India Lifts Export Restrictions on Onions

India lifted export restrictions on certain types of onions, the country’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said Dec. 28. The notice removes export restrictions on all varieties of onion, including “Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions” and onions that are “cut, sliced or broken in powder form,” listed under two Harmonized System tariff codes. The export restrictions, initially announced in September (see 2009150019), were causing shipping backlogs at India’s ports and borders (see 2009240016).