Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme

Announced in 2020, it replaced the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS), which was not compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organisation.

• The scheme would refund to exporters the embedded central, state and local duties or taxes that were not being rebated or refunded and were, therefore, placing India’s exports at a disadvantage.
• Launched by: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Reason for introducing this Scheme

• India's various export promotion schemes including Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), were challenged by the United States in WTO in early 2018.
• To continue supporting the industry and to eliminate any uncertainty amongst the ....