**Policy Summary: Export of Onions to Sri Lanka and UAE**
**Date:** April 15, 2024
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Subject:** Permits for the export of onions (HS code 0703 10 19) to Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
**Key Provisions:**
* Authorizes the export of 10,000 Metric Tons (MT) of onions to Sri Lanka through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL).
* Authorizes an additional export of 10,000 MT of onions to the UAE through NCEL. This is in addition to the existing quota of 24,400 MT already authorized via DGFT Notifications No. 65/2023 (dated March 1, 2024) and No. 02/2023 (dated April 3, 2024).
**Legal Basis:**
* Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
* Paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.
* Paragraph 2 of Notification No. 81/2023 dated March 22, 2024.
**Contact:**
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
File No. 01/91/191/060/AM24/EC e-38291
Key Entities Referenced
Sri Lanka: A country to which the export of 10,000 MT of onions is permitted.
UAE: United Arab Emirates, a country to which the export of an additional 10,000 MT of onions is permitted.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: A legal act that confers powers related to foreign trade regulation.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document providing guidelines and regulations for foreign trade.
National Cooperative Exports Limited NCEL: An organization through which the export of onions to Sri Lanka and UAE is permitted.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the notification regarding onion exports.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India.
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: Location of Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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. 07 /2023
New Delhi, Dated: 15" April, 2024
Subject: Export of Onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Sri Lanka and UAE.
S.0. (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 and in accordance with the provision
contained in Para 2 of Notification No. 81/2023 dt. 22.03.2024, the Central Government
permits the export of the following quantity of onion (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Sri
Lanka and UAE through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL):-
SL.No. [Country Name/Quantity
lL. Sri Lanka 10,000 MT
2. UAE [Additional 10,000 MT quantity of Onions over and
labove 24,400 MT quantity already notified vide DGFT]
Notification No. 65/2023 dt. 01.03.2024 and 02/2023
dt. 03.04.2024 .
2s Effect of the Notification:
Export of 10,000 MT of onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) to Sri Lanka through National
Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) has been allowed. Further, export of additional 10,000
MT quantity of Onions (under HS code 0703 10 19) through NCEL to UAE, over and above
the quota of 24,400 MT already notified vide DGFT Notification No. 65/2023 dt. 01.03.2024
and 02/2023 dt. 03.04.2024, has been allowed.
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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-38291)