{"id":4664,"date":"2025-09-09T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skypointfcu.com\/wph\/workarea\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:00:05","slug":"how-tariffs-could-mess-with-your-pumpkin-spice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skypointfcu.com\/wph\/workarea\/blog\/how-tariffs-could-mess-with-your-pumpkin-spice\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tariffs Could Mess With Your Pumpkin Spice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like a crisp breeze and a color-changing leaf, pumpkin spice is the harbinger of fall. And it\u2019s here \u2014 unavoidably so. As in, you can\u2019t turn your head in a grocery store without seeing some kind of pumpkin-spice-flavored food: cookies, pancake mix, oatmeal, coffee creamer, granola bars, donuts, muffins, hummus, cereal, ice cream \u2026 you get the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pumpkin spice is traditionally a blend of five spices \u2014 cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspice \u2014 and they\u2019re all sourced primarily outside the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spice industry is bracing for how tariffs could impact prices to import a variety of spices. The American Spice Trade Association says many spices require tropical conditions, which means they can\u2019t be cultivated domestically. That includes staple spices like cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a 10% baseline tariff on all countries, with higher tariffs for certain countries. A major source for global spices is India, which faces a 50% tariff; a variety of spices originate there including red chilli, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, curry, nutmeg, cardamom, coriander, ginger and mustard seeds, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to pumpkin spices. Let\u2019s break down where they\u2019re sourced from, based on import data from the World Bank\u2019s World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS), and the tariffs those countries face:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cinnamon:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indonesia: 19% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vietnam: 20% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India: 50% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sri Lanka: 20% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China: 30% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nutmeg:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indonesia: 19% tariff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India: 50% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vietnam: 20% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sri Lanka: 20% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands: 15% tariff (the Netherlands re-imports spices)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ginger:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>China: 30% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands: 15% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India: 50% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peru: 10% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thailand: 19% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cloves\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Madagascar: 10% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indonesia: 19% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanzania: 10% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sri Lanka: 20% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Arab Emirates: 10% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allspice\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jamaica: 10% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mexico: 25% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honduras: 10% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guatemala: 10% tariff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicaragua: 18% tariff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tariffs are expected to increase the cost to ship spices to the U.S. That means that producers will need to absorb prices and\/or pass them onto the consumer. That could result in fewer premium spice options and higher prices on grocery store shelves, in restaurants and, yes, even in your pumpkin spice latte. The taste of your food and spices may even change if companies need to source from countries that produce similar (but not identical) spices at a lower tariff rate \u2014 or turn to artificial flavors, as some products already have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For McCormick &amp; Company, a worldwide spice brand, it calculates its exposure to tariffs at about $90 million annually, with $50 million in 2025 alone. The company sources globally: roughly 17,000 unique materials from over 90 countries, which helps limit its tariff exposure. In the U.S., 90% of what\u2019s sold is sourced domestically. In the call, executives said the tariffs don\u2019t encourage U.S. production, but do raise costs for U.S. businesses and restaurants, as well as consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There may be hope: The American Spice Trade Association says it\u2019s possible that the administration is considering a reduction in tariffs on specific commodities that can only be sourced abroad, like spices (which it says can be considered \u201cUnavailable Natural Resources\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, the financial impact of tariffs takes time to settle in so it may not impact spice prices this fall. Starbucks, which arguably launched the pumpkin spice craze, has yet to change the price of its signature latte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Helhoski writes for NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article How Tariffs Could Mess With Your Pumpkin Spice originally appeared on NerdWallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>September 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Like a crisp breeze and a color-changing leaf, pumpkin spice is the harbinger of fall. And it\u2019s here \u2014 unavoidably so. 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