Rationalisation of RoDTEP Rates
DGFT notification Notification No. 60 /2025-26 · 23 Feb 2026
Official title
Rationalisation of RoDTEP rates - reg.
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has announced a rationalisation of the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme. Effective immediately, the applicable RoDTEP rates for all Harmonized System (HS) lines, as previously notified in Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, are reduced to 50% of their existing levels. Furthermore, where value caps were previously notified, these are also restricted to 50% of their original amounts. This measure applies to all exporters currently eligible for benefits under the RoDTEP scheme.
What you must do
- Exporters must apply the reduced RoDTEP rates and value caps (50% of existing levels) for exports.
Key dates
- Effective from
- 23 Feb 2026
- Effective date of the rate rationalisation
Document text
[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-11, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii)]
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 60 /2025-26 Dated: 23rd February, 2026
Subject: Rationalisation of RoDTEP rates - reg.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby notifies the following amendments in the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme:
- Rationalisation of RoDTEP rates:
With immediate effect, the applicable RoDTEP rates for all HS Lines as notified in Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE shall be limited to 50% of the existing rates and, where applicable, 50% of the notified value caps.
Effect of the Notification: RoDTEP benefits shall be restricted to 50% of the notified rates and value caps with immediate effect.
This is issued with the approval of the Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry.
(Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Govt. of India Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/019/AM26/PC-4)
Source details
- Source
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Type
- notification
- Published by source
- 23 Feb 2026
- Document number
- Notification No. 60 /2025-26
- Issuing division
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Effective date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Coverage area
- foreign-trade