Has RoDTEP been extended beyond 30 September 2026?

Yes. DGFT Notification 41/2026-27 dated 30 September 2026 continues RoDTEP to 31 December 2026 for exports by DTA units, Advance Authorisation holders, SEZ units and EOUs, at the rates and value caps in Appendix 4R and 4RE as applicable on 30 September 2026.

Was RoSCTL extended too?

Yes. A Ministry of Textiles notification dated 30 September 2026 extends RoSCTL from 1 October to 31 December 2026 at the prevailing rates and caps, alongside RoDTEP. RoSCTL covers apparel, garments and made-ups, so it matters if you import finished uniforms rather than cloth by the metre.

Should my fabric price change because of the extension?

Not on this account. Rates and value caps are unchanged from September, so a shipment leaving before the year end carries the same remission as before. The extension removes a cost risk for October to December shipments; it does not create a discount.

What about a shipment in January 2027?

Nothing beyond 31 December 2026 has been notified, so a quote for a January shipment is making an assumption again. Ask the supplier to name it in writing. We will update this post when the next instrument is notified.

Was RoDTEP cut to half its rates in 2026?

Briefly, and then reversed. DGFT Notification 60/2025-26 of 23 February 2026 restricted RoDTEP rates and value caps to 50 percent. Notification 66/2025-26 of 23 March 2026 superseded it and restored the rates and caps applicable on 22 February, with effect from 23 February to 31 March, so exports in that window are covered at the full rates. The extension to 31 December continues the full rates applicable on 30 September.

Trade policy

RoDTEP and RoSCTL Are Extended to 31 December 2026. Three Months, Same Rates, and the Same Question in January

DGFT Notification 41/2026-27 of 30 September 2026 continues RoDTEP to 31 December 2026 at the rates and value caps in force on 30 September, and the Ministry of Textiles notification of the same date extends RoSCTL to 31 December on the same terms. For a woven fabric order shipping before the year end the open question is closed. For one shipping in January it is open again.

A folded length of charcoal suiting beside an opened envelope, the decision now published

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What was notified on 30 September
What it settles for a fabric order
What it does not settle
Frequently asked questions

What was notified on 30 September

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued Notification 41/2026-27 on 30 September 2026, the last day of the previous extension. It says the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme, RoDTEP, shall continue up to 31 December 2026 for exports by Domestic Tariff Area units, Advance Authorisation holders, Special Economic Zone units and Export Oriented Units. The notification is linked at the foot of this post.

Two details in it matter more than the date. The existing RoDTEP rates and value caps, as notified in Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE and as applicable on 30 September 2026, continue unchanged. And the other terms and conditions of the scheme are unchanged. Nothing was cut and nothing was raised.

The sister scheme moved the same day. A Ministry of Textiles notification dated 30 September 2026, F.No. 12015/12/2026-TTP(Pt.1), extends the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies, RoSCTL, for three months from 1 October to 31 December 2026, with the same scope, coverage and terms as applied on 30 September and the prevailing rates and caps unchanged unless notified otherwise. Like the RoDTEP notice, it reserves the government's right to adjust rates and caps, and it puts spending under quarterly review.

What it settles for a fabric order

Woven suiting and shirting cloth sits under RoDTEP, not RoSCTL, because it falls outside Chapters 61, 62 and 63, the garment and made-up chapters that RoSCTL covers. We set out that split, and why it decides whether the story is yours at all, in India's export remission schemes run out on 30 September, which this post follows.

For a fabric shipment that leaves India between 1 October and 31 December 2026, the question that post asked a quote to name is now answered: the scheme applies, at the same rate as in September. Since rates did not move, the extension is not a reason to reprice an open quote in either direction. A quote written on the assumption of continuation stands; one written on the assumption of lapse was priced for a cost that did not arrive.

That is the whole of the practical effect, and it is deliberately small. RoDTEP refunds embedded taxes at a low single-digit share of export value on most lines. It does not touch the duty at your border, a lead time or availability.

What it does not settle

The extension is three months long. The previous one, in March 2026, ran six. The commerce ministry had asked for five years, and the decision sat with the finance ministry, which granted a quarter. So the same question returns for any shipment that leaves on or after 1 January 2027, and nothing beyond 31 December is on the record.

The criticism of short renewals is on the record too. The Global Trade Research Initiative, a Delhi think tank, said on the day that exporters finalise orders months before shipment and cannot factor the refund into their price without knowing whether the scheme will continue. That is precisely the situation a quote for a January shipment is now in, and it is being written this month.

So the advice from the earlier post carries forward with a new date. If your shipment window crosses 31 December 2026, ask which assumption the quote makes about RoDTEP on the date of export, and get it in writing. It belongs with the other points worth fixing before an order, listed in what to send a mill on day one.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Has RoDTEP been extended beyond 30 September 2026?: Yes. DGFT Notification 41/2026-27 dated 30 September 2026 continues RoDTEP to 31 December 2026 for exports by DTA units, Advance Authorisation holders, SEZ units and EOUs, at the rates and value caps in Appendix 4R and 4RE as applicable on 30 September 2026.
Was RoSCTL extended too?: Yes. A Ministry of Textiles notification dated 30 September 2026 extends RoSCTL from 1 October to 31 December 2026 at the prevailing rates and caps, alongside RoDTEP. RoSCTL covers apparel, garments and made-ups, so it matters if you import finished uniforms rather than cloth by the metre.
Should my fabric price change because of the extension?: Not on this account. Rates and value caps are unchanged from September, so a shipment leaving before the year end carries the same remission as before. The extension removes a cost risk for October to December shipments; it does not create a discount.
What about a shipment in January 2027?: Nothing beyond 31 December 2026 has been notified, so a quote for a January shipment is making an assumption again. Ask the supplier to name it in writing. We will update this post when the next instrument is notified.
Was RoDTEP cut to half its rates in 2026?: Briefly, and then reversed. DGFT Notification 60/2025-26 of 23 February 2026 restricted RoDTEP rates and value caps to 50 percent. Notification 66/2025-26 of 23 March 2026 superseded it and restored the rates and caps applicable on 22 February, with effect from 23 February to 31 March, so exports in that window are covered at the full rates. The extension to 31 December continues the full rates applicable on 30 September.

Sources

Primary documents

The government and inter-governmental documents behind the dates and figures above, so you can read them yourself. Anything attributed to trade press or to a research note is named in the copy rather than linked here.

1. Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Notification 41/2026-27, Continuation of RoDTEP Scheme till 31 December 2026 (dated 30 September 2026; continues RoDTEP to 31 December 2026 at the rates and value caps applicable on 30 September 2026)
2. Ministry of Textiles, Notification F.No. 12015/12/2026-TTP(Pt.1), Extension of RoSCTL Scheme (dated 30 September 2026; extends RoSCTL from 1 October to 31 December 2026 on unchanged terms, rates and caps)
3. Ministry of Textiles, Government notifies extension of RoSCTL scheme for apparel and made-ups exports (source of the Chapters 61, 62 and 63 split that places woven fabric under RoDTEP rather than RoSCTL)
4. DGFT Notification No. 66/2025-26, Restoration of RoDTEP rates (dated 23 March 2026; supersedes Notification 60/2025-26 and its 50 percent restriction)

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Updated 9 October 2026 · Benny Cotts, Bhilwara

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