NOTIFICATION No. 27 (RE-2008)/ 2004-2009 dated
01.08.2008
Amendments in Export Licensing Note at Table B of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS)
(0703, 0712)
S.O. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by
Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of
1992) read with Para 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification
No.51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 14th November, 2007, regarding on export of onion.
2. With immediate effect, Para 3 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated
14th November, 2007 stands substituted. The substituted entry shall be as
follows:
3. The following conditions will apply to all STEs for export of Onions of all
varieties:
(i) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to
conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.
(ii) The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates Shippers and the
service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be to a maximum rate of 1%
of the invoice value of export of onion.
(iii) The STEs are not allowed to levy any other charges except above by way of
fees, guarantee or deposits or in any other form whatsoever.
(iv) All onions exported will be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) fixed
by NAFED.
(v) The careful selection of exporters is made to eliminate the trading in
permits to export onions.
(vi) The agencies shall ensure that quality of onion is maintained.
(vii) A weekly report of permits issued shall be provided to NAFED which shall
act a nodal agency to keep the Government of India informed of the outflow of
onions.
(viii) Periodic reports of the actual shipment of onion by different agencies be
submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
3. This issues in public interest.Sd/-
(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III)
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