**Policy Summary: Export of Onions to Bangladesh**
This notification, dated March, 2024, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, permits the export of 50,000 Metric Tons (MT) of onions under HS code 0703 10 19 to Bangladesh. The export will be facilitated through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL). The modalities for the export will be determined by NCEL in consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs. This notification is issued in accordance with the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, and Notification No. 49/2023 dated 07.12.2023. The responsible authority is Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India, who can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The relevant file number is F.No. 01/91/191/060/AM24/ECE/8291.
Key Entities Referenced
Bangladesh: Country to which the export of onions is permitted.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: Act under which the powers are conferred for the export regulation.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: Policy document referenced for regulations regarding foreign trade.
National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL): Organization through which the export of onions to Bangladesh will be conducted.
Department of Consumer Affairs: Department to be consulted by NCEL for modalities of onion export.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India.
Onions: The commodity being exported under HS code 0703 10 19.
New Delhi: Location of Directorate General of Foreign Trade office.
[To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii)]
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 63/2023
New Delhi, Dated: {**March, 2024
Subject: Export of Onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Bangladesh.
S.0. (E).— Inexercise 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 and in accordance with the provision contained in Para 3
of Notification No. 49/2023 dt. 07.12.2023, the Central Government permits export of 50,000 MT
of onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Bangladesh through National Cooperative Exports
Limited (NCEL).
2 Modalities for the export of onion shall be worked by NCEL in consultation with
Department of Consumer Affairs.
oF Effect of the Notification:
Export of 50,000 MT of onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Bangladesh through National
Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) is notified.
(Santosh Kurhar 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-38291)