(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 75 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated : 20th September, 2011
Subject:- 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 | 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* | 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 | 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 |
Kg | Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form | STE* | 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 | 0712 20 00 | Kg | Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form. | Free |
* 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The prohibition on export of onions is withdrawn and export of all varieties of onions is now allowed.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
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III/Export Cell)