India, March 24 -- To ensure domestic availability, the government has taken measures to check exports using duty

The Government of India has withdrawn the 20 per cent duty on onion export, effective from 1stApril 2025. A notification to this effect was issued by the Department of Revenue on the communication of the Department of Consumer Affairs.

To ensure domestic availability, the government had taken measures to check export using duty, minimum export price (MEP) and even to the extent of export prohibition for almost five months, from 8thDecember 2023 till 3rdMay 2024. The export duty of 20 per cent which now stands removed has been in place from 13thSeptember, 2024.

Despite the export restriction, the total onion export during FY...