Govt to extend export benefits under RoDTEP scheme to e-commerce exporters

29 Dec 2023 Evaluate

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the government has decided to extend export benefits under the scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) for e-commerce exports through post or couriers. He said that sectors which can benefit from the move include gem and jewellery, handloom, handicraft, AYUSH products, pharma, leather and textiles. He said ‘collectively, we believe that anywhere between $1-2 billion of annual exports from MSMEs will get the benefit through this initiative’. The announcement assumes significance as e-commerce is the emerging route for exports, and worldwide it is expected to touch $2 trillion by 2030.

The scheme for RoDTEP provides for refund of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by exporters in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods and are not being reimbursed under any other mechanism at the centre, state, or local level. The commerce ministry's arm DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) will put in place the necessary IT framework and other enablers for extension of the scheme for the exporters soon.

The RoDTEP scheme operates under a budgetary framework and for 2023-24, a budget of Rs 15,070 crore is available for it. Till December, about Rs 12,000 crore of the allocation for the year has been spent. In FY23, the scheme supported $450 billion worth of exports at the cost of Rs 13,020 crore. While in 2021-22, the scheme aided $421 billion in exports and cost Rs 12,100 crore. The rate of tax refund under the scheme ranges from 0.5 per cent to 4.3 per cent of the value of the product. It covers business-to-business exports of 10,610 products. The same products exported through e-commerce or courier will get the RoDTEP benefit.


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