Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 13(RE – 2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated : 22nd December, 2010
Subject:- Prohibition on export of all varieties of Onions till
further orders- Reg.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government prohibits, with
immediate effect, the export of all varieties of Onions (Sl. No. 44 of Table B
of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items).
2. In supercession of all earlier notifications on export of Onions, it has been
decided to prohibit export of all varieties of Onion with immediate effect and
until further orders.
3. Accordingly, the corresponding entry in ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and
Import Items at Sl. No. 44 of Table B of Schedule 2, will read as under:-
Chapter 7
Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers
Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled
frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
| S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code
|
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
| 44 |
07031010 07122000 |
Kg |
Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions
and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared
or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.
|
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
4. The Transitional Arrangements as available under para 1.4 & 1.5 of FTP,
2009-14 will not be applicable.
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III/Export Cell)