(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. 50/2015-20
New Delhi, Dated: 28th December, 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 Notification No. 31/2015-20 dated
14.09.2020 amending the 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, with effect from 01.01.2021.
| S. No. | ITC (HS) Code | Description | Present Policy | Revised Policy |
| 51 | 07031010 07122000 |
Onion (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. | Prohibited | Free |
| 52 | 07031010 07122000 |
Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form. | Prohibited | Free |
2. Effect of this Notification:
The Export of all varieties of Onions, as described above, has been made "Free" with effect from 01.01.2021.
Accordingly, the Notification No. 39/2015-20 dated 09.10.2020 related to export of Bangalore Rose and Krishnapuram Onions also stands withdrawn with effect from 01.01.2021.
(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))