**Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, amends the export policy of onions under HS Code 0703 1019. Notification No. 81/2023, dated March 22, 2024, extends the existing prohibition on onion exports, which was previously valid until March 31, 2024, until further notice. This amendment is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and aligns with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. The provisions outlined in Para 3 of the original Notification No. 49 dated December 7, 2023, remain unchanged. For further information, contact the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in, referencing File No. 01/91/171/S0/Misc/AM2/1e26586.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
New Delhi: Capital of India, location of Vanijya Bhawan and the issuing office for the notification.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: An act of the Parliament of India to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A set of guidelines and instructions established by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade regarding import and export in India.
Notification No. 49 dt. 07.12.2023: A previous notification regarding the Export Policy of Onions which is being amended by this notification.
Onions: The commodity whose export policy is being amended.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
(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
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 81/2023
New Delhi, Dated:22TM4March, 2024
Subject: - Amendment in export policy of Onions.
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, 2023, the Central Government hereby amends Notification No.
49 dt. 07.12.2023 regarding Export Policy of Onions in Chapter 07 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS)
Export Policy, as under:
Tariff item Unit Item Export Policy Revised Export Policy
HS Code description
0703 1019 | KG Onions: Prohibited till Prohibited until further
31.03.2024 orders.
2. Provisions under Para-3 of Notification No. 49 dt. 07.12.2023 remains unchanged.
3. Effect of this Notification:
Export prohibition on export of onions under HS Code 0703 10 19 valid till 318' March, 2024 is
extended until further orders.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No.01/91/171/S0/Misc/AM2 1/e-26586)