Written 2 September 2026, updated 5 September. Every date below was re-checked on the update date; where something is unconfirmed, this post says so rather than guessing.
Two separate measures run out on 30 September 2026, and a third framework starts the next morning. They are unrelated to each other, which is precisely why they are easy to miss as a set.
RoDTEP: the window closes 30 September, and nothing beyond it is confirmed
This is the one that is probably sitting inside your pricing.
DGFT Notification 74/2025-26, dated 31 March 2026, continued the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme from 1 April to 30 September 2026. Rates and value caps were carried over unchanged, so eligible exports in that window attract the remission at the rates in force on 31 March 2026, on the scheme's existing terms.
As of 5 September 2026, no extension beyond 30 September has been announced.
The scheme has been extended repeatedly — that is its history, not a forecast. It is worth being precise about the difference, because the two positions lead to different decisions:
- Confirmed: the remission applies to eligible exports up to 30 September 2026.
- Unconfirmed: anything after it.
If you have October shipments already quoted with RoDTEP counted in the margin, that is an exposure to look at now rather than on 1 October. Two things worth doing this month, neither of which depends on what DGFT decides:
- Check that your September shipping bills actually carry the RoDTEP declaration. A remission you forgot to claim and a remission that lapsed cost exactly the same.
- Check what your outstanding quotes assume, and whether you can still revise the ones that run into the fourth quarter.
Our guide to how RoDTEP works covers the mechanics of claiming it.
Sugar: prohibited until 30 September, then back to Restricted — not free
DGFT Notification 16/2026-27, dated 13 May 2026, moved raw, white and refined sugar (ITC(HS) 1701 14 90 and 1701 99 90) from Restricted to Prohibited with immediate effect, until 30 September 2026 or until further orders, whichever comes first.
The prohibition carries exemptions rather than being absolute — exports to the European Union and the United States under the CXL and Tariff Rate Quota arrangements, shipments under the advance authorisation scheme, government-to-government exports, and consignments already physically in the export pipeline.
The detail worth holding onto is what happens if it is not extended: the policy reverts to Restricted, which is where it sat before May. Restricted is not open — it means exportable against a licence. Reading the end of a prohibition as the return of free export is the mistake to avoid here.
1 October: the new FEMA export-import regulations begin
The day after both of the above, Notification FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB comes into force — 15 months to realise export proceeds, three months more where the export is invoiced or settled in Indian Rupees, and EDPMS/IDPMS entries up to ₹10 lakh closable on your own declaration.
We covered that in more detail in an earlier brief. If you are going to pull your unclosed EDPMS list at any point, pulling it in September means you know the size of the problem before the rules change under it.
Meanwhile, one thing got easier
DGFT Trade Notice 24/2026-27, dated 31 August 2026, moved the Free Sale and Commerce Certificate to rule-based issuance straight off the portal, for items outside the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Applications meeting the system's parameters are approved without a Regional Authority in the queue.
Two caveats that matter more than the headline. Automation removed the queue, not the prerequisites — a live IEC, a registered DSC and a valid RCMC drawn from your IEC profile are all still required, so a lapsed RCMC now simply fails faster. And auto-issued is not finally issued: a certificate the system granted can still be flagged back for risk-management review afterwards.
Sources
- DGFT Notification 74/2025-26 dated 31 March 2026 — RoDTEP continued 1 April to 30 September 2026, rates and caps unchanged.
- DGFT Notification 16/2026-27 dated 13 May 2026 — sugar export policy amended from Restricted to Prohibited until 30 September 2026.
- DGFT Trade Notice 24/2026-27 dated 31 August 2026 — rule-based issuance of the Free Sale and Commerce Certificate.
- RBI Notification FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB dated 13 January 2026 — Export and Import of Goods and Services Regulations, 2026, in force 1 October 2026.
Dates move, and a scheme can be extended the week after this is read. Check dgft.gov.in before acting on any sunset above.
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