Rules of Origin for onions, fresh or chilled — rose onion — Dubai (UAE) to India
HS 07031011 · ONIONS · Rules of Origin & preferential rate
Data last updated: · MFN duty & IGST verified against ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI). Rules of Origin per CEPA Annex 3B. Verify your exact HS line before filing.
No CEPA benefit
This line is excluded from India's India–UAE CEPA tariff offer, so the 30% MFN basic customs duty applies regardless of origin. The goods are normally importable — there is simply no preferential rate to claim.
- CEPA eligible
- Excluded
- Value addition (RVC)
- n/a
- Tariff-classification change
- Wholly obtained Annex 3B rule set at chapter level — it covers the whole chapter, not this code alone
- MFN → CEPA basic duty
- 30% → 30%
Rule of Origin (CEPA Annex 3B, primary source): Wholly Obtained — qualifies on origin, no value-addition test (CEPA Annex 3B).
Qualifying under the Rules of Origin
Onions, fresh or chilled — rose onion (HS 07031011) is currently excluded from India's India–UAE CEPA tariff offer, so no preferential rate applies regardless of origin. For reference, the Product-Specific Rule for this line is "Wholly Obtained — qualifies on origin, no value-addition test (CEPA Annex 3B)". Read that rule for what it is: Annex 3B supplies it at chapter level, so it governs hundreds of eight-digit codes rather than this one. It is the correct rule to apply, and it is also the place to check for a more specific carve-out before committing to a claim. Rose onions are a distinct small-bulb variety grown mainly around Bengaluru and exported to South-East Asia. The 30% MFN duty on onion imports carries no CEPA reduction, and onion trade policy in India is unusually reactive: export bans, minimum export prices and stock limits are imposed and lifted according to domestic price spikes, sometimes within weeks. The 5% IGST applies. Worth knowing about this particular code: it is an HS-2022 line with no direct equivalent in India's Annex 2A schedule, which is written in HS-2017, so the absence of a preference here is the conservative reading rather than a quoted exclusion — the page flags that rather than asserting more than the source supports. Origin itself would be the easy part if a preference existed: the Annex 3B rule is Wholly Obtained, with no value-addition test. What governs the shipment is the FSSAI import licence and consignment clearance, and the Plant Quarantine permit with a phytosanitary certificate. Track current DGFT notifications rather than relying on any settled position, tariff or otherwise. Because the line is excluded, customs charges the 30% MFN rate. Confirm eligibility against India's CEPA tariff schedule before assuming any benefit.
Check your own figures in the Rules of Origin (RVC) qualifier. Qualifying is only half of it — the preference is claimed with a Certificate of Origin, issued in the UAE before shipment or retrospectively within 12 months.
Frequently asked questions
- Does onions, fresh or chilled — rose onion qualify for India–UAE CEPA?
- No — this line is currently excluded from India's CEPA tariff offer, so the preferential rate does not apply regardless of origin.
- What is the Rule of Origin for onions, fresh or chilled — rose onion?
- Wholly Obtained (WO): the product must be entirely obtained or produced in the UAE, with no value-addition calculation required.
- What proof is needed at import?
- A preferential Certificate of Origin filed through eCoO 2.0, presented at customs before clearance. Without it, the 30% MFN duty applies.