**Policy Summary: Export of White Onion**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Government of India, effective April 25, 2024, outlines the policy conditions for the export of white onion (HS Code 0703 10 19). The notification, numbered OI 202425 and derived from the Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act of 1992 and the Foreign Trade Policy of 2023, permits the export of up to 2000 MT of white onion in aggregate. Exports are authorized through Mundra Port, Pipavav Port, and Nhava Sheva (JNPT) Port. A mandatory certificate from the Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Gujarat, is required, verifying the item and quantity of white onion to be exported. For inquiries, contact the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in, referencing file number 0191191060AM24ECe3829.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Department of Commerce, Government of India, responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: An act of the Indian Parliament regulating foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: The current foreign trade policy of India, outlining guidelines and objectives for promoting exports and imports.
White Onion: The specific agricultural product (onion variety) whose export is being regulated by this notification under HS Code 0703 10 19.
Mundra Port, Gujarat: A port in Gujarat, India, authorized for the export of white onion under this notification.
Pipavav Port, Gujarat: A port in Gujarat, India, authorized for the export of white onion under this notification.
Nhava Sheva JNPT Port, Maharashtra: A port in Maharashtra, India, authorized for the export of white onion under this notification.
Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Gujarat: The authorized entity responsible for issuing certificates for the export of white onion.
[To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section — 3, Sub-Section (ii)]
Government of India
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. OI /2024-25
New Delhi, Dated: 25 ‘April, 2024
Subject: - Export of 2,000 MT of White Onion under HS Code 0703 10 19.
§.0. (E) The Central Government, 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, hereby incorporates
the following Policy conditions for export of White Onion against ITC (HS) code 0703 10 19
of Chapter 07 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, as under:
ITC HS | Description Export Policy Conditions
| |___ 070C 3o d 1e 0s 19 | Onions ProP ho il bi ic ty e d | Export of white onion
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u p to an aggregate
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quantity not exceeding 2000 MT is allowed |
through the following ports taken together, from |
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the date on which this notification enters into
force, namely: |
1. Mundra Port, |
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2. Pipavav Port and |
3. Nhava Sheva/JNPT Port. |
Further, the above export is allowed subject to |
| the issuance of a certificate from the Horticulture |
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Commissioner, Government of Gujarat
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certifying the item and quantity of white onion |
_|t0 be exported. |
2. Effect of this Notification:
Export of upto an aggregate quantity not exceeding 2000 MT of white onion has been allowed
through the specified ports, taken together, with immediate effect. The exporter shall have to
get the certificate from the Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Gujarat certifying the
item and quantity of white onion to be exported.
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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 F.No. 01/91/191/060/AM-24/EC/e-3829 1)