(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

 

New Delhi, Dated: 22nd December, 2010

 

Subject: - Prohibition on export of all varieties of Onions till further orders- Reg.

 

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 prohibits, with immediate effect,    the export of all varieties of Onions (Sl. No. 44 of Table B of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items).

 

2.         In supercession of all earlier notifications on export of Onions, it has been decided to prohibit export of all varieties of Onion with immediate effect and until further orders. 

 

3.         Accordingly, the corresponding entry in ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items at Sl. No. 44 of Table B of Schedule 2, will read as under:-

 

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	0703 10 10 0712 20 00	Kg	Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.