Farmed Chilean Mussels (Mytilus chilensis) Live
Live farmed mussels (Mytilus chilensis) from extensive aquaculture in Chile's southern fjords, exported alive for depuration. Classified precisely under HTS 0307.31.00.10 for farmed live mussels.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If pre-smoked before export
Any smoking process, even partial, shifts to smoked molluscs heading regardless of farmed status.
If fillets or meat only, fresh/chilled
Shucked (meat removed from shell) farmed mussels classify under frozen/fresh fillets heading.
If same farmed but dried, salted, or in brine
Preservation method beyond fresh/chilled moves to separate subheading 0307.32.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Secure Chilean aquaculture export health certificate specifying Mytilus spp. and farm location
• Use oxygenated transport systems; document to prove 'live' upon US arrival
• Screen for biotoxins via importing country's monitoring program compliance
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Farmed Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Live, fresh, or chilled blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) raised on aquaculture farms in coastal waters. These mussels are harvested at optimal size and quality for market, classified under HTS 0307.31.00.10 as farmed mussels, live, fresh, or chilled.
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Live Farmed Mediterranean Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
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Fresh Chilled Prince Edward Island Farmed Mussels
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Farmed Black Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Fresh
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