**Summary:**
This Public Notice No. 51/2024-25, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, extends the deadline for filing the Annual RoDTEP Return (ARR) for the financial year 2023-24. The original deadline of March 31, 2025, has been extended to June 30, 2025. Consequently, the grace period for filing the ARR is also extended from June 30, 2025, to September 30, 2025. This extension applies to RoDTEP availed for exports during the financial year 2023-24. The notification is issued in exercise of powers under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. For any queries, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The notification is issued from File No. 01/61/180/166/AM24/PC-3.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document that provides a framework for promoting and regulating foreign trade.
RoDTEP: Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products, a scheme for exporters.
Annual RoDTEP Return ARR: An annual return to be filed under the RoDTEP scheme.
Financial Year 2023-24: The financial year for which the extension of the last date for filing Annual RoDTEP Return ARR is applicable.
Handbook of Procedure: A document providing detailed procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
New Delhi: Location of Vanijya Bhawan, the office of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in Delhi.
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-I, SECTION-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 51/2024-25
New Delhi, Dated: 19" March, 2025
Subject: Extension of the last date for filing Annual RoODTEP Return (ARR) for Financial Year 2023-24 - reg
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023,
as amended from time to time, the last date for filing Annual RoDTEP Return (ARR) as provided under
Para 4.94 of Handbook of Procedure through Public Notice No. 27 dated 23.10.2024 for the financial year
2023-24 is extended from 31.03.2025 to 30.06.2025. Similarly the applicable grace period is also extended
from 30.06.2025 to 30.09.2025.
Effect of the Public Notice: The last date for filing ARR is extended by three (3) months for RODTEP
availed for exports of Financial Year 2023-24.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/166/AM24/PC-3)