Live Praying Mantis
Live Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) nymphs for pet or biological control. HTS 0106.90.0180 for other live insects nesoi.
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• PPQ permit specifying non-quarantine status; avoid prohibited pest species
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Live Onychophora species like Euperipatoides rowelli for research pets. HTS 0106.90.0180 nesoi.
Live Cricket
Live Acheta domesticus house crickets, reptile feeders. Classified 0106.90.0180 other.
Live Walking Stick
Live Diapheromera femorata walking sticks for education. Nesoi live animals HTS 0106.90.0180.
Live Tarantula Spider
A live tarantula (Theraphosidae family), such as the Brazilian white knee tarantula, imported for pet trade or educational purposes. It falls under HTS 0106.90.0180 as an other live animal nesoi, not specifically classifiable under earlier subheadings like mammals, birds, or bees.
Live Millipede
Live giant African millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas), a popular terrarium pet. Falls under nesoi other live animals in 0106.90.0180 as a myriapod invertebrate.