New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The government has extended key export incentives to goods shipped through the postal route to bring them on par with cargo cleared through ports and airports, a move aimed at boosting e-commerce shipments and easing compliance for small exporters amid rising global trade uncertainty.

In a set of three notifications issued late on Thursday, the Department of Revenue updated electronic postal export documentation and amended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) schemes to bring postal exports on par with cargo cleared through ports and airports.

The changes align postal exports processed through the customs automated system with tra...