## Report on Amendment to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: RoDTEP Scheme
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, specifically focusing on the introduction of the "Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products" (RoDTEP). The core purpose of this amendment is to refund duties, taxes, and levies at the Central, State, and local levels that are currently unrefunded on exported products, including prior-stage cumulative indirect taxes. Key findings highlight the eligibility criteria, implementation framework involving multiple government bodies, and the digitization of the rebate issuance process. The amendment aims to enhance export competitiveness by reducing the tax burden on exporters.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview of the recent amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, as detailed in the provided official notification. The report focuses on the introduction and implications of the "Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products" (RoDTEP) based solely on the information contained within the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Original Policy:** Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as explicitly stated in the text, is to refund duties, taxes, and levies at the Central, State, and local levels borne on exported products, which are currently unrefunded. This includes prior-stage cumulative indirect taxes on goods and services used in the production of the exported product, and indirect duties/taxes related to the distribution of the exported product.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The amendment introducing RoDTEP seems designed to address the issue of embedded, unrefunded taxes and duties that increase the cost of exported goods, thereby reducing the competitiveness of Indian exporters in the global market. By providing a mechanism to refund these taxes, the amendment aims to level the playing field and incentivize exports. The text indicates the scheme aims to refund amounts "currently unrefunded", suggesting prior mechanisms were insufficient.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment introduces the RoDTEP scheme and adds it as section 4.54 in Chapter 4 of the FTP 2015-2020. Specific changes include:
* **Addition of subpara 'e' to para 4.01:** This sub-paragraph defines RoDTEP as a scheme notified by the Department of Commerce and administered by the Department of Revenue.
* **Introduction of the RoDTEP Scheme (4.54):**
* **Objective:** Refund of currently unrefunded duties/taxes/levies at central, state and local levels. This covers those borne on the exported product including prior stage cumulative indirect taxes on goods and services used in production, and indirect duties/taxes on the distribution of exported products.
* **Ineligibility:** Rebates are not available for duties/taxes already exempted, remitted, or credited.
* **Rate Determination:** Ceiling rates will be determined by a committee in the Department of Revenue (Drawback Division) with representation from other departments and experts.
* **Budgetary Framework:** The scheme will operate within a budgetary framework, with adjustments made as necessary. Arrears or contingent liabilities cannot be carried over to the next financial year.
* **Implementation Sequence:** The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, will determine the sequence of sector introduction, prioritization, and the level of benefit within the established rates.
* **Rebate Mechanism:** Rebates will be granted as a percentage of FOB value, with a potential value cap per unit, for items categorized under notified 8-digit HS Codes. Fixed quantum rebates may also be notified for certain items. Appendix 4R will detail the RoDTEP rates and value caps.
* **Foreign Exchange Realization:** The rebate is subject to the receipt of sale proceeds within the timeframe allowed by FEMA 1999.
* **Digitization:** The scheme will be implemented through end-to-end digitization, with rebates issued as transferable duty credit electronic scrips (e-scrips).
* **Ineligible Categories:** Para 4.55 outlines categories of exports/exporters that are ineligible for the RoDTEP scheme.
* **Committee Recommendations:** Para 4.55B mentions that inclusion of certain export categories (EOUs, SEZs etc.) and RoDTEP rates will be decided based on the RoDTEP Committee's recommendations.
* **e-Scrip Usage:** e-scrips can be used for payment of Basic Customs Duty.
The **effect** of these changes is to establish a structured mechanism for refunding previously unaddressed taxes and duties, aiming to boost export competitiveness. The amendment introduces a complex system involving various agencies and considerations, emphasizing digitization and budgetary control.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience is **exporters** in India. Other key stakeholders include:
* **Department of Commerce (DoC)**: Responsible for notifying the scheme and deciding on sector prioritization in consultation with the Department of Revenue.
* **Department of Revenue (DoR)**: Administers the scheme and determines ceiling rates through a committee.
* **Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)**: Implements the scheme through digitization, issues necessary rules and procedures, and manages the electronic ledger for e-scrips.
* **Ministry of Finance:** Finalizes the overall budget outlay for the scheme.
* **Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)**: Chairs the RoDTEP Policy Committee.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** Department of Commerce, Department of Revenue, CBIC, and Ministry of Finance.
* **Timelines:**
* The scheme is effective for exports from January 1, 2021.
* Efforts will be made to review and notify RoDTEP rates annually before the start of each financial year.
* Para 4.55 x, xi and xii will have implementation dates decided later.
* **Procedures:**
* Exporters will need to apply for rebates.
* Rebates will be issued as e-scrips managed by CBIC.
* Verification of records will be done on a sample basis through a risk management system.
* Rules and procedures regarding the claim process will be notified by CBIC on an IT-enabled platform.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of the RoDTEP scheme is to reduce the tax burden on exporters by refunding embedded taxes and duties. This is expected to:
* Enhance the competitiveness of Indian exports in the global market.
* Increase export volumes.
* Provide a more level playing field for Indian exporters compared to those in countries with more comprehensive tax refund mechanisms.
The amendment's emphasis on digitization and monitoring suggests a desire for efficient implementation and prevention of misuse.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, introducing the RoDTEP scheme, represents a significant policy shift aimed at boosting India's export competitiveness. By addressing the issue of unrefunded taxes and duties, the scheme seeks to provide financial relief to exporters and incentivize increased export activity. The success of the scheme will depend on effective implementation, efficient digitization, and robust monitoring mechanisms as outlined in the notification. This policy amendment is of significant importance to the export community.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A trade policy that is being amended by this notification.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: An act of the Indian Parliament that grants the Central Government powers regarding foreign trade.
Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP): A scheme to refund duties, taxes, and levies at the Central, State, and local levels borne on exported products.
Department of Commerce: The government department responsible for notifying the RoDTEP scheme.
Department of Revenue: The government department responsible for administering the RoDTEP scheme.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry responsible for finalizing the overall budget outlay for the RoDTEP Scheme.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC): The agency responsible for maintaining the electronic ledger and implementing the RoDTEP scheme through end-to-end digitization.
DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade): An organization represented in the committee determining ceiling rates under the RoDTEP scheme and chairing the RODTEP Policy Committee (RPC).
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry under which the Department of Commerce operates; it issues the notification.
Customs Act, 1962: An act related to products manufactured partly or wholly in a warehouse under section 65 of this act are ineligible under RoDTEP scheme
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999: The act under which sale proceeds must be received for the rebate to be allowed; failing which, the rebate is deemed not to have been allowed.
ICEGATE EDI: Electronic documentation in ICEGATE EDI has not been generated Exports from nonEDI ports are ineligible under RoDTEP scheme
RODTEP Policy Committee (RPC): An Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by DGFT comprising members of Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue, whose decisions would be binding.
Appendix 4R: Appendix 4R containing the eligible RoDTEP export items, rates and per unit value caps, wherever applicable is available at the DGFT portal
New Delhi: Place of publication of notification, New Delhi, Delhi
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade Exofficio Addl. Secy.
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,oa inus vij lfpo4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th August, 2021
No. 19 /2015-2020
Subject : Scheme Guidelines for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)
S.O. 3359(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 makes the following amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 with
immediate effect:
2. A sub-para (e) is inserted in para 4.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 as below:
“(e) Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) notified by
Department of Commerce and administered by Department of Revenue.
3. The following is also added in the chapter 4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20:
SCHEME FOR REMISSION OF DUTIES AND TAXES ON EXPORTED PRODUCTS
(RoDTEP)
4.54 Scheme Objective and Operating Principles
i. The Scheme‟s objective is to refund, currently un-refunded:
a. Duties/taxes/levies, at the Central, State and local level, borne on the exported product, including
prior stage cumulative indirect taxes on goods and services used in the production of the exported
product and
b. Such indirect Duties/ taxes/levies in respect of distribution of exported product.
ii. The rebate under the Scheme shall not be available in respect of duties and taxes already exempted or
remitted or credited.
iii. The determination of ceiling rates under the Scheme will be done by a Committee in the Department
of Revenue/Drawback Division with suitable representation of the DoC/DGFT, line ministries and
experts, on the sectors prioritized by Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue.
iv. The overall budget/outlay for the RoDTEP Scheme would be finalized by the Ministry of Finance in
consultation with Department of Commerce (DoC), taking into account all relevant factors.
v. The Scheme will operate in a Budgetary framework for each financial year and necessary calibrations
and revisions shall be made to the Scheme benefits, as and when required, so that the projected
remissions for each financial year are managed within the approved Budget of the Scheme. No
provision for remission of arrears or contingent liabilities is permissible under the Scheme to be
carried over to the next financial year.
vi. The sequence of introduction of the Scheme across sectors, prioritization of the sectors to be covered,
degree of benefit to be given on various items within the rates set by the Committee and within a
ceiling as may be prescribed, on the per item/total overall benefit amount permissible, within the
overall budget/ outlay finalized, will be decided and notified by the Department of Commerce (DoC)
in consultation with Department of Revenue.
vii. Under the Scheme, a rebate would be granted to eligible exporters at a notified rate as a percentage of
FOB value with a value cap per unit of the exported product, wherever required, on export of items
which are categorized under the notified 8 digit HS Code. However, for certain export items, a fixed
quantum of rebate amount per unit may also be notified. Rates of rebate/value cap per unit under
RoDTEP will be notified in Appendix 4 R. In addition to necessary changes which may be brought in
view of budget control measures as mentioned above, efforts would be made to review the RoDTEP
rates on an annual basis and to notify them well in advance before the beginning of a financial year.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
viii. The rebate allowed is subject to the receipt of sale proceeds within time allowed under the
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 failing which such rebate shall be deemed never to have
been allowed. The rebate would not be dependent on the realization of export proceeds at the time of
issue of rebate. However, adequate safeguards to avoid any misuse on account of non-realization and
other systemic improvements as in operation under Drawback Scheme, IGST and other GST refunds
relating to exports would also be applicable for claims made under the RoDTEP Scheme.
ix. Mechanism of Issuance of Rebate: Scheme would be implemented through end to end digitization of
issuance of rebate amount in the form of a transferable duty credit/electronic scrip (e-scrip), which
will be maintained in an electronic ledger by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).
Necessary rules and procedure regarding grant of RoDTEP claim under the Scheme and
implementation issues including manner of application, time period for application and other matters
including export realization, export documentation, sampling procedures, record keeping etc. would
be notified by the CBIC, Department of Revenue on an IT enabled platform with a view to end to end
digitization. Necessary provisions for recovery of rebate amount where foreign exchange is not
realized, suspension/withholding of RoDTEP in case of frauds and misuse, as well as imposition of
penalty will also be built suitably by CBIC.
x. The Scheme will take effect for exports from 1st January, 2021. However for exports made by
categories under Para 4.55 (x), (xi) and (xii), the implementation date will be decided later as per
provisions of Para 4.55B.
4.55 Ineligible Supplies/Items/Categories under the Scheme: The following categories of
exports/ exporters shall not be eligible for rebate under RoDTEP Scheme:
i. Export of imported goods covered under paragraph 2.46 of FTP
ii. Exports through trans-shipment, meaning thereby exports that are originating in third country but
trans-shipped through India
iii. Export products which are subject to Minimum export price or export duty
iv. Products which are restricted for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS)
v. Products which are prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS).
vi. Deemed Exports
vii. Supplies of products manufactured by DTA units to SEZ/FTWZ units
viii. Products manufactured in EHTP and BTP
ix. Products manufactured partly or wholly in a warehouse under section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962)
x. Products manufactured or exported in discharge of export obligation against an Advance
Authorization or Duty Free Import Authorization or Special Advance Authorization issued under a
duty exemption scheme of relevant Foreign Trade Policy
xi. Products manufactured or exported by a unit licensed as hundred per cent Export Oriented Unit
(EOU) in terms of the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy
xii. Products manufactured or exported by any of the units situated in Free Trade Zones or Export
Processing Zones or Special Economic Zones
xiii. Products manufactured or exported availing the benefit of the Notification No. 32/1997-Customs
dated 1st April, 1997.
xiv. Exports for which electronic documentation in ICEGATE EDI has not been generated/ Exports
from non-EDI ports
xv. Goods which have been taken into use after manufacture
4.55 A Government, however, reserves the right to modify any of the categories as mentioned
above for inclusion or exclusion under the scope of RoDTEP, at a later date.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
4.55 B Inclusion of exports made by categories mentioned in para 4.55 (x), (xi) and (xii) above and
RoDTEP rates for export items under such categories would be decided based on the recommendations
of the RoDTEP Committee.
4.56 Nature of Rebate: The e-scrips would be used only for payment of duty of Customs
leviable under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 viz. Basic Customs Duty.
4.57 Monitoring, Audit and Risk Management System:
For the purposes of audit and verification, the exporter would be required to keep records
substantiating claims made under the Scheme. A monitoring and audit mechanism with an IT based
Risk Management System (RMS) would be put in place by the CBIC, Department of Revenue to
physically verify the records of the exporters on sample basis. Sample cases for physical verification
will be drawn objectively by the RMS, based on risk and other relevant parameters.
4.57A For a broad level monitoring, an Output Outcome framework will be maintained and monitored
at regular intervals.
4.58 Residual Issues: Residual issues related to the Scheme arising subsequently shall be considered
by an Inter-Ministerial Committee, named as “RODTEP Policy Committee (RPC)” chaired by DGFT
(comprising members of Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue), whose decisions
would be binding.
4.59 The Appendix 4R containing the eligible RoDTEP export items, rates and per unit value caps,
wherever applicable is available at the DGFT portal www.dgft.gov.in under the link „Regulatory
Updates >RoDTEP‟.
Effect of this Notification: Scheme guidelines and rates for the new Scheme for Remission of Duties
and Taxes and Exported Products have been notified.
[F. No. 01/61/180/155/AM21/PC3]
AMIT YADAV, Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secy.
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