वैदेश्यं सार्थं कृतसारफल्गुभाण्डविचयनमभिज्ञानं मुद्रां च दत्त्वा प्रेषयेदध्यक्षस्य ॥ कZ_०२.२१.२६ ॥
vaideśyaṃ sārthaṃ kṛtasāraphalgubhāṇḍavicayanam abhijñānaṃ mudrāṃ ca dattvā preṣayed adhyakṣasya
He should send a foreign caravan to the superintendent after having it classified into ‘high-value’ and ‘low-value’ goods, and after giving it an identifying token and a sealed mark (mudrā).
They create a tamper-evident identity and custody record—enabling later verification and deterring substitution or concealment between border and customs office.