**Summary:**
This notification, No. 21/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, on September 29, 2019, amends the export policy of onions. Effective immediately, the export of all varieties of onions, as described under Serial Numbers 51 and 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) classification of Export and Import Items, is prohibited until further notice. This change is enacted under the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020. [F. No. 01/91/180/922/AM08/EC Vol. 4]
Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi,
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-Officio Secretary
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: A law that empowers the Central Government to make amendments regarding export and import policies.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015 2020: A policy document that outlines the guidelines and objectives for India's foreign trade.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for making amendments to the export policy of onions.
Export Import Items: Items classified under the ITC HS (Indian Trade Classification Harmonized System) for export and import regulations.
Onions: The commodity whose export policy is being amended in the notification.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The organization responsible for foreign trade regulation and issuing notifications related to export/import policies.
Ministry of Commerce Industry: The ministry overseeing the Department of Commerce and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Secretary.
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5122 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th September, 2019
No. 21/2015-2020
Subject : Amendment in Export policy of Onions
S.O. 3547(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development &
Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-
2020, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment with immediate effect on the export
policy of Onions for the item description at Serial Numbers 51 & 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS)
classification of Export & Import Items.
“Export policy of onion for the item description at Serial Numbers 51 & 52 of Chapter 7 of
Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) classification of Export & Import Items is amended from free to
prohibited till further orders”.
Effect of this Notification : Export of all varieties of onions, as described above, is prohibited with
immediate effect.
[F. No. 01/91/180/922/AM08/EC (Vol. 4)]
ALOK VARDHAN CHATURVEDI, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Secy.
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