Frozen Snow Crab Clusters (Chionoecetes opilio)
Frozen clusters of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) legs and claws, raw and shell-on, typically from Alaskan or Bering Sea fisheries. This fits HTS 0306.19.01 as other frozen crustaceans, excluding smoked, cooked, or pelletized forms per chapter notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If dried, salted, or in brine while frozen
Frozen crustaceans that are also dried, salted, or brined fall under 0306.14, separate from plain frozen.
If smoked, even if frozen
Smoked crustaceans, cooked or not, are distinctly classified under 0306.99 regardless of frozen state.
If for retail sale as human-consumable crab meal or pellets
Chapter explicitly directs flours, meals, and pellets fit for human consumption to 0309.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Declare exact species and harvest origin; snow crab may require additional traceability under fishery regulations
• Use temperature logs to prove continuous frozen state, avoiding reclassification if partial thawing occurs
• Avoid bulk packaging that resembles pellets; ensure clusters are distinctly identifiable as whole sections
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