(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-ll, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))

Government of India
 Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi

Notification No. 21 /2015-2020
Dated: 29th September, 2019

Subject: Amendment in Export policy of Onions

S.O. (E). In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment with immediate effect on the export policy of Onions for the item description at Serial Number 51 & 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) classification of Export & Import Items.

"Export policy of onion for the item description at Serial Number 51 & 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) classification of Export & Import Items is amended from free to prohibited till further orders".

2[Export of Krishnapuram onions against Serial Number 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) classification of Export & Import Items shall be allowed for export upto 10,000 MT quantity subject to the following conditions:

The export shipment of Krishnapuram Onion shall be allowed only through Chennai port and export to be completed by 31st March, 2020.
II. An exporter shall have to get a certificate from the Assistant Director, Horticulture Kadapa, Government of Andhra Pradesh certifying the quantity of Krishnapuram Onion for export purpose. This certificate shall be registered by the exporter at the Office of Zonal Additional DGFT, Chennai.
III. The office of Zonal Additional DGFT, Chennai shall monitor the total quantity being allowed for exports and issue registration certificate based on the quantity of Krishnapuram Onion issued for export by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
iv. The Customs Authorities at the Chennai port will allow export of Krishnapuram Onion on the basis of Certificate from Assistant Director, Horticulture Kadapa, Government of Andhra Pradesh and registration certificate from Office of Additional DGFT, Chennai submitted by the exporter.]


Effect of this Notification: Export of all varieties of onions, as described above, is
prohibited with immediate effect.

1[Export of Bangalore Rose onions against SI. No 52 of Chapter 7, ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 shall be allowed for export upto quantity of 9,000 MT subject to the following conditions:

I. The export shipment of Bangalore Rose Onion shall be allowed only through Chennai port and export to be completed by 30th November, 2019.
II. An exporter shall have to get a certificate from the Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Karnataka certifying the item and the quantity of Bangalore Rose Onion to be exported.
III. The certificate shall be registered by the exporter at the Office of Additional DGFT, Bangalore.
IV. The office of Additional DGFT, Bangalore shall monitor the total quantity being allowed for exports and issue registration certificate based on the quantity of Bangalore Rose Onion allowed for export by Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Karnataka.
V. The Customs Authorities at the Chennai port will allow export of Bangalore Rose Onion on the basis of Certificate from Horticulture Commissioner and registration certificate from Office of Additional DGFT, Bangalore.]

(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AMO8/EC (Vol. 4))

1.Amended vide Notification No.27/2015-2020 Dated 28.10.2019

2.Inserted Vide Notification No.46/2015-2020 Dated 06.02.2020