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For HS 070310 (onions, shallots; fresh/chilled) from India to Turkey:

• Turkey import duty: 49.5% MFN (applied)
• India export benefit: RoDTEP ~1.4% of FOB on eligible exports from India

Documents you should prepare

For this lane, the standard export set is:

1. Commercial Invoice

2. Packing List

3. Bill of Lading / Air Waybill

4. Certificate of Origin

5. Health/Phytosanitary Certificate

• Important for fresh vegetables like onions/shallots

6. Insurance certificate

• Especially if shipping under CIF/CIP

7. Export customs documents in India

• Shipping Bill filed on ICEGATE

8. If buyer needs preferential claim or origin proof:

• Check whether any valid India–Turkey preference applies before shipment; otherwise ship under MFN

Indian compliance on the exporter side

To export from India, you typically need:

• IEC (Import Export Code) from DGFT
• GST registration
• RCMC if you want to claim DGFT export incentives like RoDTEP
• Proper phytosanitary inspection/compliance for fresh produce

Practical benefits for this trade lane

• RoDTEP can partially offset export costs on eligible shipments.
• Turkey is a sizeable onion import market, so this is a commercially relevant lane, but the 49.5% applied duty is very high, so pricing and landed-cost management matter a lot.
• Air/sea transit condition control is critical because onions/shallots are sensitive to spoilage, moisture, and sprouting.

What this means commercially

Because Turkey’s import duty is high, your success depends on:

• tight FOB pricing,
• quality grading and moisture control,
• reliable phytosanitary compliance,
• and confirming whether the buyer is targeting retail, wholesale, or processing use.

If you want, I can next give you:

1. a landed cost estimate for Turkey,

2. Turkey’s exact import documents and phytosanitary rules for onions, or

3. a buyer list / market-entry strategy for HS 070310 in Turkey.