Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Commerce Department Seeks Five-Year RoDTEP Extension for Exporters
The government has a program called RoDTEP that helps exporters get back some taxes and duties included in their costs.
The Commerce Department wants to keep this program for five more years.
The program is currently set to end on September 30, 2026.
Government officials are discussing the proposal with the Department of Expenditure.
RoDTEP refunds between 0.3% and 3.9% of the value of eligible exports.
Many small and medium-sized exporters rely on this support.
Exporters say a longer program would help them plan prices and investments.
They also want more certainty because of tariff changes and the West Asia crisis.
The Commerce Department is discussing a five-year extension of the RoDTEP scheme with the Department of Expenditure.
RoDTEP, last extended on April 1, 2026, is scheduled to lapse on September 30.
The scheme refunds embedded taxes and duties, with rates ranging from 0.3% to 3.9% of export value.
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹10,000 crore for RoDTEP, down from ₹18,232 crore the previous fiscal.
Exporters say a longer extension would improve certainty for investments, pricing and overseas competitiveness amid tariff and West Asia-related uncertainties.
- Who
- The Commerce Department, the Department of Expenditure and exporters.
- What
- The Commerce Department is seeking a five-year extension of the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme.
- When
- The proposal was reported on September 16, 2026; the current extension ends on September 30, 2026.
- Where
- The location was not specified in the article.
- Why
- To provide exporters with policy certainty, support cost competitiveness and help them plan investments and pricing amid tariff uncertainties and the West Asia crisis.
- Scheme
- Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)
- Current expiry
- September 30, 2026
- Proposed extension
- Five years
- Refund rate
- 0.3% to 3.9% of export value
- 2026-27 allocation
- ₹10,000 crore
- Previous fiscal allocation
- ₹18,232 crore
- Related programme
- The ₹25,060-crore Export Promotion Mission includes Niryat Protsahan and Niryat Disha.