RoDTEP Rates and Value Caps on Agricultural and Primary Food Products Removed from 50% Cut in RoDTEP Notification, Rates to Continue at Pre–23 February Levels

Corrigendum on Rationalisation of RoDTEP Rates – Effect Explained

Effect of the Corrigendum

The reduced RoDTEP rates and value caps notified under Notification No. 60/2025-26 dated 23.02.2026:

Will NOT apply to export products falling under ITC HS Chapters 01 to 24.

What Does ITC HS Chapter 01–24 Cover?

Chapters 01 to 24 broadly cover:

·         Live animals

·         Meat and edible meat offal

·         Fish and seafood

·         Dairy products

·         Cereals

·         Fruits and vegetables

·         Coffee, tea, spices

·         Oilseeds

·         Animal/vegetable fats

·         Prepared food products

·         Beverages

·         Tobacco

In short, agricultural and primary food products.

Practical Implication

Category

Impact

Exporters of goods under ITC HS 01–24

Continue to get earlier (pre-reduction) RoDTEP rates and value caps

Exporters of other goods

Reduced rates and value caps as per Notification No. 60 remain applicable

What Remains Unchanged?

·         All other provisions of Notification No. 60/2025-26 remain unchanged.

·         Only the applicability of reduced rates/value caps is modified for Chapters 01–24.

Overall Impact

This corrigendum effectively:

·         Protects agriculture and food product exporters from RoDTEP benefit reduction.

·         Ensures continued export support to primary sector goods.

·         Limits the rationalisation exercise to non-agricultural exports.

[Corrigendum dated 24.02.2025 to Notification No. 60 /2025-26 dated 23.02.2026]

Effect of the Notification: The reduced rates and value caps of RoDTEP benefits notified under Notification No 60 dated 23.02.2026 are not applicable for the export products falling under ITC HS Chapter 01 to 24.

Subject: Corrigendum on Rationalisation of RoDTEP rates

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 that the reduced rates and value caps notified for the RoDTEP Scheme under Notification No. 60/2025-26 dated 23.02.2026 would not be applicable to the export falling under ITC HS Chapter 01 to 24.

2. All other provisions of the said Notification shall remain unchanged.

This is issued with the approval of the Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/019/AM26/PC-4)