RoDTEP vs RoSCTL: What Each Scrip Is and Who Earns It
Both land in your ledger as e-scrips. Both are worth face value against customs duty. But RoDTEP and RoSCTL come from different schemes, cover different exporters, and price on their own line. Here is the difference in plain terms.
The short version
RoDTEP and RoSCTL are both duty-credit scrips: transferable instruments the government issues to remit embedded duties and taxes on what you exported, recorded as e-scrips in the Electronic Duty Credit Ledger on ICEGATE. The difference is which scheme issues them and which exporters earn them.
What RoDTEP is, and who earns it
RoDTEP stands for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products. It remits the embedded central, state, and local duties and taxes that were not refunded through any other route, so exported goods do not carry hidden domestic taxes abroad. It applies to products across the tariff generally, which is why most exporters who earn a duty-credit scrip earn a RoDTEP one. The remission is a set rate on the export, credited as a scrip after the shipping bill is processed.
What RoSCTL is, and who earns it
RoSCTL stands for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies. It is the dedicated scheme for the apparel and made-ups sector, garments and textile made-up articles, rebating the state and central taxes and levies embedded in those exports. If you export apparel or made-ups, your incentive typically comes through RoSCTL rather than RoDTEP. It exists because that sector carries a distinct set of embedded levies that the broader scheme did not fully address.
Why the exchange treats them separately
To a buyer, a RoDTEP scrip and a RoSCTL scrip are both worth full face against customs duty, so both are useful. But supply, demand, and buyer appetite for each can differ on a given day, which is why the Scrip Reference Rate is published by scheme, not as one blended number. An example print might read RoDTEP 98.20% and RoSCTL 97.60%; treat those as illustrative figures, not today's rate. The point is that each scheme prices on its own line, so the offer you get reflects the real market for the scrip you actually hold.
What is the same for both
Everything downstream of issue is identical. Both arrive on their own once a scroll matures at the port and issue into your Scrip Ledger with a status of Issued, Reserved, or Transferred. Both are sold the same way, one firm Sell Now offer benchmarked to the SRR and locked for sixty seconds, or handed to Autopilot above a floor you set. Both settle atomically, buyer funds locking before the scrip moves, with payout the same business day by IMPS. And both expire, so both reward selling while comfortably clear of the expiry clock.
Which one should you sell first?
Not a scheme question, an expiry question. Whether a scrip is RoDTEP or RoSCTL, the one closer to expiry is the one to move first, because a scrip does not improve with age and the SRR prices a tighter window lower. If you hold both, sell oldest expiry first and let the rest wait for full value. See how ScripX works for exporters.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between RoDTEP and RoSCTL?
Both are duty-credit scrips worth face value against customs duty. RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) is the broad scheme for exported products generally. RoSCTL (Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies) is the dedicated scheme for apparel and made-ups. They are issued by different schemes but behave the same way once in your ledger.
Who earns RoSCTL instead of RoDTEP?
Exporters of apparel and made-ups, garments and textile made-up articles, typically earn RoSCTL. Most other exporters earn RoDTEP. The scheme that applies depends on the product and its tariff line, not on the exchange.
Are RoDTEP and RoSCTL scrips priced the same on ScripX?
Not necessarily. The Scrip Reference Rate is published by scheme, so RoDTEP and RoSCTL can carry different rates on a given day. An example print of RoDTEP 98.20% and RoSCTL 97.60% is illustrative, not today's rate. Both are then sold through the same firm Sell Now offer and the same same-day settlement.
