Government relaxes norms for import of onions

24 Oct 2013 Evaluate

The Government has relaxed norms for import of onions by allowing fumigation of the kitchen staple in India without imposing any penalty. This condition has been relaxed till November 30 this year in light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market. Fumigation is a technique used for pest control by suffocate or poisoning the pests within.

Through an accredited treatment provider, the consignments of imported onions, which arrive in Indian port without fumigation and endorsement to that effect on the Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) would be fumigated here by the importer. Such consignments of onion for consumption will not be subjected to the four times penal fees on account of non compliance of conditions of import under the PQ Order, 2003. The consignment would be released only if found free from pests and diseases of concern to India pursuant to thorough inspection by quarantine officials.

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), an apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has floated tender to import the onions from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt, after kitchen staple prices touched all-time high.

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