Export Policy of Onions. - 73 (RE – 2013)/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section ii) Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan Notification No 73 (RE 2013)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated: 12 March, 2014 Subject:- Export Policy of Onions. S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) , as amended read with Para 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment, with immediate effect, in the Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export Import Items relating to export of onion. 2. In Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export Import Items the column under the heading Export Policy in respect of Serial Number 51 and 52 relating to export of onion is amended to read as Free in place of STE . Accordingly the Note 1 below the Table gets deleted. The Table would now be 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 51 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Onion (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. Free 52 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. Free 53 0712 20 00 Kg Onions (of all varieties) in cut, sliced or broken in powder form Free Export licensing note of Chapter 7 Note 1: Deleted 3. Effect of this notification: Export of onion has been made free. Earlier export of onion at Sl. No. 51 52 was permitted through STEs. (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: [email protected] (Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM08/PC-III/Export Cell) --------------------- Notes:- 1. Also see Notification No 82 (RE 2013)/2009-2014 Dated: 17 June, 2014