Can you bring spices back from India into the UK?

Answer 1

Yes, spices are not prohibited, here is the advice from HM customs, correct as at 1st January 2007, if your still in doubt there is a UK contact phone number to ring.... TRAVELLING TO THE UK FROM OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION Certain goods are prohibited or restricted to protect health and the environment. Certain plants and their produce, including trees, shrubs, potatoes, certain fruit, bulbs and seeds. For advice call DEFRA Plant Health, 08459 335577. For an overview of the rules, please refer to the plant and plant products 'If in doubt, leave it out!' leaflet.