India, Jan. 17 -- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Friday said export incentive schemes like duty drawback, RoDTEP, and RoSCTL will now be available to postal shipments.The incentives are expected to significantly enhance the competitiveness of MSME exporters, especially from smaller towns and remote areas, and give a major fillip to postal exports, the finance ministry said in a statement.

"The CBIC has extended export-related benefits under the Duty Drawback, Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) schemes to exports made through the postal mode in electronic form, with effect from January 15th 2026," it said.

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