RoDTEP Claim Guide

RoDTEP is not a subsidy. It is a remission of embedded central, state and local taxes that no other mechanism refunds, and it is India’s main WTO compliant export remission scheme. Treating it as free money is the first mistake. Treating it as a line in your pricing is the correct approach.

Most lost RoDTEP is not lost at the claim stage. It is lost at the shipping bill, weeks earlier, in a field nobody checked.

What this guide covers

• What RoDTEP remits, and how it differs from Duty Drawback, which is paid directly into your bank account rather than issued as a scrip
• Eligibility, including the position of Advance Authorisation, EOU and SEZ exporters under Appendix 4RE
• Finding your rate against your eight digit ITC HS code in Appendix 4R
• The full claim chain: shipping bill declaration, EGM filing, scroll generation, e-scrip creation on ICEGATE
• Using a scrip against Basic Customs Duty, or transferring it to another IEC holder
• Scrip validity, and what happens to scrips left unused
• How to read a notification and confirm the rate applying to your shipment date

Where claims actually fail

• The RoDTEP declaration not marked on the shipping bill. This is the big one. The intent to claim must be declared at the time of filing. It cannot be added afterwards. A shipping bill filed without it produces no claim at all, regardless of eligibility.
• AD code, IFSC and account number mismatch. Your authorised dealer code registration at the port must agree with the bank details on record. A mismatch stalls the scroll.
• A shipping bill checklist filed with deficiencies. Errors carried into the final filing surface later as a blocked claim, when correction is far harder.
• GST filing inconsistencies that break the link between your export invoice and the claim record.
• Selling a scrip too early. A scrip can be transferred only after it has been issued, not on the strength of an approved scroll.

Why timing matters more than it used to

The scheme runs on a defined budget allocation. When claims are heavy against a compressed allocation, early filing protects you. Scrolls left sitting unconverted in your ICEGATE ledger are a risk you are choosing to carry. The guide explains how to keep the pipeline clear.

Who this is for

Exporters filing their own claims, and exporters who have discovered a claim is missing and need to understand where it broke.

Format and delivery

PDF, downloadable immediately after payment. Includes the notification references so you can verify current rates yourself at any time.