Q1. Consider the following statements about the notified design of RoDTEP: 1. RoDTEP is based on the principle that taxes and duties should not be exported. 2. Duties and taxes already exempted, remitted or credited are outside the rebate under the scheme. 3. RoDTEP support is available only as a fixed rupee amount per unit and never as a percentage of FOB value. 4. The 17 August 2021 notification covered 5,855 tariff lines. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the scheme reflects the zero-rating principle that exported products should not carry taxes and duties, and it does not cover duties or taxes already exempted, remitted or credited. Statement 3 is incorrect because support is at a notified percentage of FOB value, with value caps for some products. Statement 4 is incorrect because the notified coverage was 8,555 tariff lines, not 5,855.
