<h1>Duty-Free Import of Areca Nuts Restricted to Actual Users Under SION to Protect Domestic Growers.</h1> The Director General of Foreign Trade announced a notification aimed at supporting areca nut growers by restricting duty-free imports. The Public Notice issued on May 15, 2012, limits duty-free imports of areca nuts to actual users and importers only when the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) specifically list areca nuts as permissible inputs. This measure does not affect duty-paid imports and is intended to restrict non-manufacturing units from importing areca nuts under duty-free schemes, thereby protecting domestic growers.