Removal of ban on export of Onions. - 24(RE – 2010)/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 24(RE 2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated: 18 th February, 2011 Subject:- Removal of ban on export of Onions. S.O. 397(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 supercedes Notification No. 13(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 22.12.2010 read with Notification No. 19(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 10.02.2011, and issues the following notification relating to export of onions. These will be with immediate effect. 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 Prohibited Not permitted to be exported. 44.03 0712 20 00 Kg Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form. Prohibited Not permitted to be exported. * List of STEs would be as per Serial No. 2 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007) /2004-09 dated 14.11.2007. 2. Effect of this notification: The export of onions is now allowed through STEs subject to applicable MEP depending upon the variety of onions. The export of onions (i) in cut form (ii) in sliced form and (iii) broken in powder form has been made freely exportable without any MEP, a new entry 44.03 has been added. (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:- Also See Chapter 07 of Schedule 2 Export Policy for the Amended Entry 1. Substituted vide Notification No 29 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 01/03/2011, before it was read as;- Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 600 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No. 30 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 08/03/2011 , before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 450 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No 34(RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 16/03/2011 , before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time" Further Substituted vide Notification No 36 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 23/03/2011, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 275 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No 41 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 31/03/2011 , before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 275 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No 56 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 08/06/2011, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 170 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No 59 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 15/07/2011 Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 200 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No 66 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 12/08/2011 Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 230 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No. 68 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 24/08/2011, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 275 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Substituted vide Notification No 70 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 07/09/2011, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 300 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Amended vide Notification No 75 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 20/09/2011, before it was read as:- Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No 94 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 11/01/2012, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time Further Amended vide Notification No 96 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 15/02/2012 , before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 150 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time 2. Substituted vide Notification No 36 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 23/03/2011, before it was read as:- Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 1400 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No. 46 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 16/05/2011, before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US$ 600 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No 66 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 12/08/2011 , before it was read as:- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. Further Substituted vide Notification No 70 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 07/09/2011, Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 400 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time 3. Amended vide Notification No 73 (RE 2010)/2009-2014, dated 09/09/2011, before it was read as:- 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. STE* 1 [ Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 300 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time ] 44.02 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form STE* 2 [ Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time ] 44.03 0712 20 00 Kg Onions (of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form. Free