Prohibition on export of Onions – Exemption for export of Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions - Reg. - 19 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii)) Government ofIndia Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan Notification No 19 (RE 2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi , Dated : 10 th February, 2011 Subject:- Prohibition on export of Onions Exemption for export of Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions - Reg. S.O. 316(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, with immediate effect, makes the following amendments in Notification No. 13(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 22.12.2010. 2. Export of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions shall be moved from Prohibited category to Restricted Category with immediate effect. Thus the prohibition imposed on export of onions vide Notification No.13 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 22.12.2010 shall not be applicable to these two categories of onion. Accordingly, entry 44 in the Table B of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export Import Items shall be substituted by entries at Sl. No.44.01 and 44.02 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 44.01 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. 3.Effect of this notification: The export of Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions is now restricted and their export shall be permitted under licence. The prohibition on other varieties of onions, save exclusions provided, shall continue. (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)