**Policy Summary: Alignment of RoDTEP Schedule with Customs Tariff Act, 1975**
**Subject:** This notification, No. 55/2015-2020, dated February 7, 2023, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, Department of Commerce, aligns the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) Schedule under Appendix 4R for chapters 28, 29, 30, and 73 with the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. This action follows the inclusion of export items from these chapters under RoDTEP via Notification No. 47 dated December 7, 2022.
**Authority:** The notification is issued under 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 2015-20. It is based on the recommendation of the RoDTEP Committee.
**Implementation:** The revised Appendix 4R will be effective for exports made from February 15, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The government retains the right to make necessary changes and revisions as per Para 4.54 of FTP 2015-20, subject to budgetary considerations.
**Details:** The revised RoDTEP Appendix 4R, including eligible export items, rates, and per-unit value caps, is available on the DGFT portal (www.dgft.gov.in) under the "Regulatory Updates RoDTEP" link.
**Contact:** Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The file number for this notification is 01/61/180/155/AM21/PC-3.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
New Delhi: The location of the Notification, which is the capital of India.
RODTEP Committee: The committee that made recommendations regarding the RoDTEP scheme.
RoDTEP Scheme: Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme. A scheme for exporters.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: An act related to customs and tariffs in India.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: An act related to the development and regulation of foreign trade in India.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20: The foreign trade policy in effect from 2015 to 2020.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, Sub Section (II)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No: 55 /2015-2020
New Delhi, the 7” February, 2023
Subject: Alignment of RODTEP Schedule for chapter 28, 29, 30 & 73 with First Schedule of
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
S.0.(E): 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 2015-20, the Central
Government hereby, on the recommendation of the RoODTEP Committee, notifies alignment of
RoDTEP Schedule under Appendix 4R for chapter 28, 29, 30 & 73 with First Schedule of the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975. This revised Appendix 4R shall be effective from 15.02.2023.
2. The revised Appendix 4R will be applicable for exports made from 15.02.2023 to 30.09.2023.
However, to adhere to the Scheme budgetary framework, necessary changes and revisions as per
Para 4.54 of FTP 2015-20 may be made whenever required.
3. The revised RoDTEP Appendix 4R containing the eligible RoDTEP export items, rates and
per unit value caps, is available at the DGFT portal www.dgft.gov.in under the link ‘Regulatory
Updates >RoDTEP’.
Effect of this Notification: Consequent to inclusion of export items from Chapter 28, 29, 30 &
73 vide Notification No. 47 dated 07.12.2022 under RoDTEP, Appendix 4R is aligned with First
Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 for implementation with effect from 15.02.2023.
Reon,
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail:dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/61/180/155/AM21/PC3]