[Sca-cooks] buying chinese spices

[Johnna Holloway]

Ok try this link--
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/clearing_goods/agri_prod_inus.xml 
Bringing Agricultural Products Into the United States
It's on the US Customs and Border Protection site.
See also Know before you go.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/

"As a general rule, condiments, vinegars, oils, packaged spices, honey, 
coffee and tea are admissible."
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/prohibited_restricted.xml#FoodProductsPrepared 


Hope this helps,

Johnnae

>maggie5 at cox.net writes:
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>>Is there anybody familiar with what those restrictions might be, and what 
>>is convenient to pick up and bring back from there, in terms of spices?  He 
>>had problems trying to find sichuan pepper, but maybe it was because I had 
>>described it badly.
>>
>My mom just got back from China, sans any spices :(.  She was told that only 
>spices  in sealed packages would be allowed into the USA.snipped
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>Renata
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