Government restores full RoDTEP rates and value caps for exporters amid West Asia disruption
On 23 March 2026 the Government restored RoDTEP rates and value caps for all eligible export products to the levels of 22 February 2026, withdrawing the 50% cut imposed a month earlier, to help exporters hit by West Asia shipping disruption.
Summary
Citing disruption in maritime logistics through West Asia, which has raised freight costs and altered shipping schedules, the Government restored the rates and value caps under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme for all eligible export products with effect from 23 March 2026. The restored rates are those in force on 22 February 2026, withdrawing the 50% restriction imposed by DGFT Notification No. 60/2025-26 of 23 February 2026, which stands superseded. The move is meant to give timely support to exporters facing higher freight costs and war-related trade risks in the Gulf and wider West Asia corridor.
Key facts
- Scheme
- RoDTEP – Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products
- Effective
- 23 March 2026, all eligible export products
- Restored to
- Rates and value caps in force on 22 February 2026
- Withdrawn
- 50% restriction of Notification No. 60/2025-26 (23 Feb 2026)
- Reason
- Higher freight costs and war-related risks from West Asia maritime disruption
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The RoDTEP scheme, whose rates were restored in March 2026, relates to:
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Correct answer: D — Remission of duties and taxes on exported products
RoDTEP stands for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products; its rates and value caps were restored from 23 March 2026.
By the decision of 23 March 2026, RoDTEP rates were restored to the levels in force on:
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Correct answer: C — 22 February 2026
The restored rates are those in force on 22 February 2026, withdrawing the 50% restriction imposed on 23 February 2026.
Consider the following about the RoDTEP restoration of March 2026: 1. It withdrew a 50% restriction on RoDTEP rates imposed in February 2026. 2. It applies only to exports bound for West Asian countries. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The restoration covers all eligible export products, not only West Asia-bound exports; it withdrew the 50% restriction of Notification No. 60/2025-26.