https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43059 Imported cloves were treated as spices, not as drugs or drug intermediates under the import-control policy, because classification turned on how the commodity was known in market parlance rather than on dictionary meanings or possible medicinal uses. The article also states that the policy separately required a specific import licence for cloves, and a broader licence could not be used to cover them through a residual entry. Earlier public notices and administrative practice were said not to override that specific policy requirement, so the import was not valid under the licence relied upon. en-us Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:31:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43059 Imported cloves were treated as spices, not as drugs or drug intermediates under the import-control policy, because classification turned on how the commodity was known in market parlance rather than on dictionary meanings or possible medicinal uses. The article also states that the policy separately required a specific import licence for cloves, and a broader licence could not be used to cover them through a residual entry. Earlier public notices and administrative practice were said not to override that specific policy requirement, so the import was not valid under the licence relied upon. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43059