{"id":3328,"date":"2025-04-06T17:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T12:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centaxblogs.taxmann.com\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2025-04-06T17:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T12:14:18","slug":"import-policy-of-areca-nuts-revised-from-free-to-prohibited-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/import-policy-of-areca-nuts-revised-from-free-to-prohibited-notification","title":{"rendered":"Import Policy of Areca Nuts Revised From &#8216;Free&#8217; to &#8216;Prohibited&#8217; | Notification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/search?searchData=Notification%20No.%2002%2F2025-26&amp;itemType=AP\">Notification No. 02\/2025-26<\/a>, Dated 02-04-2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the import policy of areca nuts &#8220;Free&#8221; to &#8220;Prohibited&#8221; when the CIF value is less than Rs.351 per kilogram. 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