Prohibition on export of all varieties of Onions till further orders- Reg. - 13(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

Superseded vide Notification No 24(RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 18/02/2011 (To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))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. 13(RE - 2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated: 22 nd 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 1 [ 44.01 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. Prohibited Not permitted to be exported. 44.02 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form Restricted Export permitted under licence subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 1400 per Metric Ton. ] 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) ------------------------------------------ Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No 19 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 10/02/2011 , before it was read a:- S.No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 44 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 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.