What is RoDTEP and how does it help if I export through Amazon Global or Shopify?
The short answer
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.
A quick summary to orient you. The real value is below: the resources worth your time, from people who've actually done it, not us.
Here are the resources
Hand-picked from around the web, each with a note on why it earns your time. India-specific ones carry a badge.
Why we picked it
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.
Why we picked it
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.
Why we picked it
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.
Why we picked it
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.
