**Summary:**
This trade notice, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India on October 28, 2020, pertains to the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme. It informs members of trade, Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), and industry associations that the RoDTEP Committee, chaired by Shri G.K. Pillai and operating under the Drawback Division, CBIC, Department of Revenue, is actively collecting data to determine refund rates for items covered under the scheme.
Specifically, exporters involved with items falling under Chapters 86, 88, and 89 are requested to urgently submit relevant data in the prescribed format, which is available at https://www.cbic.gov.in/htdocs-cbec/home_links/RODTEPCommittee. Failure to submit data may result in RoDTEP rates not being notified for items in these chapters.
The completed data should be sent to atreyee.dev.roy@gov.in and shakti.singh1981@gov.in. Clarifications can be obtained from Shri Gopal Krishna Jha, Director, Drawback Division, CBIC, Department of Revenue, at 011-23360581. Dr. Praveen Kumar, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, can be reached at praveen.kumar82@nic.in or 23061562 (Ext. 245). The reference number for this notice is F.No No. 0161180292AM20PC3E20931.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and industry.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP): A scheme approved by the Government of India to refund duties and taxes on exported products.
Shri G.K. Pillai: Chair of the RoDTEP Committee.
Drawback Division, CBIC, Department of Revenue: The division within the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) responsible for drawback matters and where the RoDTEP Committee is formed.
RoDTEP Committee: A committee formed to determine the rates of refund for items covered under the RoDTEP scheme.
Chapter 86: Refers to a specific chapter in the Harmonized System (HS) code, likely related to railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof.
Chapter 88: Refers to a specific chapter in the Harmonized System (HS) code, likely related to Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
28" October, 2020
TRADE NOTICE NO..3 :2/2020-2021
To
1. Members of Trade
2. EPCs
3. Chambers of Commerce/ Industry Associations
Subject: Submission of data to RODTEP Committee.
Members of trade are already aware that a new Scheme, Remission of Duties
and Taxes on Exported Products (RODTEP) has been approved for introduction by
the Government. In this regard, attention is invited to a RODTEP Committee formed
under the chair of Shri G.K. Pillai in the Drawback Division, CBIC, Department of
Revenue, which has been tasked by the Government to determine the rates of
refund for items covered under the Scheme. The Committee has started collection of
data and is having stakeholder consultations to fulfill its mandate. The relevant
circulars/ data formats published in this regard may be seen at URL -
https://www.cbic.gov.in/htdocs-cbec/home_links/RODTEP-Committee
2. In this regard, members of Trade, EPCs and Industry Associations which are
involved in export of items falling under Chapter 86, 88 and 89 are requested to
urgently submit data for their respective export items in the required format (as is
available at the above URL) so that the RoDTEP Committee is able to work out
suitable rates for export items. The industry may kindly note that in absence of such
data , rates for items in the chapter 86, 88 and 89 under RoDTEP may not be
notified.
a. Data in the requisite format has to be sent to atreyee.devroy@gov.in &
shakti.singh1981@gov.in. For any clarification required in the matter, Shri Gopal
Krishna Jha, Director, Drawback Division, CBIC, Department of Revenue, may be
contacted at 011-23360581.
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4. This issues with the approval of Competent authority.
(Dr. Praveen Kumar)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
23061562 Ext. 245
E-mail: praveen.kumar82@nic.in
[F.No No. 01/61/180/292/AM20/PC-3/E-20931]