13(RE-2010)/2009-14, Dated: 22/12/2010

(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 Udyog Bhawan   Notification No. 13(RE–2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated: 22nd December, 2010   Subject: - Prohibition on export of all varieties of Onions till further orders- Reg.   S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government prohibits, with immediate effect,    the export of all varieties of Onions (Sl. No. 44 of Table B of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items).   2.         In supercession of all earlier notifications on export of Onions, it has been decided to prohibit export of all varieties of Onion with immediate effect and until further orders.    3.         Accordingly, the corresponding entry in ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items at Sl. No. 44 of Table B of Schedule 2, will read as under:-   Chapter 7   Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers   Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.   S.   No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 44 0703 10 10 0712 20 00 Kg Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.   Prohibited Not permitted to be exported.                                                                                                                                                                      (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in      (Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III/Export Cell)