IANS | 27 Feb, 2023
USD 523.8 million worth of onions was exported from April to December 2022.
Government
has not restricted or prohibited the export of onion. The extant export
policy of onions is ‘Free’. Only the export of onion seed is
‘Restricted’ and that too is permitted under Authorisation from DGFT.
DGFT
vide Notification No. 50 dt. 28.12.2020 amended export policy of Onion
(of all varieties) in cut, sliced or broken in powder form and Bangalore
Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in
powder form from 'prohibited' to 'free'.