प्रतिक्रेतृभयाद्वा पण्यमूल्यादुपरि मूल्यं वर्धयतो मूल्यवृद्धिं राजा हरेत्द्विगुणं वा शुल्कं कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२१.१३ ॥
pratikretṛbhayādvā paṇyamūlyādupari mūlyaṃ vardhayato mūlyavṛddhiṃ rājā haret dviguṇaṃ vā śulkaṃ kuryāt
If, out of fear of a subsequent buyer (or to exploit demand), one raises the price of goods above their proper value, the king shall confiscate the excess increase, or impose double customs duty.
Either confiscate the excess over the proper value or punish via a doubled customs levy—turning profiteering into a fiscal loss.