Notification No- 68/2010 dated 24/08/2011
Minimum Export Price 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) read with Para 2.1 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government makes the following
amendment in Notification No-
66(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 12.08.2011 read
with Notification No- 24(RE –
2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.02.2011.
The amendment is made with immediate effect.
2. The “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 275 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as
notified by DGFT from time-to-time” as appearing in para 2(ii) of Notification
No- 66(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 12.08.2011 for the item description at Serial
Number 44.01 of Notification No- 24(RE–2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.02.2011 is
replaced by the “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or
as notified by DGFT from time-to-time” [OLD- “Minimum
Export Price(MEP) of US$ 300 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from
time-to-time”].
(In above para "Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as
notified by DGFT from time-to-time" has been replaced by NTF.
NO. 70/2010 dated 07/09/2011)
3. Effect of this notification:
Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions other than Bangalore Rose Onions and
Krishnapuram onions will be US$ 300 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 275 per
Metric Ton as notified on 12.08.2011. There is no change in Minimum Export Price
(MEP) of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram onions and it will continue to
be US$ 400 per Metric Ton F.O.B.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III/Export Cell)