https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789694 A minimum import price on roasted areca nut was upheld as a valid exercise of import-regulation power under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. The measure was treated as a safeguard intended to protect domestic agriculture, and the Court accepted that it was consistent with the relevant WTO and ASEAN framework, including the limited safeguards recognised for agricultural products. The notification applied to all importers, and no exemption was recognised merely because the goods were covered by an earlier customs notification. The writ challenge therefore failed and the restriction remained applicable to the petitioner's imports. en-us Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:52:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789694 A minimum import price on roasted areca nut was upheld as a valid exercise of import-regulation power under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. The measure was treated as a safeguard intended to protect domestic agriculture, and the Court accepted that it was consistent with the relevant WTO and ASEAN framework, including the limited safeguards recognised for agricultural products. The notification applied to all importers, and no exemption was recognised merely because the goods were covered by an earlier customs notification. The writ challenge therefore failed and the restriction remained applicable to the petitioner's imports. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789694