Notification No- 75/2010 dated  20/09/2011
Removal of ban on export 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 amends Notification No- 73(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011 with immediate effect as follows.

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 07031010
07122000		 Kg Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. STE* Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.

[OLD-Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.]
44.02 07031010
07122000		 Kg Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form STE* Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 400 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.

[OLD-Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.]
44.03 07122000 Kg Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form. Free  


(In above table column "Nature of restriction" at SL. NO. 44.01 & 44.02 has been replaced by NTF. No. 85/2010 dated  18/11/2011)

23490 * 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The prohibition on export of onions is withdrawn and export of all varieties of onions is now allowed.

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III/Export Cell)