Import prohibition on pepper applies below a CIF threshold; oleoresin imports exempt under AAS subject to testing and reporting conditions. Most tariff subheadings for pepper under Chapter 09 are converted from free import to Prohibited unless imported above a prescribed CIF threshold per kilogram. Imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme for oleoresin extraction are exempt from the minimum import price condition if light black pepper meets a minimum piperine content, customs samples are tested at Spices Board labs per ISO 5564, oleoresin yield is assessed per ISO 1108, and manufacturer-exporters provide monthly import, production, re-export, stock and spent-material disposal reports to the Spices Board.