What is RoDTEP and how does it help if I export through Amazon Global or Shopify?
RoDTEP refunds embedded central, state and local duties that never get credited anywhere else in your export chain - worth roughly 0.3% to 4.3% of your FOB value depending on the product, paid out as transferable duty-credit e-scrips. It applies even to goods exported via courier through ecommerce platforms, so a small D2C brand shipping internationally through Amazon Global Selling or Shopify can claim it, provided you have a valid IEC and a verified ICEGATE account and declare the claim on your shipping bill. It's free money you're leaving on the table if you're exporting and not claiming it - numbers change, so verify the current rate for your HS code before relying on it.
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A clear plain-language breakdown of what RoDTEP actually refunds and why it replaced MEIS, useful before you assume it works like a simple cashback scheme.
A fintech's practitioner view of the exact documentation and shipping-bill declaration process for claiming RoDTEP - useful as the operational checklist to hand to whoever handles your export paperwork.
The official DGFT portal for RoDTEP - the source of truth for current rates and notifications, since third-party blogs can lag behind actual rate revisions by months.
A logistics company's read on RoDTEP is useful precisely because it connects the scheme to actual shipping and documentation workflow, not just the tax mechanics.
