1930 Tariff on Spices and Vegetables

This indicated Tax amount for spices and Vegetables in 1930 

This is as reference Material ONLY to show what some items were Classified or Named when imported into USA  and cost. It does show what Spices were imported in 1930 as a possible spices in USA other may have been imported NOT slices or Ground not shown in list 


Tariff Act of 1930 read as follows:



Spices and spice seeds:



black or white pepper, ground, 5 cents per pound;

Cassia, cassia buds, and cassia vera, ground, 5 cents per pound;

cloves, ground, 6 cents per pound;

clove stems, ground, 5 cents per pound;

cinnamon and cinnamon chips, ground, 5 cents per pound;

curry and curry powder, 5 cents per pound;

ginger root, not preserved or candied, ground, 5 cents per pound;

mace, ground, 8 cents per pound; Bombay, or wild mace, unground, 18 cents per pound; ground, 22 cents per pound;

mustard seeds (whole), 2 cents per pound;

mustard, ground or prepared in bottles or otherwise, 10 cents per pound;

nutmegs, ground, 5 cents per pound; pepper,

capsicum or red pepper or cayenne pepper, unground, 5 cents per pound; ground, 8 cents per pound;

paprika, ground or unground, 5 cents per pound;

pimento (allspice), ground, 3 cents per pound;

sage, unground, 1 cent per pound; ground, 3 cents per pound;



Vegetables (including horseradish),'if cut, sliced, or otherwise reduced in size, or if reduced to flour, or if parched or roasted, or if pickled, or packed in salt, brine, oil, or prepared or preserved in any other way and not specially provided for; ' 35 per centum ad valorem;



garlic, 1) 4 cents per pound.

Onions, 2) 4 cents per pound;



mixed spices, and spices and spice seeds not specially provided for, including all herbs or herb leaves in glass or other small packages, for culinary use, 25 per centum ad valorem:



That there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the importation of all raw or unmanufactured articles not enumerated or provided for, a duty of 10 per centum ad valorem, and on all articles manufactured, in whole or in part, not specially provided for, a duty of 20 per centum ad valorem.