In Reply to: vanilla beans posted by pennyp on Thursday, 28. May 2009 at 16:02 Bali Time:
I phoned Quarantine to check before I left for Bali, and they said vanilla pods were OK as long as they had been appropriately treated and the seeds are no longer viable. My sister and I bought some pods at Ubud Market. She cleared Customs and Quarantine in Adelaide and as the quarantine officer was unsure, her vanilla was confiscated. I cleared Customs and Quarantine in Brisbane and they were checked and got through OK. I have had saffron confiscated in the past.