Ministry of Commerce | Govt permits export of onions w.e.f 15th March, 2020

PIB News Update: The Government has permitted export of onions with effect from 15^th March, 2020. Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce today issued a notification in this regard. The notification says that Onions, which were in the “prohibited” category as per the present policy, will be under the category “free” in the revised policy. The effect of the notification will be that the export of all varieties of onions has been made ‘free’ without any condition of Letter Of Credit and Minimum Export Price, with effect from 15^th march, 2020

The Commerce & Industry Minister ShriPiyushGoyal, in a tweet said “Permitting the export of onions from 15^th March is a step in the direction of farmers’ welfare. This decision will help in increasing the income of farmers.”