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Export of onions - amended policy

Export of Onion 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, will be allowed through the following agencies subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time.

1. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED)

2. Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB)

3. Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GALC)

4. The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL)

5. The A.P. State Trading Corporation

6. The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF)

7. The National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Ltd., (NCCF)

8. The North Karnataka Onion Growers Co-operative Society (NKOGCS)

9. West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation (WBECSC) Ltd., Kolkata

10. M.P. State Agro Industries Development Corporation ((MPSAIDC), Bhopal

11. Karnataka State Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), Bangalore

12. Madhya Pradesh State Co-operative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd.,

13. The Andhra Pradesh Marketing Federation (AP MARKFED),

Further,

(a) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.

(b) The maximum service fee of one percent of the invoice value can be charged from the exporter by the listed STEs.

DGFT NOTIFICATION No. 51 (RE - 2007)/2004-2009Dated: November14, 2007