diff --git a/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py b/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
index f23e9499c72..a56f03b0f11 100644
--- a/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
+++ b/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
@@ -236,7 +236,13 @@ def __init__(self, name):
                 self.dynamic_acl = acl_obj
 
         self.ipams = {}
-        self.rt_list = set()
+        rt_list = self.obj.get_route_target_list()
+        if rt_list:
+            self.rt_list = set(rt_list.get_route_target())
+            for rt in self.rt_list:
+                RouteTargetST.locate(rt)
+        else:
+            self.rt_list = set()
         self._route_target = 0
         self.route_table_refs = set()
         self.route_table = {}
@@ -569,6 +575,15 @@ def locate_routing_instance(self, rinst_name, service_chain=None):
                 else:
                     rinst_obj.set_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
                     rinst_obj.set_routing_instance_is_default(is_default)
+                    for rt in self.rt_list:
+                        rtgt_obj = RouteTarget(rt)
+                        if is_default:
+                            inst_tgt_data = InstanceTargetType()
+                        else:
+                            inst_tgt_data = InstanceTargetType(
+                                import_export="export")
+                        rinst_obj.add_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
+
                     _vnc_lib.routing_instance_update(rinst_obj)
             except NoIdError:
                 rinst_obj = None
@@ -576,6 +591,14 @@ def locate_routing_instance(self, rinst_name, service_chain=None):
                 rinst_obj = RoutingInstance(rinst_name, self.obj)
                 rinst_obj.set_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
                 rinst_obj.set_routing_instance_is_default(is_default)
+                for rt in self.rt_list:
+                    rtgt_obj = RouteTarget(rt)
+                    if is_default:
+                        inst_tgt_data = InstanceTargetType()
+                    else:
+                        inst_tgt_data = InstanceTargetType(
+                            import_export="export")
+                    rinst_obj.add_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
                 _vnc_lib.routing_instance_create(rinst_obj)
         except (BadRequest, HttpError) as e:
             _sandesh._logger.error(