(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
Directorate General of Foreign Trade 
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No.31/2015-20 
Dated: 14th September, 2020
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 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with 
Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government 
hereby makes the following amendment in the Export Policy of Onion for the item 
description at Serial Number 51 and 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) 
Classification of Export & Import Items, with immediate effect.
| S.No | ITC (HS) Code | Description | Present Policy | Revised Policy | 
| 51 | 07031010 | Onion (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. | Free | 1[Free] old[Prohibited] 
 | 
| 52 | 07031010 | Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. | Free | 1[Free] old[Prohibited] | 
2. The provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under this Notification.
3. Effect of this Notification:
The Export of all varieties of Onions, as described above, is prohibited, with immediate effect. The provisions under Transitional Arrangement (Para 1.05 of the FTP 2015-20) shall not be applicable under this notification.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Govt. of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 
01/91/180/922/AM08/EC/Vol.4)
 
1.Refer Vide:- Trade Notice No. 28/2015-2020 Dt.30.09.2020
2.Refer Vide:- Notification No. 39/2015-2020 Dt.09.10.2020
1 Substituted Vide Notification No. 50/2015-2020 Dated 28.12.2020 (w.e.f 01.01.2021)