DGFT · EXPORT COMPLIANCE · MARCH 2026 A complete practitioner's guide to the scheme, the 50% rate cut, the Annual Return deadline, and the restrictions — explained without the jargon . On 23 February 2026, the government halved RoDTEP rates across the board. No warning. No transition period. No grandfathering for shipments already contracted. Every exporter outside agriculture woke up that morning with a margin gap they had not planned for. Industry bodies called it a