In Reply to: spices posted by shellmang on Wednesday, 25. June 2008 at 09:33 Bali Time:
Also depends on the spice - we have had saffron taken off us as it was actually saff-flower, which contains seeds so no go.
Never had any trouble with vanilla pods, even if bags are not sealed. Best thing is to declare because you may not always know what you are getting, but customs usually will.
I don't bother with a lot of spices as they are so cheap here anyway - except for hard to get ones or vanilla pods.