Ministry of Commerce & Industry
USD 523.8 million worth of onions exported from April to December 2022
No restrictions or prohibitions on the export of onions from India
Posted On:
26 FEB 2023 2:40PM by PIB Delhi
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'.
Month wise export data for 2022
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Month wise (2022)
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Value wise (in USD Million)
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% increase in exports from 2021 to 2022
|
|
Apr
|
48.0
|
13.74
|
|
May
|
31.9
|
13.20
|
|
Jun
|
36.0
|
-25.19
|
|
Jul
|
50.1
|
19.74
|
|
Aug
|
49.0
|
-5.21
|
|
Sep
|
50.7
|
7.56
|
|
Oct
|
40.8
|
17.33
|
|
Nov
|
45.9
|
71.39
|
|
Dec
|
52.1
|
49.76
|
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Total
|
523.8
|
16.3
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