Lok Sabha Question No. 574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala, Behanan Benny, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Anto  Antony

## Government Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 574

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 24 TH  JULY, 2023/2, SRAVANA,1945 (SAKA)

## REMISSION OF DUTIES AND TAXES ON EXPORTED PRODUCTS

## 574.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) The number of products that were exported from India during the last three financial years, sector-wise;
- (b) The  sector-wise  break-down  of  duties  and  taxes  that  are  being  remitted  by  the Government under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme since its inception.
- (c) Whether there has been a decline in the export of product in recent years; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof and the reason therefore?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

Part (a) & (b): As per Annexure

Part (c): NO, there has been no decline in the value of goods exports in US dollars during the years 2020-21 to 2022-23

Part (d)

Not applicable.

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## Annexure

|         |                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2020-21             | 2020-21              | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22             | 2021-22              | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23             | 2022-23              | 2022-23                                  |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
| CHAPTER | DESCRIPTION (SECTORWISE)                                                                                                                                                                                 | No. of Tarrif Lines | VALUE in Million USD | Remission of duty under RODTEP (Cr. INR) | No. of Tarrif Lines | VALUE in Million USD | Remission of duty under RODTEP (Cr. INR) | No. of Tarrif Lines | VALUE in Million USD | Remission of duty under RODTEP (Cr. INR) |
| 01-05   | LIVE ANIMAL ANIMAL PRODUCTS                                                                                                                                                                              | 279                 | 8915.80              | 205.41                                   | 285                 | 11178.44             | 1150.24                                  | 284                 | 10974.06             | 1291.17                                  |
| 6-14    | VEGETABLE PRODUCTS (6-14)                                                                                                                                                                                | 607                 | 19767.42             | 471.64                                   | 611                 | 23411.81             | 1801.67                                  | 617                 | 25334.65             | 2172.9                                   |
| 15      | ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATSAND OILSAND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLEFATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES                                                                                              | 108                 | 1633.17              | 31.62                                    | 111                 | 1547.07              | 96.23                                    | 114                 | 2062.83              | 138.21                                   |
| 16-24   | PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES,SPIRITS AND VINEGAR, TOBACCO ANDMANUFACTUREDTOBACCO SUBSTITUTES                                                                                                           | 384                 | 9442.32              | 133.74                                   | 384                 | 11336.40             | 496.41                                   | 386                 | 14286.54             | 582.38                                   |
| 25-27   | MINERAL PRODUCTS                                                                                                                                                                                         | 305                 | 34538.05             | 0.00                                     | 306                 | 75452.36             | 0.00                                     | 301                 | 105715.09            | 0                                        |
| 28-38   | PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES                                                                                                                                                            | 2055                | 50294.31             | 110.03                                   | 2070                | 58776.17             | 507.12                                   | 2095                | 59832.73             | 969.26                                   |
| 39-40   | PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF, RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF                                                                                                                                               | 545                 | 10125.49             | 86.43                                    | 547                 | 13688.21             | 458.87                                   | 558                 | 12359.33             | 448.98                                   |
| 41-43   | RAW HIDESAND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS &ARTICLES THEREOF; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL                                                         | 109                 | 2222.46              | 54.84                                    | 112                 | 3019.76              | 254.57                                   | 110                 | 3075.35              | 279.93                                   |
| 44-46   | GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORMGUT) WOODANDART ICLES OFWOOD ; WOODCHARC OAL; CORK AND ARTICLES OF C ORK; MANUFAC TURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTOOR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKE RWORK.          | 182                 | 521.85               | 7.01                                     | 195                 | 823.20               | 29.53                                    | 208                 | 706.83               | 27.23                                    |
| 47-49   | PULP OFWOOD OR OF OTHER F IBROUS CELLUL OSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (W ASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER ORPAPERBOARD;PAPERAND PAPERBOARD & ARTICLES THEREOF                                                            | 243                 | 2201.14              | 42.17                                    | 247                 | 3544.60              | 224.80                                   | 244                 | 3343.01              | 204.04                                   |
| 50-63   | TEXTILE& TEXTILE ARTICLES                                                                                                                                                                                | 1761                | 30904.46             | 602.76                                   | 1769                | 43437.57             | 2927.92                                  | 1771                | 35666.85             | 1966.43                                  |
| 64-67   | FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING-STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTSTHEREOF, PREPARED FEATHERS AND ARTICLES MADE THEEWITH; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMANHAIR | 104                 | 2318.99              | 47.06                                    | 104                 | 3210.98              | 218.56                                   | 104                 | 3564.25              | 258.2                                    |
| 68-70   | ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA ORSIMILARMATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE                                                                                             | 253                 | 4818.58              | 81.01                                    | 255                 | 5633.41              | 328.97                                   | 254                 | 5774.03              | 379.59                                   |
| 71      | NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUSMETALS CLADWITH PRECIOUSMETALAND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEW ELLERY; COIN                                                      | 119                 | 26163.88             | 2.84                                     | 119                 | 39268.62             | 12.37                                    | 117                 | 38112.48             | 12.06                                    |
| 72-83   | BASE METAL& ARTICLES OF BASE METAL                                                                                                                                                                       | 1166                | 28596.36             | 151.97                                   | 1195                | 48520.39             | 690.91                                   | 1195                | 37834.05             | 857.94                                   |

| 84-85   | MACHINERYAND MECHANICALAPPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF;SOUND RECORDERSAND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERSAND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES   |   1598 |   33167.90 |   357.41 |   1621 |   45588.80 |   1566.40 |   1655 |   56080.28 |   1877.39 |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|--------|------------|-----------|
| 86-89   | VEHICLES; AIRCRAFT; VESSELS& ASSOCIATEDTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT                                                                                                                                                  |    237 |   19467.3  |   244.5  |    257 |   24956.7  |   1111.88 |    257 |   27056.7  |   1307.22 |
| 90-92   | OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING,CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICALINSTRUMENTSAND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICALINSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF                   |    342 |    3373.14 |    18.48 |    343 |    4106.85 |     83.84 |    340 |    4916.84 |    108.77 |
| 93      | ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTSAND ACCESSORIES THEREOF                                                                                                                                                           |     14 |     205.73 |     0.79 |     14 |     252.18 |      2.28 |     17 |     315.13 |      4.33 |
| 94-96   | MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES                                                                                                                                                                         |    223 |    2966.31 |    30.78 |    225 |    4098.15 |    138.13 |    232 |    3691.31 |    134.82 |
| 97-98   | WORKS OF ART,COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES                                                                                                                                                                |     28 |      60.2  |     0.01 |     31 |      84.85 |      0.06 |     37 |     151.96 |      0.04 |
|         | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  10662 |  291705    |  2680.5  |  10801 |  421937    |  12100.8  |  10896 |  450854    |  13020.9  |

## Note:-

1. Value for FY 2022-23 is provisional

2. Value in million USD includes value on which RODTEP has been paid.