The Department of Commerce has extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme to 31 December 2026. Existing rates and value caps applicable on 30 September will continue unchanged during the extension.
The scheme is available to exports from Domestic Tariff Area units, Advance Authorisation holders, Special Economic Zone units and Export Oriented Units. RoDTEP is designed to refund embedded Central, State and local duties, taxes and levies that are borne on exported products but are not otherwise rebated.
The policy logic is export neutrality: domestic taxes that remain embedded in a product can raise its price in overseas markets. Remission seeks to remove that domestic-tax component rather than operate as a reward simply for exporting. For trade-policy analysis, that distinction matters because export incentives and remission of unrebated taxes are treated differently in the international trading system.
The extension provides continuity rather than a new rate increase. Its economic effect will depend on export composition, utilisation, administrative processing and wider global demand conditions.
