Onion export prohibition imposed; exports restricted until end March with limited transitional consignments and govt to govt permissions. Export policy for onions (HS 0703 10 19) is amended from Free to Prohibited until 31 March 2024, effective 8 December 2023, with Paragraph 1.05 transitional arrangements not applicable. Limited consignments already in the export chain are allowed only if loading commenced before the notification, or shipping bills and vessel berthing/anchoring with port confirmation existed prior, or consignments were registered with Customs/custodian systems with verifiable date/time stamping; such exports are permitted up to 5 January 2024. Government to Government requests may also justify export authorization.