuing division
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Effective date
- 05 Feb 2026
- Coverage area
- foreign-trade