Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India c8.67

c8.67

The delivery time for ordinary merchants was twenty-four hours, for agriculturist three days, for herdsmen five days and for precious goods seven days. For the sale of destructible goods it was enjoined that their salesh ould be effected prior to the sale of the goods which were not easily destructible. Merchants not observing this rule were fined. The sold goods, except if they had some defect, could not be returned.