Nuts (excluding shelled Brazil nuts and shelled walnuts) Inspection required upon entry
Chocolates - Processed and packaged food product. Should be exempt from control.
Saffron - Dried spices. Not listed. Possibly exempt from control if the country of origin is the US.

[Kind of surprised about taking saffron from the US to India. I would not have imagined that.][/QUOTE]

Thank you so much - this is very helpful. I suspect the nuts will be a problem based on what I read. I might as well get them from Japan instead of the US. Are almonds and pistachios available at 7-11s in Tokyo? Or would I need to get them at a local supermarket?
My family tells me the Spanish saffron sold in the US is a much higher quality than those available in India