**Policy Summary: Amendment in Export Policy of Onion Seeds**
**Date:** May 13, 2022
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Subject:** Notification No. 05/2015-20 amending the export policy of onion seeds.
**Authority:** Exercised under Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20.
**Amendment:** The export policy for onion seeds (ITC HS Code 12099130) has been changed from "Prohibited" to "Restricted." This revises Notification No. 43/2015-20 dated October 29, 2020.
**Effective Date:** Immediate.
**Contact:** Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Govt. of India, Email: dgft@nic.in, File No. 01/91/180/923/AM21/EC/E-23941.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
New Delhi: Location of Udyog Bhawan, the office of Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: Indian legislation governing foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20: The Indian government's policy document outlining guidelines and objectives for foreign trade.
Onion Seeds: The commodity whose export policy is being amended.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Govt. of India
Notification No. 43/2015-20: Previous notification being amended, dated 29.10.2020 related to export of Onion Seeds
(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. 05 /2015-20
Dated: 13" May, 2022
Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Onions Seeds.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 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 following amendments in the Notification No.
43/2015-20 dated 29.10.2020 related to export of Onion Seeds:
S.No ITC (HS) Code Description Present Policy | Revised Policy
13 12099130 Onion Seeds Prohibited Restricted
2. Effect of this Notification:
The Export Policy of Onion Seeds has been put under 'Restricted' category, with
immediate effect. .
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Govt. of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/923/AM21/EC/E-23941)