Frozen Crawfish Tails Peeled
Frozen peeled crawfish tails (Procambarus clarkii) from China or Louisiana, individually quick frozen. HTS 0306.19.0161 applies to other frozen crustaceans like freshwater crawfish, not shrimp/prawns. Excludes smoked or cooked products.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Specific statistical suffix for whiteleg shrimp separates from 'other' crustaceans.
If cooked and peeled
Prepared crawfish tails move to Chapter 16; cooking changes from raw frozen crustaceans.
If live or fresh/chilled
Live, fresh, or chilled crawfish classify under 0302, not frozen 0306.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Test for heavy metals/antibiotics common in Asian crawfish; FDA detention frequent without clean certificates
• Declare peel/deveined status accurately; misdeclaration as whole can trigger audits
• Avoid bulk packing confusion with pellets (chapter note defines agglomerated products differently)
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